Morning walk
A taste of Spring at last!
This morning was a fantastic spring morning. Not only was I excited by the sun – it also gave me the chance to test our new Canon 6D.I must say so far I have been blown away by the quality of the images. What more can I say except for all these images are JPEGs…
Read MoreFebruary gloom
I have been neglectful of the Pixel Chef Blog of late. Last week we were busy over half term and went away for a few days. Since then I have been struggling with inspiration in these dull and gloomy February days. Sad news of illness and death have also filled the week making things seem…
Read MoreNorfolk skies
Over the last few days there have been some amazing skies – I managed to capture a few on my mobile phone. This morning was glorious – I heard a skylark for the frist time this year!
Read MoreBusiness as usual
So January is over! As well as not drinking for the whole month and raising over £200 I managed to Blog every day which was quite an achievement. I know from looking at my Blog stats that I’ve gained quite a few readers over the month and I’m hoping that some will stay with me! …
Read MoreDryathlon day 24: Memories
Today was the funeral of our family friend Frank who I wrote about on 10th January after he had lost his short battle with cancer. Funerals are never easy things to go to and sadly the older one gets the more frequent they seem to be. Today’s was a sad poignant occasion but not with…
Read MoreDryathlon day 15: Snow joke!
I think it’s fair to say that Norfolk has been in the grip of arctic weather today! After more snow over night we woke up to about 3 inches of the white stuff which was not, much to the disappointment of the kids, enough to close their school and 6th form college! So it was…
Read MoreDryathlon day 14: The depths of winter
We woke this morning to find a light sprinkling of snow on the ground but not enough to close any schools – much to my daughter’s disappointment – nor to hamper my morning walk! Togged up in snow boots, leg warmers, woolly hat and my down jacket I set off with my friend Sue to…
Read MoreInto the mist
I love walking in the fog and the way that things in the distance just seem to fade away…
Read MoreDryathon day 8: Back on track
Over the Christmas holidays my early walking campaign came to an abrupt halt – in spite of the very best intentions! But today my son was back at 6th Form college and my daughter returned to school, so it was thankfully back to the old routine. I have waxed lyrical on this Blog about my…
Read MoreDryathlon day 2: More resolutions
Day two – so far so good. Yesterday it was really easy not to have a drink. The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of social events, celebrations and gatherings – all of which have involved copious amounts of food and drink which have taken their toll on my liver and my waistline. …
Read MoreAdvent:11th December
This morning was very cold, very slippery but glorious. The air was very still so the sounds of the pheasants and the rooks seemed to be coming from all around. Incidentally is there a name for the noise a pheasant makes? Answers on a Christmas card please! I
Read MoreWet Monday
After a busy weekend with lots to eat and drink I was determined to get out for my walk first thing this morning – even if it was absolutely tipping in down with rain. I rugged up, donned wellies and picked the biggest umbrella I could find determined to blow away the cobwebs. I also…
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