jules' pics: January 2015

Thursday, January 15, 2015

morning snow

jules' first rule of photography: seize the minute.

(no parking!)

We went out just as it stopped falling and the snow was entirely blown and washed away by the next storm that came through in the afternoon.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

winter sunrise

Ingleborough and Settle at sunrise this morning.

No one drove past our house for quite a while, and the road outside Booths was an ice rink.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

let's gloomy

British people try their very hardest to reflect the mood of the weather.

Ayr #3

After the shops shut down (Sept 2010), the pawnbrokers and charity shops moved in (May 2012). But now, they're moving out too!

Actually, it probably isn't quite as bad as it looks. At least part of it is stupid town planning - new shopping centres have been built a few minutes walk further south, but Ayr, not being in a growth phase (obviously!), can't support any more commerce, and so the more northerly shops shut down. Indeed, a shiny new British Heart Foundation shop can be found a little further south, nestled between a closing down shelter charity shop and a second hand electronic gizmo store! Only red shops permitted in Ayr.

As you might imagine, Ayr can be quite fun for bargain hunting in the January sales. We've missed many things being away in foreign, and one of the many surprises is that we are wearing the wrong cycling uniform - we wear elegant purple and everyone else wears neon. James thought we would try out the trend (half-price from Ayr Mountain Warehouse). He's certainly the brightest thing around, and no doubt he will come in handy for flagging down passing helicopters, but it is probably a bit much for those of us sitting behind him on the tandem.