It's been a while since we've posted a blog and that has been mainly due to trying to adapt to the current situation we are all in. To be honest, we've coped pretty well - Kathy has continued working while I've been furloughed from my job (in to the 9th week, as I write this), which has been good practice for when I retire at the end of next year. It has taken some time to adjust but, with the lockdown easing, we should be getting back to some kind of normal soon. As mentione

What a start to the year, not only have we managed to get a week back up in the Lake District for a combined holiday plus scouting mission, where we managed to get a couple of pics worth keeping, but we’ve just had our first Art Show of the year (https://www.longwickartshow.co.uk/) which proved to be a resounding success – with all but one of the pictures on show being sold! Add to that, news that we’d been awarded the Photographers Bar by The Guild of Photographers (https://

Having been blown away by the Kingfishers up at Kirkcudbright last year, I’d been looking at when we could go back for another visit but struggling to come up with a plan due to it being so far away – originally, there was a possibility of visiting during our holiday in October but this was scuppered when we decided that we’re now going to the other side of the country! More on that once plans are finalised. However, imagine my delight when I found out that there was a hide