The Old Oak Tree

The Old Oak Tree

by | Mar 18, 2021 | Landscapes

We are surrounded by oaks, on the slopes of the Sydenham ridge, remnants of the Great North Wood which once spread over much of Southeast London. A couple of years ago they felled one of the two which stood in our communal garden. This week they came for the other...
All lit up like Christmas trees

All lit up like Christmas trees

by | Dec 23, 2013 | Architecture, Cityscape, Travel

Two thousand years ago, a solitary star guided travellers through the desert. Today  in the middle east, you’d be hard pressed to see that star among all the twinkling lights of the rapidly growing cities of the region. While in Dubai recently, shooting an...