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Gallery: a February selection (2024)

Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

Terry Pratchett

Eight hours into our twelve-hour flight home from Mexico City, which had been preceded by a shorter flight from La Paz and a six hour lay-over in the airport, I was questioning my sanity! Even now, a day later but still a little jet-lagged and weary, I’m half-inclined to ask myself why I do it. But of course I already know the answer.

Every trip, every journey, turns you into a slightly different person than you were before you left. The sights you saw, the experiences you had, the people you met; these are all part of you now.

I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that the February weather in England can be dismal, and after a few months of winter weather we’re always ready for a change and keen to see and feel some warm sunshine! This year was no different, and we spent a major part of the month in Mexico. There will be many more detailed posts about that trip no doubt, but photos from it naturally rather dominate the slideshow below and will provide a sneak preview of what is to come!

In the early part of the month we went to the London Destinations show. No photos, but plenty of inspiration for future trips (as though I didn’t have enough ideas already!) and a chance for us to catch up with Carl from Regent Holidays who led our trip to North Korea. There was also a cinema outing (The Holdovers), dinner with friends and a meeting of my photography group.

Technical notes

The first few shots were taken close to home with my phone, while in Mexico I used my Panasonic Lumix bridge camera. All were edited with Photoshop Elements and/or Nik Color Efex.

As always I am linking my selection to Ju-Lyn’s and Brian’s Changing Seasons challenge. Use the arrows to navigate the slideshow if you want to see all the images.

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