Snowy Stretton

A snowy surprise this morning! And sunshine. You can’t beat being on top of the hills and doing a 360. Not on day slike this.

Dog Days

  Only dog walkers go out in all weathers. And, sometimes, if you stop and watch them, you can tell that they’re only out walking to please the other. they’d …

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Changeable Clouds

There’s so much going on in these clouds … and not just the rain they’re about to distribute. There’s a range of colours and shapes. but I didn’t hang around …

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Rain … Drop Circles

You’ve heard of crop circles … well, these are rain … drop circles. It’s been chucking it down all day today (and I meanĀ all day). My first video was of …

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Business of Writing: Press Trip Protocols

BoW - Press Trip Protocols
Press Trip Protocol – published in Writing Magazine – March 2016

 

Travel writing is not all about sipping cocktails on sun-drenched beaches. Simon Whaley packs his bags to explore the business etiquette of the press trip.

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Branching Out

  I came across this fallen branch on my walk today, torn down by Storm Henry. And despite it now being a piece of dead wood, it was full of …

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Spotlight Sun

Sadly, the video doesn’t do it justice, but I was captivated by the landscape spotlighted by the sunshine as the wind pushed the clouds across the sky.

Sunshine Snapped for Shefali

Shefali used one of my WeatherWatcher photos today to show that while Staffordshire had lots of snow, Shropshire had all the sunshine.

Pembridge Perambulation

Fancy a 7.5 mile wander around the beautiful Herefordshire countryside? Check out the March 2016 issue of Country Walking with my Pembridge route. Anyone with access to TrailZilla can use …

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Ripple Effect

Storm Henry is still making himself known … and creating some wonderful ripple patterns in the stream today.