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 mean 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.

Standing Firm

Storm Henry was preparing to come through tonight, but the winds were already picking up. I wonder how many storms this tree has already weathered. In the woods behind, most …

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Wet Wool

I found this piece of sheep’s wool, caught in some barbed wire, which had been drenched in the overnight rain, and was now being spun dry in the ever-increasing winds …

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Caer Caradoc 360

Not so much a mindful moment today, more of a mind-blowing mindful moment. Apologies for the poor panning technique, but it was a tad breezy!