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With England’s big day looming, Gordon offers a special selection to whet the appetite
Friday 9 July 2021
A veritable cornucopia from ace photographer Gordon Ridgewell as a little hors d’oeuvre in preparation for England’s date with football destiny on Sunday. The man from Littlebury rarely misses an opportunity to strike with the lens and we present here the results from his latest wanderings… as ever, Gordon has a tale behind the picture to […] 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 >
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 >
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 >
Blackthorn… if only the weather was just as glorious!
Monday 12 April 2021
It’s one of the joys of spring – and CPRE Essex’s John Bloxsome has captured the glory of blackthorn with these two delightful images of a particularly tall stand of it in our county. John tells us: “The blackthorn has been amazingly floriferous in Essex this year – and we have been having the blackthorn […] 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 >
There’s always the sun…
Thursday 25 February 2021
As we appear to be emerging from the gloom, Gordon Ridgewell has shared this evocative image with us. “I just let the dog out the back door and this sunset was over Strethall, just over the hill,” Gordon tells us. Not long before it rises again… Read more >
Before the snow… snowdrops!
Monday 8 February 2021
Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Just before the snow fell, Gordon Ridgewell popped down to Holy Trinity Church at Littlebury and photographed, of course, some snowdrops. “The snowdrops look nice and the days are getting longer, so hopefully it will lift people’s spirits a bit,” said Gordon. Read more >