John's Adventures » Photo Album http://johnsadventures.com The personal website of John Conners, a Scotsman living in Yorkshire who loves photography and writes software for a living Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:31:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sunshine In North Wales http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/10/sunshine-in-north-wales/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/10/sunshine-in-north-wales/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:30:29 +0000 John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/?p=1912 Always nice to take a trip to North Wales to visit our friends Ben and Anna. Every time we’ve gone it’s been beautifully sunny so I just assume that’s what it’s like all the time. I have no evidence to the contrary!

West Coast Morning Driving Down The Coast Ben And Penny Solid As A Rock No, The Hill Right Next To That One The Unpronounceables Where Are All The Vowels? Yep, That One Hands Up Hero Pose #87 Coastal View The North Wales Coast Back The Way We Came Stony Beach Spot The Dog ]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/10/sunshine-in-north-wales/feed/ 0 St Andrews, A Trip Down Memory Lane http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/10/st-andrews-a-trip-down-memory-lane/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/10/st-andrews-a-trip-down-memory-lane/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:00:34 +0000 John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/?p=1970 I spent a good few years of my life going to school in St Andrews so took a trip up to meet old friends and wander around. It was incredibly foggy but that just made it more atmospheric!

A Scottish Fiver! Nick and Callum A Hello Kitty Golf Bag Green Pepsi Max Callum Looks Grumpy! The National Soft Drink Me And My Old School A History Lesson My Bro And I Outside School Rachael In A Nook You Are Here Misty Morning Is There Any Other Kind Of Cliff Face? Sandy Beach

]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/10/st-andrews-a-trip-down-memory-lane/feed/ 2 Scafell Pike With Friends http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/09/scafell-pike-with-friends/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/09/scafell-pike-with-friends/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:00:20 +0000 John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/?p=1882 Some colleagues of mine had the idea to hike up England’s highest mountain – Scafell Pike – and since I’ve climbed the odd mountain or two over the years I said I’d be happy to drag them up and back. It was a rather fun day out as you’ll see from the photos!

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The Sign To Everywhere A St Andrews Street Happy Passenger Scott And Some Roadworks Nice iPhone Background St Andrews Happy Wedding Biscuits Tenstmuir Forest Sunshine Kinshaldy Beach Beach Walking Footsteps in the Sand A Nuclear Powered Dog Fetch Maisie! Tentsmuir Forest Paths Wee! Nick On The Swings No Swinging Nice House A Robin Mid Landing Robin Fluttering Away

]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/05/a-long-weekend-in-north-east-fife/feed/ 1 Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/03/jamie-olivers-30-minute-meals/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/03/jamie-olivers-30-minute-meals/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:13:30 +0000 John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/?p=1823 I was having a look through some recent photos taken on my phone and noticed a pattern. Just recently we’ve been cooking a lot of meals from the latest Jamie Oliver book ‘Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals‘ (almost all of it delicious) and I’ve gotten into the habit of photographing our creations.

The idea is you can cook a 3 course meal in just 30 minutes. You see him do it on TV but the reality, as it turns out, is a little bit trickier. You need a good sized kitchen, everything laid out in advance and you don’t tidy up as you go. But with practise it can be done. Anyway, enjoy!

Looking At The Good Book Preparing For Our 30 Minute Challenge 34 Minutes Piri Piri Chicken with Potatoes and Feta A Close Up Of Piri Piri Chicken Jerk Chicken (My Favourite) Jerk Chicken About To Serve Jerk Chicken Prior To Demolition Grilled Sardines With Crispy Halloumi Rachael's Special Rhubarb Cake The Best Thing I Got From a Christmas Cracker Mmmmm, Mutant Pancake ]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2011/03/jamie-olivers-30-minute-meals/feed/ 2 Growing Our Own Veg – Year Two http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/07/growing-our-own-veg-year-two/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/07/growing-our-own-veg-year-two/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:02:38 +0000 John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/?p=1785 After our successes growing our own veg last year we decided this time to take it to another level. We bought a greenhouse and created a few more raised beds so that we could grow strawberries, salad (too many types to list), cucumbers, peppers, aubergines, tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn, peas, mange tout, carrots, onions, beetroots, raspberries, potatoes and probably some more things I can’t remember right now. Basically, moving our growing operations up a step! And if you’ve got any veg growing tips then let me know!

