Summer time, and the living is easy……
Written by John MacphersonHad the summer hols in Britain this year. Driving through a small village I noticed through the swish-swish-swish of the wipers a pub menu board in a street that said “Please god, please, stop washing the chalk off me”
Walked down a country lane that didn’t really exist any more, save for a pile of peeled-off tarmac strewn in a field 100m away, ravaged by a flash flood that left a three foot gouge in the soil.
And sat on the beach with the soft patter of rain on my hood.
The Great British Summer © John MacPherson
But, look on the bright side – no problems getting a deck chair!
Yes, its the small things that matter.
Author — John Macpherson
John MacPherson was born and lives in the Scottish Highlands. He trained as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, before completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and then qualified as a Social Worker in Disability Services. Along the way he has cooked on canal barges, trained as an Alpine Ski Leader & worked as an Instructor for Skiers with disabilities, been a canoe instructor, and tutor of night classes in carpentry, stained glass design and manufacture, and archery. He has travelled extensively on various continents, undertaking solo trips by bicycle, or motorcycle. He has had narrow escapes from an ambush by terrorists, been hit by lightning, caught in an erupting volcano, trapped in a mobile home by a tornado, kidnapped by a dog's hairdresser, rammed by a basking shark and was once bitten by a wild otter. He has combined all this with professional photography, which he has practised for over 35 years. He teaches photography and acts as a photography guide & tutor in the UK and abroad. His biggest challenge is keeping his 30 year old Land Rover 110 on the road. He loves telling and hearing stories.
Discussion (2 Comments)
Wonderful photograph!
Thanks Farhiz!