He helped me with this bokeh - tried to do what others had recommended but my camera is limited, however I did achieve this!
On my Mother's journey through Britain in 1929, I have been so enjoying reading it and using Dragon Dictate (with an Australian accent- they didn't have a NZ accent).
They have left Torquay and gone to Avesbury, seen and admired the Stones then on to Salisbury then to Portsmouth where they explored HMS Victory. She writes: “. Little remains of the original. We saw the spot where he was hit and where he died but oh, it was so dark and so low! We had to bend all the time down below. What awful conditions those sailors and doctors were forced to work under. There are 5 of the original guns left. A sailor explained to us the workings thereof then the steering, the look-outs and goodness knows whatnot! It seems all quite complicated but very interesting. We saw the cat-o-nine-tails which the sailor had to make before it was used. The most impressive was when we stood in front of Devis’s “Death of Nelson” [painting ] and the sailor took off his cap.”
I had to google Devis as I didn’t know what it or who he was.
They generally leave their 1928 Morris Oxford in a garage when they stay overnight and a man there is responsible for checking the vehicle. This is what she wrote going towards Guildford:
“There we found our brakes tightened up to the nines, a puddle of water in the hood and a man who suggested we might get 65 pounds for our car. We drove away when the luggage was in and my, was it raining and very slippery and away towards Guilford. We lost ourselves temporarily but didn’t mind for the drive was simply beautiful. The rain went off and it got warmer so we put the hood down and just loved it. From Sussex into Surrey it was beautiful but especially the latter”
They went to a charming village called Compton where there is the oldest choir screen in Great Britain.
I am now writing about London and was amazed at them seeing the R101 which I had no idea what it was but she went on to say it was “Biggest Airship in the World”!
Looks like bokeh to me! Good job, Maggiemae. As usual your mother's remarks are a treasure. I love her sense of adventure and her refusal to let any scheming fellow buy her car!
So does Dragon Dictate have trouble with your accent??? I don't know much about the places she is visiting, but it sounds like she continues to have quite the adventure.
@chard Ah - but they didn't roll them! There was a rolling stone they discovered in some Cornish place that was huge and could be rolled but it was well balanced!
@digitalrn The Death of Nelson is pretty grim but the Blacksmiths shop is so different and interesting. He must be a well known artist to be in the Victoria!
What a wise owl, indeed. He taught you well. Along with many others, it seems, I really enjoy reading your mother's journal entries. I've begun researching my family history and have uncovered some nice tales. But to have such detailed information first hand is just lovely.
So does Dragon Dictate have trouble with your accent??? I don't know much about the places she is visiting, but it sounds like she continues to have quite the adventure.
I love the bokeh that you have captured. Wonderful job.