Uttlesford
More images and some observations to get you thinking…
Wednesday 23 June 2021
A few reflections from the effervescent photographer Gordon Ridgewell to brighten your day and maybe pique a thought or two… “We have a new website at Littlebury: spider.net. Our eight-legged friends moved in about a week ago and the hedge is looking very unwell.” “Waking up from a nap in my armchair the other evening […] Read more >
Cub photographer
Monday 14 June 2021
Rather than close the week with a Gordon Ridgewell special, this time round we start things with a selection from the great man. These three cover a few weeks – indeed, they pre-date the current heatwave. He tells the story of his encounter with fox cubs… “It couldn’t get much better, walking the lanes in […] Read more >
A varied trio from lensman Gordon as we (finally!) welcome spring
Thursday 3 June 2021
Ace photographer Gordon Ridgewell has been taking advantage of our greater freedoms over recent weeks and seeing the sights around Littlebury. Three images from earlier this month are presented for you here: crops that were in need of a drop or two of rain (which finally arrived); fallow deer; and of course the blaze of […] Read more >
Bob Robin and a confiding kite
Friday 21 May 2021
The weekend just wouldn’t be the same without a prize shot from lensman Gordon Ridgewell – and this time we can offer you two! Over to Gordon… “I went out and looked over the garden fence because I thought I heard the red kites calling and when I looked round Bob Robin sat about six […] Read more >
This lovely picture of Littlebury proves the sun does still shine
Monday 17 May 2021
Gordon Ridgewell sent us this picture of “our village of Littlebury looking nice in the spring sunshine”. You must have been quick off the mark with this one, Gordon! As this piece is written, it is raining heavily, with the thunder still booming away in the distance. And that, sadly, seems to be the defining […] Read more >
Rhapsody in Double Blue
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Today we bring you the photographic talents of not one but two lensmen – and their focus has fallen on bluebells, one of the county’s most-loved spring glories.Both contributors, Gordon Ridgewell and John Bloxsome, are well known to visitors to our website – and clearly neither are letting their standards drop! As ever, a photographic […] Read more >
Time for tea!
Tuesday 4 May 2021
As these words are being written, a howling westerly gale is blowing. It has replaced, at least for the time being, the incessant bitter north-easterlies that blighted much of south-east England, but it nevertheless continues the utterly wretched spring of 2021. Not a mean to be deterred by such matters, however, CPRE Essex’s man with […] Read more >
Red alert!
Monday 26 April 2021
A shot of airborne beauty today from photographer Gordon Ridgewell, who captured this striking image of a red kite, a species that has prospered in southern England after a series of reintroduction schemes. “I went into our back garden with the dog and camera, and as I looked over the fence this red kite was […] Read more >
An unusual view from the chair
Saturday 10 April 2021
Our favourite lensman, Gordon Ridgewell, never rests his eye for an opportunity. He took this picture on April 1 and tells us the accompanying story: “I know it’s April 1st, but this is genuine. I was sitting in my living room and Megan said ‘Look at that!’. “I had my Nikon and 300mm lens within reach, […] Read more >
Gordon shares the spring in his step
Thursday 25 March 2021
Spring is, in its familiar fashion, spluttering to life, but ace photographer Gordon Ridgewell is showing no such reticence as he sends us this picture of All Saints Church at Rickling, near Saffron Walden. “I’ve just had a ride out,” he tells us. “The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the flowers are out […] Read more >