Archive for December, 2009

First Snow of 09

December 20, 2009  |  Landscapes  |  ,
First Snow of 09

This morning saw a blanket of thick snow across the fields where we live. Roads were just about passable and those who ventured out in their cars provided no end of entertainment as they attempted to make it up the hill. This photo doesn't do the view of the Lagan justice,...

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A Review of the Year

December 18, 2009  |  Blog  | 
A Review of the Year

As the Christmas Holidays finally arrive I have decided to review some of the photos I have posted on Flixelpix. I am not actually sure if the photos are getting any better or if I actually know how to use a camera anymore than I did last summer. These are...

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Forgotten Telephone Box

December 13, 2009  |  Landscapes, Streets  |  ,
Forgotten Telephone Box

Every so often I come across an old style BT phone box out on a country road. Surprisingly they always have a working telephone and more recently a sign explaining it was an 'offence to smoke in this building'. This particular phone box is disintegrating day by day. The door is...

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Abandoned Friends

December 13, 2009  |  Landscapes  |  , ,
Abandoned Friends

Following a little bit of a theme on abandoned buildings I called at the old Friends' Meeting house a few miles from where I took this series of photos. A large signed entitled "Danger Keep Out" was good enough for me not to venture beyond the gate but the view...

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