Littlebury
Blooming roses must mean… Happy New Year!
Saturday 1 January 2022
These are of course strange days… in so many ways. Photographer Gordon Ridgewell took a walk round his Littlebury garden and saw these roses in bloom – we’re talking December 30! It’s probably fair to say that most of us would welcome a return to some kind of normality in 2022. Happy New Year from […] Read more >
A trio of treats…
Friday 10 December 2021
It’s the end of the week, which means it’s time for a Gordon Ridgewell treat of three pictures for the price of one! And there is of course a wry commentary from the man himself… “Even the seagulls have gone to Plan B. Perhaps there are no free fish and chips at the seaside in […] Read more >
A time to remember…
Wednesday 10 November 2021
With Remembrance Day tomorrow (Thursday, November 11), here are two highly appropriate images from photographer Gordon Ridgewell. “These community poppies at Littlebury in 2018 made an impressive display,” said Gordon. The other picture comes from the Essex-Cambridgeshire border. “I recently visited Hadstock church for IWM Memorials. I have been contributing to the site for a […] Read more >
Conservation… of sorts!
Friday 8 October 2021
Lensman Gordon Ridgewell entitled his missive containing this image ‘Conservation’… ever one for an alternative take, our Gordon! “I popped into the garden the other day after hearing a commotion to find a crow [it looks like a jackdaw, a type of crow] having a fight with a red kite. “The crow was defending his patch […] Read more >
If it’s worth a second look, photographer Gordon will be there!
Monday 4 October 2021
Photographer Gordon Ridgewell never misses an opportunity! The other day he popped out to pick a prescription and returned home via the scenic route, which allowed him to capture and share with us this blaze of colour in a Littlebury field. You might be interested in seeing more of Gordon’s work on his website at […] Read more >
Tribute to a great British hero captured for posterity by Gordon’s lens
Thursday 23 September 2021
Who could forget the efforts of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the British Army veteran who raised almost £33 million for NHS Charities Together by walking 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday? He also performed in a cover version of You’ll Never Walk Alone, sung by Michael Ball, with the proceeds destined for […] Read more >
Wings over Littlebury
Friday 27 August 2021
It’s the end of the week, so that means it’s time to share some images from photographic wizard Gordon Ridgewell! The unifying theme is wings – two of them on a kestrel and two on a Spitfire. As ever, Gordon tells us the story behind both shots. Firstly, the kestrel, a delightful falcon with which […] Read more >
The signs are there if you look… so not so fast with that sharp tongue, Gordon!
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Photographer Gordon Ridgewell has had to perform something of a volte-face after one of his typically wry observations… Having snapped a signpost lacking any place names, Gordon made the withering remark: “If you want a mystery tour, come to north-west Essex as we have a confused signpost. Probably a paint job, but it looks funny. […] Read more >
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 >