BANGOR. The Lion On The Wall.

I took a trip into North Wales at the weekend. Train into Bangor then the bus onward to Caernarvon. The weather could have been a little kinder but it was a day out and there were photos to track down.
I took a trip into North Wales at the weekend. Train into Bangor then the bus onward to Caernarvon. The weather could have been a little kinder but it was a day out and there were photos to track down.
A Little while ago I took a trip out to Hull on the east coast. Things had begun the long return to normal and I needed to visit a place I either hadn’t been to before or hadn’t been to for a long time. After a bit of head scratching and no I didn’t get any splinters in my fingers, I decided on a revisit to Hull.
Today has been one of those days that hasn’t really come together, got started, come into focus. I bimbled around the house for a couple of hours first thing but no matter what I did, how I turned the days ignition key it wasn’t going to burst into life. Mercifully days like this are very few and far between and the standard cure is grab a camera and head out […]
There’s always an air of expectation at a railway station, especially early in the morning. Will the train turn up on time? Will the day turn out as planned, or even better? All the answers hanging in the air like the misty rain that cloaks platform one at Newton this morning. SOME LINKS. https://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/lachlan-main https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Lachlan1/sets https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00TKGBNYM https://lachlan-main.pixels.com/
A little to the south of the 24/7 party town that is Blackpool stand the genteel twins of Lytham and St. Annes. Both towns are favourite destinations of mine. As much as I like Blackpool a change of tempo is always welcome. Just off the centre of St. Annes are the Ashton Gardens, named after the Lancaster Lino magnate Lord Ashton who bought the land and presented it to the […]
Looking for somewhere to spend a little time? You could do worse than to hustle your way up to Morecambe and spend a little time taking in the beauty of the Bay it sits on. You could treat yourself to an ice cream or fish and chips, both are in plentiful supply. I know that in the past it’s been seen as good fun to knock the resort but that’s […]