Pumpkin Paparazzi

Why a website? And why Pumpkin?

Exactly. Why indeed?.

The old website was created, when I was trying to learn how to create and edit websites, having been asked to create one for a small company. I then wondered if one might be useful to me — I am not sure it has been. The old site was not designed to display well on tablets or mobiles and, so, I have now finally tried to learn how to build a simple "repsonsive" website. It was either that or stop the thing alttogether. At least, it has given my mind something to focus on. I better now think of a reason for keeping the website.

Many years ago, I attended a garden photography workshop at Rosemoor with Clive Nichols on a windy day. The morning was mostly theory, but thinking I was being smart, I planned to take some pictures of the pumpkins after lunch on my own, reasoning they were less likely to blow about. However, during lunch Clive Nichols suggested everyone head in that direction (no doubt for the same reason) and so the whole group descended upon the pumpkin bed. Preferring to take pictures on my own, when asked by Clive Nichols how I was doing, I commented that we were like the "Pumpkin Paparazzi." Seeing this made him smile, the name stuck.