Herry's Journal

Bluebell Wood at East Kennett in May I've only reposted this to cheer us up in these cold, damp and dark February days

It no doubts attests to a shallow nature, but I love the design of shops, shop windows and their advertisments and take photos of many o...

The Lullaby of Takeda This is probaby Japan's most famous lullaby; the gentle song of a child longing for home. But the underlying st...

https://vimeo.com/astrayfilms/darksideofthelens DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo . One of the best videos on photogra...

These somewhat blurred images* are of Stocks cottages under Old Winchester Hill , part of Stocks Farm where I was brought up. The lan...

The Powerpoint slideshows that arrive frequently from friends usually contain a series of stunning images backed by a soulful soundtrack,...

I first came across Akhmatova when reading The Life of Isaiah Berlin by Michael Ignatieff , and was interested in his veneration of her bot...

I have been reading this fascinating book with increasing distaste for the concept that one should spend much time and money minimising one...

Reluctance Out through the fields and the woods And over the walls I have wended; I have climbed the hills of view And looked at the world a...

Some of St Michael's Choir at lunch at the Drapers' Hall The City New Year Service is traditionally held at St Michaels', ...