Fog

Testing the camera out on my new phone on a lovely foggy morning. 

Looe, Cornwall

A while ago I visited the little Cornish town of Looe. It was delightful, everything you want in a break away from the city. The views alone were spectacular. I didn't get a go in a boat (unless you count a ferry across the harbour!) but there's always next time... As you might guess I took quite a few photo's whilst there.

There were a lot of house names dotted around Looe, many of them hand painted so I of course took lots of photos of those!

I also had a bit of a play with a telescope...with mixed results.

Lastly, a beautiful sunset that lit up the town.

Rain

Not surprisingly, there are quite a few words to describe rain in the UK. For a project I'm working on at the moment I used the BBC sound archives to find all the different words people use for rain, and from what part of the country they're from. I have to say, I have discovered some pretty interesting words! Ever heard of 'butterdown'? Or perhaps 'scatterdo'? 'It's coming down like stair rods' is one of my favourites - surprisingly popular, considering. It took me a while to realise what stair rods were!

This is my rain map:

These are all the words used in each county around the UK, there's around 137 individual uses. That lovely kind of rain, 'drizzle' comes in at the top with 54 mentions.

This morning I was outside on one of the nicest, sunniest days so far this year, making it rain and getting odd looks from the neighbours. Testing didn't quite go as planned but here are some photos of falling water.

Balloons & Maps

I am, as some of you may know, quite curious about maps. I based my dissertation around maps, and came across some interesting research along the way which I want to explore in one of my projects. It's such a visually rich area and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in. 

Not strictly relevant, but I had a bit of fun with the balloons too. 

FRESH

Baby it's cold outside.

Winter is here.

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