Roger Bennion's photos

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) The Kinks recorded "Autumn Almanac" in 1967. My photo of The Gothic Temple in Stowe Landscape Gardens was taken in the Autumn. So, job done for 'Sight and Sound' methinks :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Autumn Almanac ~ The Kinks

An attempt at more of an abstract shot of my fave Oxford building :-))

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Allegedly, today (1 November) was the hottest November day recorded in the UK after the temperature in Trawsgoed, near Aberystwyth, in Wales reached 22.3C. I didn't go to Wales but the next best option was Stowe Landscape Gardens. Certainly didn't need an anorak and a muffler :-))

When I saw this sign I immediately thought of "Elvis Imitators" by Steve Goodman :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Elvis Imitators ~ Steve Goodman

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I am linking my photo to "When The Leaves Come Falling Down" by Van Morrison. So far so good :-) But, Van the Man sings about leaves coming down in September. I took my photo today and September has long since gone........so, not quite so good :-) Van the Man also sings about Paris and my photo was taken in Stowe Landscape Gardens......so, not ever so good :-) However, tenuous links are good.....methinks :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ When The Leaves Come Falling Down ~ Van Morrison

Branches and leaves reflected in the River Styx in Stowe Landscape Gardens. Not sure if I should have added soft focus here.....but 'tis too late now :-) Maybe view in Lightbox :-)

"City of New Orleans" was written by Steve Goodman describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans . The closest I can get to New Orleans is my shot of a train in Swanage railway station :-) The best known version of the song is probably the one by Arlo Guthrie but I am keeping this version for a future post :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound I am using Steve's version from the Old Grey Whistle Test back in 1972 ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ City of New Orleans ~ Steve Goodman Another fave version for me is by The Highwaymen ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ City of New Orleans ~ The Highwaymen

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Another shot of the Blavatnik School of Government building where I got a bit carried away with using GIMP Photo Software :-)) Some toning followed by a dash of the Array [Faded] filter.......I think :-) Possibly better in Lightbox :-)

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This guy was about to fly away so the obvious link for moi is "I'll Fly Away" by The Dillards :-) "I'll Fly Away" is the opening track on their 1968 album "Wheatstraw Suite". This track only lasts for 39 seconds and I am so used to "Nobody Knows" following on immediately :-) I have, therefore, found a link to the complete album. I wouldn't normally do this but I can now listen to the whole album without having to go searching for my cd :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I'll Fly Away ~ The Dillards p.s. "Wheatstraw Suite" is one of my all-time fave albums :-)

"The Pushbike Song" by The Mixtures seems a logical choice for 'Sight and Sound'. With all due respect to The Mixtures I don't think I will be adding this track to my music collection anytime soon :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ The Pushbike Song ~ The Mixtures

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) When I saw this couple walking 'arm in arm' in Stowe Landscape Gardens I immediately thought of "Love Reunited" by the Desert Rose Band. One of my fave DRB tracks....but, then again, everything they did was my fave :-) So here is a performance from 'Austin City Limits' in 1988 :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Love Reunited ~ Desert Rose Band

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Autumn colour near Dunstable Downs

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) The second in my series of Oxford Window shots :-) I think we are looking into the Divinity School. Some bits may be reflections and the green bits could be foliage on the other side of the building :-) This leads to my choice for 'Sight and Sound' and that's "Thru' The Window Of My Mind" by Beth Hart. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Thru The Window Of My Mind ~ Beth Hart

I don't know where I have been to have missed out on Steve Goodman's brilliant version of John Prine's classic “Blue Umbrella”. But now, I can listen every day :-) Just give me one good reason And I promise I won't ask you any more Just give me one extra season So I can figure out the other four Tragically, Steve never got that one extra season.........succumbing to cancer in 1984 at only 36 years old. R.I.P. Steve. The 'umbrella' .......maybe it's a parasol :-) .......in my shot was red but it is not red any longer :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Blue Umbrella ~ Steve Goodman

I expect I shall get a bit carried away with using the soft focus filter this Autumn time. So, I am starting with this shot :-)

This lady was part of a group entertaining shoppers in Oxford. I figured I could find a 'Cello' musical link for Sight and Sound. And, here is it :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Radioactive ~ Caitlin T. Delaney Possibly view in Lightbox, please :-)

As I was taking this shot the sheep turned away from me and said "You Don't Even Call Me By My Name" Which, of course, neatly links to "You Don't Even Call Me By My Name" written by Steve Goodman and Johh Prine. Performed here by Steve Goodman :-))) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ You Don't Even Call Me By My Name ~ Steve Goodman

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Taken last Sunday at my fave location.....just a hint of Autumn here methinks :-) “Oh! lead me to the wide extended walks, The fair majestic paradise of Stowe!” .................James Thomson, Autumn, 1744