Wandering down the canal towpath to my daily haunt, the Mill Arts Centre, I was stopped in my tracks by the lovely popping sound of a Bolinder engine…below the lock in Banbury were Dane and Clara, two wooden narrowboats on their way up to Daventry. Both boats originate from the early 1900s — Dane was […]

As well as the beautiful landscaped gardens with water features and sculpture, there is also a large kitchen garden. Wandering through this is like being in a perfumers! . . .

This isn’t one of mine, but is the same lily in the second shot below. Interesting how two lenses can render and image in different ways (and maybe a bit of post-processing as well). I used a Canon 50mm f1.8 and this picture was taken with a Canon 70-200mm f4 L IS.

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Who can tell me what these flowers are?