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Heron in flight
Birds in flight are tricky to capture, although herons are a bit slower and more predictable, and on a sunny day (with a 500mm zoom) you can get shots like this… (taken on the Thames downstream from Clifton Hampden)
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Winter 2012
Although it seems far from over, here’s a couple of photos from this winter… The full Winter set is on Flickr.
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Garden update
Lots has been happening in the garden, too much to blog about unfortunately. Our new raised beds are finished and we’ve already planted them up with toms, cucumbers, leeks, carrots, spring onions, salsify, chard, beets and squashes! The greenhouse toms … Continue reading
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Brew #6 – Old Yella
UPDATE 24/06/2011: first couple of bottles we’ve tried taste rather nice, and it was interesting to compare it to a pint of the real thing (Badger First Gold) whilst in Poole the other weekend – tastes very similar! Having had … Continue reading
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Wildlife photography on a budget
Earlier this year I went to a talk at Science Oxford about getting into wildlife photography. I enjoyed the talk, from two extremely experienced (although essentially amateur) photographers, and picked up lots of great tips. However from the outset it … Continue reading
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Namibia
We’ve finally got around to blogging again; after being away and then catching up with all things garden. Some posts on garden progress to come soon, but in the meantime here’s a small selection of some of our photographs from … Continue reading
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Garlic sets
Garlic sets are “in”. As the garden is in turmoil we’re putting into pots/trays before planting out in the spring: Varieties are “Flavour” and “Cledor”. As the Forsythia is just about out, we pruned the budleia and roses too.
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Spicy green lentils
A spicy green lentil side dish finished off with a lovely tang of lemon. Green lentils don’t need overnight soaking. Serves 4 as a side or two as a main. Ingredients 300g green lentils A large-ish onion Two garlic cloves … Continue reading
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A Merry Christmas from Torchbox
A Starry Night from Torchbox on Vimeo.
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