Its funny how one very small post I made on this blog earlier this year has sparked off quite a few comments about Red Kite sightings in Hampshire. Thing is this is quite significant and as a member of the RSPB, it is very exciting to see that these splendid birds are living what seems [...]
May 2008
My Brother sent me this beautiful piece of music today. Its called “Sanctus” written by Missa Luba and performed by the Muungano National Choir from Kenya. Its very relaxing and lacks any of the pretense of any modern chart music – Enjoy! muungano-national-choir-kenya-missa-luba-sanctus
I have had a big tidy in the categories area, cutting them down to just under a dozen. Tags will be used to keyword posts in a more detailed and granular fashion. Some of the categories relate to a few long term book projects I am starting right now, that will appear in blog form [...]
I am fascinated by the amount of press these days that the subjects “eco-tourism” and “carbon footprint” are generating in the mainstream media. It has certainly made me ponder over how we should be taking our holidays or just travelling in the future. One thing that will certainly put the dampers on flying abroad, is [...]
I have to confess I am no gardener, in fact I have always hated it. Who likes getting their hands dirty after all? It is back breaking work and if you are a hay fever sufferer like me, just forget it, leave it to the professionals. In fact why not hire one to do our [...]
I have just put the finishing touches to my first ever book. Its title is simply “Images” and its a collection of my favourite images from years gone by. Its being published by Blurb.com which enables you to self-publish your own books, I have never used them before but hope that my own copy of [...]
I attended a fascinating event last night at the Royal Geographical Society entitled “People of the Forest” which featured a series of films made by Handcrafted Films (which is run by my brother Tim Lewis, Paul Redman and Jamie Elkins). The evening comprised of a photographic exhibition and the showing of a series of films [...]