Coffee shop water

My preference, when looking for somewhere to sit in a coffee shop, is a seat by a window. That way I can watch the world go by. But, now that the festive season is upon us that rule does not apply. Why? Because the windows have become sites for Christmas advertising - loaded drinks and calorie-packed pastries are urged upon us and the outside world becomes somewhere only glimpsed beyond the notices. The bottles and glasses were by a small window sill where the adverts wouldn't fit and offered a modest still life.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: iPhone

The old Bulmers cellars, Hereford

Herefordshire was, and still is, a county that produces cider. This alcoholic drink based on apples (pears for perry) comes and goes as fashions change. However, there is sufficient demand that the drink is always being produced somewhere in the country. The county's and the country's largest producer is Westons of Much Marcle. The photograph above was taken in the cellars of the Hereford Cider Museum, an enterprise that was created out of the old Bulmers Cider works. Today visitors can tour the museum and learn about cider production and taste samples. They can also see the rooms and very extensive cellars where Bulmers produced the drink. The bottles in the photograph are empty but would have had sparkling cider maturing before being sold.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10