NOTE. 1 We wish to stress that there is no sponsorship of this page, however, if anybody wants to send Streaky Strips, Twiglets, Wombles (especially the one that is battery powered and nods his head while singing the "Remember You're A Womble"), or any Glenn Miller merchandise, thats up to them.

NOTE 2. You will not see any flash graphics, or nudity (thank God), or even too much wit on this web site. If you have come to this site expecting these things PLEASE LEAVE NOW its merely a collection of photos.

• WHATS NEW (ish): the NEW (and relatively new pages are listed here, along with those that have been subject to a major update. New photos will be added to the older pages from time to time, but you will have to PAN down to find out which ones.

• "WILD" SWIMMING: want to know about "Wild Swimming" (thats rivers AND lakes, not naked swimming)? Nows your chance with pages dedicated to "The Bare Essentials", River Swims in 2009 and of course the Ultimate "Wild" Swimming Gazetteer (now divided into England and Non-England).

• SACRED PLACES: "Durdle Door"

• PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASSES: learn from experts on the "Joy of self photography, or even the use of Auto-Timers.

• HOLIDAYS: an A-Z of countries visited by a coward of air transport, weekend breaks 2008

• THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE: Dance and Surf Tips and last but certainly not least... Glenn Miller. (Well what did you expect?)

Swim the Door 2009 (STD09)

Mark "The Priest" RIP

Weekend Breaks 2009

Latest "wild swims" 2009

The One and Only "Wild" Swimmers International Gazetteer

This gazetteer has been up and running on the internet since 1958. Well, ok thats the date of the above photo (ish). Its a collection of information, many with photographs, of my "best" or "favourite" swimming places. Its got so large that I've had to divide it into separate pages for England and Non-England.

The Bare Necessities of "Wild" Swimming

WHY, WHY, WHY. WHY, WHY, WHY.WHY, WHY, WHY.WHY, WHY, WHY.Can you swim in the sea (and god forbid be swept away to all that lovely wine and cheese in France), but not in rivers and lakes. Some people even think it is illegal, others try to make it illegal. But what can be more natural than "dropping in" to your local river or lake. This page will give you the "Bare Necessities of Wild Swimming" (you will be pleased to know that nudity is not included). However, it does give you a glimpse, amongst other things, of all those silly signs saying "No Swimming" that you need to ignore.

DURDLE DOOR

This page is dedicated to the increasingly popular sport of "Swimming the Door" and is dedicated to those magnificent men and women who have achieved their life ambition and "Swam the Door"

"As the years go by": Auto-timer Classics (year by year)

You may well be a participant in the "classic" of years goneby!

"The Joy of Self-Photography"

Taking ones own (and bits of other people) has never been easier, its "The Joy of Self-Photography"

Countries Visited A to Z

Despite being scared of flying (and generally being abroad), I can now give any "travel bore" a good run for their money.

The "Essential" Diggers Dance Tips

Yo sexy cinerella whats hanging. The Vengaboys may do it up and down, but "Dude Digs featuring rockafeller skank", burns the floor. Dance till you drop. RESPECT

Glenn Miller "64 years Missing In Action"

Everybody knows Glenn is the real "king of swing". So is it true Digger is a relative? Well where did Glenn live between July and December 1944? Only 2 miles down the road from where Digger lives...............

Surfin tips from people who know?