Peter Holloway's Weblog

Taking a bite out of the Big Apple

Peter Holloway — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:37:50 +0000

Sandra and I visited the city of New York last week for birthday treat. We had an amazing time walking, looking up, photographing, and just enjoying the city. We discovered that we were only five minutes walk from Grand Central Terminal, and on the first evening I grabbed this photo from the bridge on the downtown side. Click on the photo to see all the photos on Flickr.

New Sermon online – Reaffirming the Foundations

Peter Holloway — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:28:17 +0000

It was a privilege to be asked to preach at Grace Baptist Church on Sunday evening. The topic was Reaffirming the Foundations – taking a look at Genesis chapter 1 and 1 Corinthians chapter 15 regarding the assurance that what the Bible has told us about where we come from and where we are going to is completely reliable.

You can listen here.

You can visit the sermons page to view all the available messages.

A Peaceful Walk in the Lake District

Peter Holloway — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:26:59 +0000

Sandra and I drove up for an overnight in the historic townlet of Hawkshead. The gaggle of streets nestle under the gaze of Hawkshead parish church, perched on a hill, overseeing the tourists and travellers. Behind the church stretch some rural paths up into the hills, and out of the village. The sun was blazing, the sky was clear. and the trees were just beginning to come into leaf.

All was quiet, lambs gambolled in the fields – the perfect wedding anniversary walk…the perfect rural idyll!

Scarisbrick Hall Daffodils

Peter Holloway — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:12:04 +0000

I was offered a morning to potter around the grounds of Scarisbrick Hall a couple of weekends ago. There were daffodils springing up in front of the hall, so I flipped out the screen and took some low level shots from among the daffs. This is my favourite

A Positive Perspective on Marriage

Peter Holloway — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:26:14 +0000

There’s been so much anti Christian sentiment in the media recently, particularly in the UK around the concept of marriage, so I thought it important to reaffirm the positive position that the Bible places on marriage.

You can read it over on the Wideplace blog.

Fence Friday

Peter Holloway — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:47:10 +0000

Another Friday, just the same fence…I managed to stop off at Ainsdale for a few minutes yesterday afternoon, just as the sun was setting. There wasn’t much of a sunset, but I did grab a few shots of the sea and of my favourite fence…

Wideplace Post

Peter Holloway — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:44:09 +0000

It’s been a while since I put anything up on the Wideplace blog, but there’s a new post and pic there now…

New Year Pier

Peter Holloway — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:55:20 +0000

The first photo of the New Year just had to be of Southport Pier. I got down to the pier just before sunset, but the light wasn’t great, just a bit overcast, no colour. At least it wasn’t windy, so I was able to take this long exposure shot just before the pier closed for the evening.

The Colour Purple

Peter Holloway — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:28:51 +0000

On Monday this week I finished all my outstanding work and checked the time – ten minutes to sunset. So, I jumped in the car and headed down to the pier, more in hope than expectation. The wind was blowing a gale – it was blowing so hard that there was a constant drone as it blew through the struts of the pier. I took my tripod, but it seemed hell bent on trying to become a kite – it had to be folded up and left on the ground. All that was left was to shoot hand held in available light with the lens wide open. The sky briefly flowered with purple before sulking back into grey dullness. This image was taken in that 10 minute slot…

Distant Hills

Peter Holloway — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:45:41 +0000

These are the Welsh hills viewed from Ainsdale Beach.