Vesna Armstrong Photography

A while ago I decided to stay in Haworth as often as I can. One or two night getaway to my favourite village makes me happy; to me waking up in Haworth is something life is worth living for. The last time it happened was a month ago - Sunday, 30 October, the day before Halloween. G and I arrived at the village about 11 o'clock, and after a good English breakfast at the recently refurbished "Villette" cafe, we headed for the moor to do a little portrait photo shoot with G being my model! (blog post to follow in not a very distant future, I hope). Back in the village we watched and followed the Halloween Parade, and then it was time to check in to our room at the Old Registry Bed & Breakfast - the Duchess Room. Our room was on the first floor, its window to the left of the skeleton in this image. The scene next door outside the "Sleeping House" Bed & Breakfast. This was the Halloween Parade starting point. Our beautiful and eleg...

Monday 31 October, Halloween, was one of the most beautiful days I can remember in my life. I woke up in Haworth with G, and it was a glorious autumn morning - sunny and very mild. After a sumptuous breakfast at my favourite Old Registry (best ever smoked salmon and scrambled eggs) we drove to Oxenhope station to start a walk featured in the "Walking with the Brontes" book. Yorkshire in England is not the place with the most spectacular autumn colours in the world, but autumn is still a very beautiful season here just like everywhere else. And I believe the colours were at their best when we did the walk. We parked in the large car park outside attractive Oxenhope Station, and I soon started looking for my opening shot. It had to "scream" autumn, so I walked over to these beautiful trees with yellow and orange leaves and positioned myself so I could use them to frame the station building. I liked how the red detail on the building complements the autumn colours...

As a keen Bronte Society member I attend the very enjoyable literary lunch every year, but this is the first year I have blogged about it. Social photography is not my forte, to be truthful, so here are just a few quick snaps from the event. This year the Literary Lunch was held at Midlands Hotel in Bradford, a short journey from where I live in Leeds. It is a very elegant and opulent three star hotel built at the end of 19th century. The beautiful French Ballroom where the event took place. I loved the green and gold decor and glittering chandeliers. The sunlight streamed in through large French windows making the room feel warm and inviting. Kitty Wright (apologies if I didn't catch or spell the name correctly), a Bronte Society associate, gave us all the introductory information regarding the hotel and the agenda of the day. Each year there is a featured talk on a Bronte theme, and this year our speaker was Juliet Barker, one of the highest authorities on the...