http://mcgresty.com/index.html as it happens en Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:51:41 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/a-little-winter-walk.html You never know exactly what is going to happen when you step out your front door. Sure, you have plans and hopes but that door has to close behind you before everything takes place. It may be good, bad or indifferent, but it is there. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:51:40 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/a-little-winter-walk.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/moroccan-disaster.html The thought of taking a taxi to East Croydon Rail station was abandoned due to nearly all trains for Gatwick Airport being cancelled in the early hours of the morning. Instead I took a train to a station where a tram could drop me off in Croydon. It was around midnite I boarded one to the airport, knowing I would have to hang around the place until 0530 to check in for my flight to Agadir, Morocco. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:08:00 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/moroccan-disaster.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/i-saw-a-great-egret.html After purchasing a near perfect but different version of my camera, I set out to take some photographs to see what Icould be done. About two dozen shots were taken, plus a couple of movies. During the trek I saw a Great egret on the lake and decided that could be a subject for a post on my website. Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:24:17 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/i-saw-a-great-egret.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/those-transient-moments.html For most of my life I just wanted to do something and then get on with what's next. The trouble is it makes me frustrated and that usually causes problems or I end up writing dumb things. The post pandemic years this has lessened in me. A couple of trips to Morocco really helped. There were some people just sitting or standing around, apparently doing nothing, so I gave it a try. I began to notice stuff which normally I would have missed and found it quite interesting. I suppose we all have these transient moments and have to decide what to do with them. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:18:56 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/those-transient-moments.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/a-truly-amazing-window-in-the-sky.html A trip north of London one day was good. After returning home I was on my balcony, looked at the sky and saw this incredible thing and went inside to get my camera. English skies have strange clouds but this one was amazing. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:52:57 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/a-truly-amazing-window-in-the-sky.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/parsonage-wood.html In the past I have walked a lot in a region and on the way there always passed by an area. I suppose that happens to many of us when we go somewhere often, our mind on the destination pay little attention to the parts we go by on the way. I live in the southeast part of London and head for the northwest corner town of Amersham proceeding a mile or so to get out into the countryside. The quickest way was to take a trail on the edge of a wood, then turn left out of it and go on my hikes. Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:54:19 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/parsonage-wood.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/bactrian-camel.html This is a two-humped or double humped camel and is native to the steppes of Central Asia. It is also known as the Mongolian or Bactrian camel. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:15:33 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/bactrian-camel.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/an-off-chance-day-out.html Back in mid September, England's weather was getting colder quite quickly. The forecast for a couple of villages northwest of London was to be about 75 degrees. How could I resist, so tossed my camera into my small backpack along with a couple of other things. Getting train prices proved to be a bit of a hassle because the train site called it by a different name. I finally got a price and noted it down on my J5. I set out to Liverpool Street Station to grab a train to Stanstead St. Margarets. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:55:40 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/an-off-chance-day-out.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/just-a-yak.html I had to research on this because I have never seen one before. It was a zoo day out, hoping to photograph animals which are not native to the UK, Yaks are such a creature. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:41:45 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/just-a-yak.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/laptop-frustration.html Show file extensions in Windows 11 Home. I did not have any file extensions showing and needed to. So I did a web search and there were several sites saying the way to do that, they were all exactly the same and none of what they said worked. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:21:52 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/laptop-frustration.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/high-summer-stroll.html The middle of July brings high summer. All the prior growth has reached fulfillment and will soon begin to diminish as Autumn awaits it's arrival. On such a day I thought it would be a good idea to take a stroll and amble around for a while. Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:20:09 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/high-summer-stroll.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/looked-at-clouds.html August was underway and the daylight is quickly reducing as it normally does. You must understand the location of the British Isles, they are the same latitude as Hudson Bay and the southern part of Alaska. The only reason we do not have severe cold in winter is because of the Gulf Stream. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:14:00 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/looked-at-clouds.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/wipeouts.html You're on the road, with time on your side and it's a nice day. The destination is one that would seem to be good, so your expectations are high or near that. There may be possibilities of a pleasant surprise. Know what I mean? How many times have you done such and it has turned into a total wipeout? Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:54:35 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/wipeouts.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/chichester.html Spring was nearly upon us still with cooler temperatures but at least the sun was shining. A rail and bus journey was required to reach the town I wanted to go to. The train would drop me off in the City of Chichester where I needed to find the bus stop. A lady walked me to it. She was friendly, the complete opposite of many people in London, then bade me farewell as I waited for the bus to arrive. Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:55:25 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/chichester.html http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/wildwood-kent-fiasco.html The weather was supposed to be good, not too hot and humid. The National Rail Enquiries website listed a train from a station named Bromley South and the route would take an hour and thirty minutes to reach a town named Sturry. From there a bus takes you to Wildwood Kent. Fair enough, so I traveled to Bromley South where it went all pear shaped. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:17:38 GMT http://mcgresty.com/mgrp/wildwood-kent-fiasco.html