Category Archives: TOURING

HAPPY ST. DAVID’S DAY

Posted on March 3, 2021 by bilyreid

Happy St. David’s Day to the Welsh people. In their honour, here’s a snap I took of Chirk Castle in the Welsh Marches a few years back.    

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THE OLD COW SHED

Posted on January 18, 2021 by bilyreid

Winter has gripped the land.  Was fortunate to capture the following image in Gatineau, Quebec.  This old barn with “French” ventilators was in a perfect state of detioration for photography: a year earlier would have been too early and next … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS EVE 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by bilyreid

King’s College Chapel is considered one of the finest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in England and is a landmark symbol for the University of Cambridge. Started by King Henry II and finished by King Henry VIII,  The Chapel is … Continue reading →

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DAY OF INFAMY

Posted on December 7, 2020 by bilyreid

Today, December 7, is the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.  Memorial wall to the sailors of the USS Arizona who died on Dec 7, 1941. Gun turret of the USS Arizona. The Arizona is still in her death throes. … Continue reading →

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BALACLAVA WOOLEN MILL

Posted on September 9, 2020 by bilyreid

A recent visit to cottage country allowed me to stop at the old ghost town of Balaclava, Ontario. OLD BALACLAVA WOOLEN MILL

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CUSTER’S LAST STAND

Posted on June 26, 2020 by bilyreid

Yesterday was the 144th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Here are some pics I took during a visit to Montana a few years ago. BATTLE MEMORIAL   CUSTER MARKER   CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY The Custer National Cemetery … Continue reading →

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ULURU

Posted on February 11, 2020 by bilyreid

Uluru Rock, formerly Ayers Rock, in the Red Centre of Australia, has now been closed to the public as of last Friday. The Rock had been one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations despite its remote location (the nearest town, … Continue reading →

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL

Posted on January 24, 2020 by bilyreid

Today is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland.  The event, headlined “Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism,” was co-organized by  Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center and the World Holocaust Forum Foundation and was … Continue reading →

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CAMBRIDGE

Posted on November 18, 2019 by bilyreid

My new Cambridge photobook is available for preview.   The book is an intimate perusal of both the City and the University that I have photographed over the past decade.  A preview can be obtained by clicking here.        … Continue reading →

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REMEMBERING VIOLETTE

Posted on November 12, 2019 by bilyreid

Remembrance Day, 2019.  Ever since my days living in Dorset House, I became aware of the Special Operations Executive (SOE ) which was headquartered in London’s Dorset Square during the War.  Television series such as Foyle’s War in Britain and … Continue reading →

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