It was a busy weekend, mainly of socialising, and if I largely left the blog alone, that was the decision I made. Sometimes it is necessary to think about family, gathering together, and the stories that bind us together, and that has been fun to do.
Yesterday we had an extended family lunch out at the Butt and Oyster pub at Pin Mill, near Ipswich. For those who have ever read the Arthur Ransome books, this is where the story We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea began. It has changed a bit since then, but the river is still very much there, as are people messing about in boats.
I only took a phone. My son, and videographer, Tom, took rather more kit. These were amongst the shots he took:
The light was limited. An f1.2 Viltrox lens helped.
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Good decision! Thank you for the photos Tom.
Arthur Ransome put me off sailing but the camping bug has endured.
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Beautiful photos – thank you for sharing them.
Maybe Art is a form of Light for our souls.
Neat idea
What beautiful photography, Tom is a very talented photographer. I love the moody, winter atmosphere of the photos, and the punch of colour from the canoe. I was walking on the Exe estuary near Topsham this afternoon, the light over the reedbeds bordering the estuary mud flats was similar and the birds on the mudflats, mainly avocets gleamed in the same low light. It was very cold with an east wind, but the the sight was worth the discomfort.
I’m glad you made time for downtime and recollection over the holiday.
I think his use of colour was very good.
Yoru walk sounds good – and I love avocets. The Audrey Hepburn of birds according to Chris Packham, and it’s hard to disagree.
The Butt and Oyster regularly provides welcome Adnams refreshments on our figure of eight walk along the Orwell Estuary from Woolverstone. It is a wonderfully scenic area. The Red Lion at Chelmondiston serves excellent authentic Indian food.
Noted, because we will be going back. The birding looks to be very good.