Girafferacing's PhotoBlog
A golden gem
Hatfield Forest is aglow at the moment with buttercups as far as the eye can see. There are estimated to be 300 million of them across the plains, although I…
by girafferacingposted on May 22, 2017
Salvage and restoration
During my recent trip to Somerset I had the pleasure of visiting Barrington Court and what a gem it is! I took so many photos it's taken me a week to work…
by girafferacingposted on May 22, 2017
A new friend
I made a new canine friend during my visit to Bristol this weekend. This Samba, Dick and Carolyn's gorgeous Labrador. She's absolutely adorable and we got on…
by girafferacingposted on May 21, 2017
An enchanting landscape
I've been on my travels again today, heading west to Bristol and my friends Dick and Carolyn were kind enough to invite me to stay with them. Their long garden…
by girafferacingposted on May 21, 2017
Sowing the seeds
Towards the end of last year two different friends gave us seeds from their sunflowers and we've been looking forward to see how they compare. I finally…
by girafferacingposted on May 21, 2017
Early morning explorations
I headed to Anglesey Abbey again today, along with four of my colleagues from Hatfield Forest, for the second day of our training course. We purposely arrived…
by girafferacingposted on May 18, 2017
Against the clock
I had one of those days today where no photographic opportunities presented themselves while I was at work. Once I was home I had just an hour to cook and eat…
by girafferacingposted on May 17, 2017
A break in the weather
With more rain forecast for today so I made the most of a brief break in the weather to go for the briefest of pre-breakfast strolls around the garden at…
by girafferacingposted on May 16, 2017
Ever the opportunist....
I've been coming to Dillington House, in Somerset, for a decade now and in that time I don't think I've ever had a whole day of rain.... until today, that is! …
by girafferacingposted on May 15, 2017
Creative compositions
The last week has been devoted to thinking about composition techniques - when I haven't been putting them into practice, taking photos for my own blog, of…
by girafferacingposted on May 15, 2017
Happiness is Mini-shaped
We indulged our passion for all things Mini-shaped today, with a visit to the Snetterton Mini Festival. I've never had much luck with the weather at Snetterton…
by girafferacingposted on May 13, 2017
Hello Scamp!
During my afternoon shift at Hatfield Forest I received a visit from Jill and Peter, two of our volunteers, who had come to fit a new gas fire in my little…
by girafferacingposted on May 12, 2017
Close encounter
One of the perks of my job at Hatfield Forest is working in a place I also visit for pleasure - I bet most office workers couldn't say the same. I popped over…
by girafferacingposted on May 11, 2017
What's a girl to do? Take photos, of course!
I made a flying visit to Bracknell today to check out a concert venue and decided to travel by train so I could do some writing work en-route rather than…
by girafferacingposted on May 10, 2017
Playing with fire
Every year Bishop's Stortford Camera Club holds a meeting during our summer season which is affectionately known as the evening where we set fire to Brian, our…
by girafferacingposted on May 09, 2017
Defying gravity
I took a few minutes at the end of my shift at Hatfield Forest today to seek out my daily photo. I walked into the small thicket of trees opposite my little…
by girafferacingposted on May 08, 2017
Back into the skies
It's been a long while since I've had any serious opportunities to photograph aircraft in flight so when a day off coincided with the first airshow of the…
by girafferacingposted on May 08, 2017
Edging ever closer....
It's a little under a month since our last visit to see Morris in Wiltshire but there had been significant progress when we arrived this morning. The whole of…
by girafferacingposted on May 06, 2017
