Freezing Fog at American Cemetery

I visited the American War Cemetery while the fog was still around and the sun just beginning to break through. The mist had frozen overnight onto the grass and all the twigs, flowers etc including some Ink Cap toadstools. 

A Century of Change in Cambridge Set 2

This is the second set of comparative images from a documentary audiovisual that  I made using images from around 1900 and from 2000/1. Some of the 1900 building are no longer the like the Mill in the second pair or hadn't been built like the Anchor in the first pair. I will repeat these in 2021 to see what has changed in the 21 years of the 21st Century. The monochrome images from 2000 were taken on Scala monochromatic film.

Welney Wildfowl Trust - A Day of Contrasts

We visited Welney yesterday on a highly changeable day weather wise with bright clear sunshine alternating with heavy black clouds, rain and a beautiful sunset to finish the visit. The flood waters have come earlier and are much deeper than normal for this time of year. Here a few landscapes with some of the birds. In the first, the large flocks of Black-tailed godwits plus Lapwings and Oystercatchers plus swans and ducks, fill the remaining spits of land.

A Century of Change in Cambridge Set 1

These are from a documentary audiovisual that  I made in 2000 about Edward Elgar's visit to Cambridge to receive a Doctorate from the University so all the older images are from around 1900 and the more recent ones are 2000/1. This first set were chosen as the changes in that time span in most are 'cosmetic' only - most of the buildings are still standing. I will repeat these in 2021 to see what has changed in the 21 years of the 21st Century. 

Post Lockdown Visit to Cambridge

I needed to visit the building society today and was worried how busy it might be but around town was very quiet, probably mostly because of the very dismal condition - snow, followed by rain. The stall holders have valiantly set up their stalls and the Christmas decorations are up but it did not look very festive. Only the Fitzbillies corner looked warm and welcoming. All the Colleges have large white marquees for Covid testing all the students before their return home for Xmas.