Monthly Report, January 2025

A month of two parts.  First part in Oxford and London, second part north of the border.

Reporting Days: 31

Locations: Oxford, London, Dundee and Shetland

Distance Walked: 222 km

Distance Driven: 1002 km


South

Mostly London - drawings at the King's Gallery, exploring at the V&A Museum and early morning shopping in Covent Garden.

Drawing the Italian Renaissance

V & A (London branch)

Quiet morning at Covent Garden

Mostly Oxford - the Covered Market, the Lye Valley and searching for signs of Spring 


Quiet morning at Oxford's Covered Market

Frosty morning on the Lye Valley boardwalk

Snowdrops in Headington Hill Park

North

And back north, this time to Shetland - via Cumbria, Fife, Dundee and Aberdeen - and trying to keep ahead of the weather.

V & A (Dundee branch)

Quendale Bay - wind and wave swept

Sumburgh Head - lighthouse and foghorn

Sunshine on West Voe of Sumburgh

Across the Scat Ness chains

Fair Isle on the horizon

Winter time on Shetland in real life is lots of stormy weather and occasional gaps when the sun shines and it's possible to stand up without holding onto the fence posts.  Winter time on Shetland in a photographers record is lots of calm weather with the occasional wind swept shot.

So, I'm expecting to have lots more sunny Shetland images to share in next months report. 


Monthly Report, December 2024

A travelling month.  From North to South to North to South.

Reporting Days: 31

Locations: Shetland, Oxford, London, Cupar, Cumbria, Stonehaven

Distance Walked: 184 km (2024 total, 3337 km)

Distance Driven: 870 km


Wandering

The month started on Shetland,  I then headed south down the motorways to Oxford and London (stopping in Fife and the Lake District en route).

Winter Storms. Scat Ness, Shetland

Headington Hill Park, Oxford

Christmas Shopping, Covent Garden, London

South Park, Oxford


Christmas week involved another trip North to Stonehaven and Fife (again stopping off in the Lake District) before heading South to Oxford again (via the Lake District)

Fireside, Westmorland Hotel, Tebay, Cumbria

River Eden Sunrise, Cupar, Fife

Shoreline Walk, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Ladybank, Cupar, Fife


Driving

All the driving from between Oxford and Shetland does eventually takes its toll on cars - and the old car (140,000 miles) finally became too expensive to repair, a replacement was collected just before the end of the month.

Out with the old Skoda

In with the new Skoda


Next Month?

Will involve some Oxford and some London.  And some Shetland.