JCJeremy Hobson
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Professional - by which I mean it's the way I make a living - freelance writer/author mainly talking of country life and rural shenanigans...
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Banking Snow Clouds, Winter Evening in Wensleydale, Sonia Lawson (b.1934) Milton Keynes University Hospital
© the artist. Photo credit: Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (managed by Arts for Health – Milton Keynes)
© the artist. Photo credit: Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (managed by Arts for Health – Milton Keynes)
December 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Banking Snow Clouds, Winter Evening in Wensleydale, Sonia Lawson (b.1934) Milton Keynes University Hospital
© the artist. Photo credit: Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (managed by Arts for Health – Milton Keynes)
© the artist. Photo credit: Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (managed by Arts for Health – Milton Keynes)
A winter morning mooch in Paris.
#BlackandWhitePhotography
#BlackandWhitePhotography
December 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A winter morning mooch in Paris.
#BlackandWhitePhotography
#BlackandWhitePhotography
And, on the shortest day:
“... the bare branches silently speak of a new year, slowly advancing to its buds, its foliage, and fruit.”
Richard Jefferies.
“... the bare branches silently speak of a new year, slowly advancing to its buds, its foliage, and fruit.”
Richard Jefferies.
December 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
And, on the shortest day:
“... the bare branches silently speak of a new year, slowly advancing to its buds, its foliage, and fruit.”
Richard Jefferies.
“... the bare branches silently speak of a new year, slowly advancing to its buds, its foliage, and fruit.”
Richard Jefferies.
Early morning mist over the water (a lake) during today's dog walk.
December 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Early morning mist over the water (a lake) during today's dog walk.
'Riders on the Storm'... with apologies to The Doors (for those of you old enough to remember their 1971 hit single of the same name!) #BlackandWhitePhotography #Horses #Riding
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
'Riders on the Storm'... with apologies to The Doors (for those of you old enough to remember their 1971 hit single of the same name!) #BlackandWhitePhotography #Horses #Riding
For #ThickTrunkTuesday - well, it was a thick trunk before being cut, logged, split and stacked Scandinavian-style!
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
For #ThickTrunkTuesday - well, it was a thick trunk before being cut, logged, split and stacked Scandinavian-style!
The wetter, the muddier, the better!
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The wetter, the muddier, the better!
In my book 'David Shepherd: Artist and Conservationist' (www.quillerpublishing.com), Mark Carwardine, zoologist, environmentalist & author, tells of when Peter Scott, David Bellamy, David Attenborough and David Shepherd tried to jump-start his car! #Art #painting #Wildlife #biography #conservation.
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
In my book 'David Shepherd: Artist and Conservationist' (www.quillerpublishing.com), Mark Carwardine, zoologist, environmentalist & author, tells of when Peter Scott, David Bellamy, David Attenborough and David Shepherd tried to jump-start his car! #Art #painting #Wildlife #biography #conservation.
As it's December and rapidly hurtling towards Christmas, I thought I'd better start preparing to welcome visitors.
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As it's December and rapidly hurtling towards Christmas, I thought I'd better start preparing to welcome visitors.
As John Masefield wrote: "I must go down to the seas again..." for #FingerpostFriday.
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
As John Masefield wrote: "I must go down to the seas again..." for #FingerpostFriday.
A not-so-thick trunk for #ThickTrunkTuesday - mind you, now I come to think of it, it's not Tuesday either!
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A not-so-thick trunk for #ThickTrunkTuesday - mind you, now I come to think of it, it's not Tuesday either!
For #TidesOutTuesday - en route to Burgh Island, Devon.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
For #TidesOutTuesday - en route to Burgh Island, Devon.
Some folk like steam engines/trains, some like art, wildlife and conservation ... some like both - in which case, my book 'David Shepherd: The Artist and His Railways', published by
Amberley Books, ought to make the perfect Christmas present!
#Art #Heritage #steamrailways #wildlife #conservation.
Amberley Books, ought to make the perfect Christmas present!
#Art #Heritage #steamrailways #wildlife #conservation.
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Some folk like steam engines/trains, some like art, wildlife and conservation ... some like both - in which case, my book 'David Shepherd: The Artist and His Railways', published by
Amberley Books, ought to make the perfect Christmas present!
#Art #Heritage #steamrailways #wildlife #conservation.
Amberley Books, ought to make the perfect Christmas present!
#Art #Heritage #steamrailways #wildlife #conservation.
Copenhagen - the horse ridden by Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo - features (alongside many others) in my latest book, 'The Horse Lover's Miscellany: Wit, Wisdom and Wonders', published by Quiller.
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Copenhagen - the horse ridden by Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo - features (alongside many others) in my latest book, 'The Horse Lover's Miscellany: Wit, Wisdom and Wonders', published by Quiller.
More a milestone than a fingerpost for #FingerPostFriday but - of recent photos - it's the best I've got!
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
More a milestone than a fingerpost for #FingerPostFriday but - of recent photos - it's the best I've got!
The light and dark of a November afternoon.
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The light and dark of a November afternoon.
"Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate ..."
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate ..."
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
For #FingerpostFriday: seemingly, many roads lead to Santiago de Compostela - including this one, the St James' Way, which passes over the River Itchen at Ovington #Hampshire #CaminodeSantiago.
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
For #FingerpostFriday: seemingly, many roads lead to Santiago de Compostela - including this one, the St James' Way, which passes over the River Itchen at Ovington #Hampshire #CaminodeSantiago.
Vibrant colours at the local garden centre.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Vibrant colours at the local garden centre.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning..."
#ArmisticeDay.
#ArmisticeDay.
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning..."
#ArmisticeDay.
#ArmisticeDay.
"Hobson’s warm, witty storytelling makes this far more than a simple collection of facts. It’s a celebration of the horse’s place in our culture ... Beautifully written and full of surprising detail ... [a] delightful ride through the world of horses."
Baily's Hunting Directory
Baily's Hunting Directory
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Hobson’s warm, witty storytelling makes this far more than a simple collection of facts. It’s a celebration of the horse’s place in our culture ... Beautifully written and full of surprising detail ... [a] delightful ride through the world of horses."
Baily's Hunting Directory
Baily's Hunting Directory
"As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean."
(Mudeford Quay, Dorset)
Upon a painted ocean."
(Mudeford Quay, Dorset)
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean."
(Mudeford Quay, Dorset)
Upon a painted ocean."
(Mudeford Quay, Dorset)
Posted for no reason other than the fact that the tree looked stunning in it's autumnal colours set against a wonderfully blue sky!
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Posted for no reason other than the fact that the tree looked stunning in it's autumnal colours set against a wonderfully blue sky!
Good morning - it's a bit of a damp one today!
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Good morning - it's a bit of a damp one today!
