Rock music, History, Environment and Animals — Hi. I’m British, an average guitar player, who has an interest in music, nature, wildlife, steam locomotives, lighthouses and history. My weakness is a liking for Real Ale. If I could I’d invite you across for a drink, a chat, and put the world to rights. …

From Bombsites to Rock and Roll — I live in a small English seaside town a few minutes walk from the beach, in an area many describe as ‘the back of beyond’. …

Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!” — It can kill or cure you I tend to lose my shine over the winter months. It’s also a time when my garden suffers the same fate. The herbaceous borders appear lifeless, dull and drab — just like the English weather. By April, the perennial plants that died back over winter are making a move. Green…

Kermit is not just a frog — Earlier in the year, Ethan at Critical Country did a series of five splendid articles based on music connected with US National Parks. I know Ethan is busy right now with his photography and learning guitar, but maybe he’ll come back and write more stories about his love of country…

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: Freestyle — I am waiting to be fed We play this little game all year round. Mr Blackbird waits patiently every morning at my back door to be fed. Of course, he’s up with the larks at first light whilst I’m still in the Land of Nod. …

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: Freestyle — It can almost taste the water This last week in our town it has been Hornsea Open Gardens, a scheme where members of the public open their gardens to visitors. This year eight gardens entered the scheme and there was a fee of £5 per adult, with any accompanied children…

1950 was a very good year, for me anyway — I was born in 1950. I don’t remember any of that year or the next two. My mother had pleurisy. I was born two months premature, weighing just over three pounds. I spent six weeks in an incubator. I was lucky. My parents told me a Dr. Barnard, a very…

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: Freestyle — We just want to be together Well, these two characters in the photograph look as though they might have had a tiff, sat miles apart on that bench. When my wife and I stumbled across this display in an open garden we both looked at each other and said in…