15 September, 2023
A One Shot Story For Battle Of Britain Day
Cutting a channel through the chalk of the North Downs from its source near Sevenoaks to where it joins the Thames near Dartford is the River Darent. Retaining the river’s...
30 August, 2023
A Pheasant Surprise (a One Shot Story)
This past spring I was in my study one day, desperately trying to bring a little cosmos to the prevailing chaos on my CD shelves. My study is situated to the rear of our h...
19 July, 2023
The Drum Room (a One-Shot Story)
During a brief period of unemployment more than 20 years ago, I offered my untrained photographic services to my sister-in-law Nancy. She was a leading realtor in Coldwell-Banke...
12 July, 2023
The “Blue Hour” from On High (a One-Shot Story)
This article’s title is, I think, appropriate. I shot the photo as our Lufthansa Airbus 340 winged its way from Boston to Italy (via Frankfurt) last May. Jetting east lik...
5 July, 2023
The “Pheasant Whisperer” (a One-Shot Story)
Last May, Kate and I enjoyed a two-week trip through Italy’s spectacular Lake Region– just south of the snowy Dolomites at the Austro-Swiss borders. And at 11:44 on...
28 June, 2023
The Pop Up Herb Stall – A One Shot Story
London's Chinatown probably needs no introduction, it must be on the to do list of every tourist. But go there in the morning, as early as possible, and it presents a different ...
14 June, 2023
Older than Dirt (a One-Shot Story)
No, I’m not talking about me. Though I have been accused!
This story’s about lichen-- a YinYang symbiosis of two organisms:
A fungus that harvests minerals for both from their...
7 June, 2023
Plainclothes Angels (a One-Shot Story)
In my personal urban dictionary, a “plainclothes angel” is someone whose life crosses yours usually once, and for a short time. But they still have an out-sized impact on your f...