A Courgette Flower My Cucumber Tache First Courgette Of The Year The Courgette And Sweetcorn Patch 1 The Courgette And Sweetcorn Patch 2 The Raspberry Corner The Greenhouse Greenhouse Shelf Is That A Cucumber In Your Pocket? Carrots, Onions and Beetroots Some Marigolds The Snail Problem The Strawberry Patch Fresh Strawberries Sweetcorn The First 3 Courgettes ]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/07/growing-our-own-veg-year-two/feed/ 1 The Return Of The Return To The Isle Of Arran http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/06/the-return-of-the-return-to-the-isle-of-arran/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/06/the-return-of-the-return-to-the-isle-of-arran/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:17:24 +0000 John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/?p=1754 Having been to the Isle of Arran a couple of times before (here and then here) we had a couple of weeks holiday and decided to spend one of them returning to our spiritual home. We’ve always been blessed with perfect sunny weather when we’ve visited in the past and this year was no exception. Arran is an island an hour’s ferry ride from the mainland on the west coast of Scotland and is a great place to chill out on sandy beaches, hike up challenging mountains, bike around miles of forest tracks, sit in cafes and enjoy fine dining. When my lottery win comes in we’ll buy a house there in a shot! As usual I took a few photos…

Leaving The Mainland One Of Many Bluebells Twenty's Plenty A Red Squirrel Check Out Those Forearms! The Glenashdale Falls Forest Tracks Team Photo One Of Many Golf Courses Coastal Path The Doon The Entrance To The King's Cave I'm Smiling 'Cause It's Sunny Hairy Caterpillar View Of The Holy Isle Beach View Secret Path Show Me The Way To Go Home One For The Ladies Walking Into Town Dangerous Timber Stacks! Timber Stacks How Old Is This Tree? The Next Catalogue Pose Yellow Raspberries Nice Cherry Pie Pirnmill Beach Looking Down On Brodick Stretching That Hamstring A Classic Scottish Breakfast

]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/06/the-return-of-the-return-to-the-isle-of-arran/feed/ 4 Hogmanay at The Clachaig, Glencoe, Scotland http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/01/hogmanay-at-the-clachaig-glencoe-scotland/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/01/hogmanay-at-the-clachaig-glencoe-scotland/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:50:08 +0000 John Conners http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1704 My good lady, a couple of friends, their dog and I spend 4 days over New Year staying at the famous Clachaig Inn up in the wilds of Scotland and were treated to great food and drink, beautiful scenery, cold but crisp weather and a good bit of walking. Anybody who’s ever been climbing or hiking in the area will know what a gem the Clachaig is and we were not disappointed!

Mam na Gualainn The View Back To Bidean nam Bian Hiker Girl Path To The Mountains Hiker Girl Posing For The Camera Hiding 1 Hiding 2 Hiding 3 Penny Doesn't Like Bridges Wintry Scene In Glencoe Team Photo On Signal Rock From Signal Rock Fetch! The View Over A Frozen Lochan Picnic Stop Me On A Frozen Lochan One Man And His Friends Dog My RX8 Makes It Home

]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2010/01/hogmanay-at-the-clachaig-glencoe-scotland/feed/ 7 A Weekend In Lyon And The Fete des Lumieres http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/12/a-weekend-in-lyon-and-the-fete-des-lumieres/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/12/a-weekend-in-lyon-and-the-fete-des-lumieres/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:25:15 +0000 John Conners http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1681 My good lady and I just spent a long weekend visiting our friends in Lyon, France. It just so happened that the annual ‘Fete des Lumieres‘ was on this weekend so we went to see what all the fuss was about. It turned out to be pretty cool with light, video and all sorts projected onto the myriad historical buildings throughout the city. All in all a great weekend with great friends, wine and food!

Getting The Bread One Man And His Pannetonne Wandering Around Lyon Monster Ferris Wheel Bridge Over The River Saône Graffiti On A Grand Scale More Graffiti Dancers The Ladies Drinking Fine Wine Ferris Wheel Error Team Photo Me And Him Une Sign A Lookout Tower Above Cremieu The View Over Cremieu Up Above Cremieu A Horse

]]> http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/12/a-weekend-in-lyon-and-the-fete-des-lumieres/feed/ 0 A Week In St. Ives, Cornwall http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/10/a-week-in-st-ives-cornwall/ http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/10/a-week-in-st-ives-cornwall/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:10 +0000 John Conners http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1644 My good lady and I just spent a week in the village of St Ives in Cornwall and were blessed with stunning weather, sandy beaches, great food and lots of great little shops and art galleries to explore. We came back with slight suntans, a lovely oil painting, memories of many delicious meals including one at Jamie Oliver’s 15 restaurant (which really was amazing), but above all we returned relaxed and refreshed, not wanting to leave. Which I guess is the point of a holiday! Not surprisingly I took a few photos to document the visit…

Porthmeor Beach In Mist St Ives Harbour Low Tide At St Ives Harbour Rachael Admiring The View A Rare Picture Of Me Beach Safety Information Staged Photo #238 Commemorative Bench Nice Rockmanship A House On The Beach A Cactus?! A Spiky Aloe Vera Type Plant The Secret Garden Home And Away Weather St Michaels Mount A Cornish Pasty Giant Tardis At Lands End The Famous Lands End Signpost Rachael At Lands End Lands End On The iPhone Into The Sun Layzee Moggeez Coast There Be Tourists Room For One On The Beach Happy Rachael Painted On Clouds Sand Or History Relaxing On The Beach Walking West Along The St Ives Coast Hiker Girl Team Conners The Coast Where I Belong

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