Thanks! 🙏

With my back easing a bit, I decided to cut the grass. Well, when I say grass it’s mostly just weeds and wildflowers, as we created a bit of a lawn out of this field some years ago. The new mower certainly does a good job…
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#gardening #photography

Another hazy one… 😉📷🫶

#photography #landscape

Honestly didn’t expect to see flower buds on the olive trees after last season’s harvest…
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#photography #olives #oliveoil

Last of the Grape Hyacinths (Muscari armeniacum)…
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A misty start to the day, but enjoyed a good walk nonetheless. Back still out of action…
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Thanks, Luis!

Ironically, documenting a few of the weeds [ahem] wildflowers that led to me putting my back out in the vineyard!
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) is an edible herb, where it is said that in La Mancha the tender leaves and shoots are added to flavour several dishes…
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#photography #wildflowers

Well, I appear to have put my back out again doing the under-trellis weeding. Light duties I guess for a while whilst the TENS machine does its thing! In the meantime, a little light shoot-thinning work. I love the look of these new shoots when backlit…
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#photography #syrah #vineyard

Last year’s #Grenache grafts are putting on some nice growth. Might have to remove a few flowers though, as they’re still not strong enough to carry fruit…
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#vineyard #photography

Nice day for a bit of admin down the village before another session weed whacking in the vineyard…
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#photography #villagelife

Under trellis weeding never gets any easier…
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#vineyard #photography

A day of steady light rain (10mm so far) means it’s time to do all that backing up malarkey…
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#photography #dailylife

Although there’s lots of pending tree-work still to do, it’s nice to spend some quality time in the #vineyard (although my back doesn’t think so!). The #Parellada look amazing at this time of year with their bronze coloured leaves; they will go green as they mature…
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First tirage of the season, a fruity little Parellada Piquette! Not much of the pure #Parellada juice this year as the vines are still establishing themselves after replanting this #SparklingWine variety following the drought. Two more years and they should be cropping again, fingers crossed…
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Iris germanica putting on a lovely show this year!😍 In other news: diesel is now 1.79€/L at the supermarket🤬; 20€ only gets you half a jerrycan…
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#photography

Vintage lens night in the vineyard (Pentax SMC 135mm f2.5), and it looks like the #Syrah have been romping away in my absence…
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Oh well, end of my jollidays in Blighty! Lovely to catch up in real life with a few close friends and to spend some quality time with dad. Back to the grindstone tomorrow! Not much snow left on the Pyrenees now…
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#photography #travel

An engaging afternoon spent exploring the 11th century castle in Pontefract, followed by an amble around the 15th century Church of All Saints nearby…
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#photography #history

A windswept walk around Eccup Reservoir followed by a jaunt around Kirkstall Abbey. Not a bad day if you discount the hailstones…
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A day spent exploring the old stomping ground! Adios to the old Schofield’s Centre; and obviously I couldn’t have a day in Leeds without popping my head around the door of The Corn Exchange…
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Thank you! 🙏

It was a good day to drink coffee with this one…
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Forty years ago myself and Paul Bennett - Todd stepped out of this place (called something else back then) and made our way in the world of [professional] photography. What a fantastic journey…
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Catching up with the old fella over a frothy coffee…
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A lovely day for a walk along the canal path from Saltaire to Five Rise Locks, Bingley, finishing off with a beer in Salt’s Brewery…
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A nice day to get out for a bracing walk along the Leeds-Liverpool canal…
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What a start to my jollidays; sat in an airport waiting for a two hour flight but twiddling my thumbs during an eleven hour delay! On the plus side, O’Leary has stumped up for a beer and a sandwich “on the house”…
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#photography #ryanair

Blimey, another windy day and more on its way tomorrow…
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A windy old day for a little bit of work “up top” amongst the almonds…
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#agriculture #photography