The other meaning of bark
Natalie and I were wandering around the National Trust’s Tyntesfield estate the other day, when I got bored with the nicely manicured path we were on and decided to head off-piste into the undergrowth....
View ArticleOh, what a beautiful morning…
Another misty start to the day, with a thick layer of dew making everything shimmer in the glow of the early morning sun. I could have spent all day taking photos, but sadly work beckons. Here’s my...
View ArticleA new project
OK, so I’ve been a bit quiet for a while. But that’s because I’ve been working on a new project that’s captured my imagination – as well as the imaginations of quite a few other people. It involves...
View ArticleA festival of light in Mousehole
Having spent a fair amount of time in Cornwall recently, I was keen to check out one of the most spectacular sights that the county has to offer at this time of year: the Mousehole Harbour Lights*. And...
View ArticleWalking in the moonlight
It was already gone seven o’clock when Molly and I went out for our walk this morning, but the crescent moon was still bright in the heavens and even the planet Jupiter was visible in the dawn sky. As...
View ArticleIn the deep midwinter
It was really frosty the other day and Natalie took this lovely photo of Molly surveying the pristine world during our morning walk. It’s so great I just had to share it.
View ArticleThe fells, the fells…
I was in Lancaster for work a couple of weeks ago and, knowing that I was going to have an afternoon free, decided I’d drive the few extra miles northwards and go for a nice walk in the Lake District....
View ArticleGetting close to nature
We had a lovely sunny evening here the other day, so I put a long-ish lens on my camera and – together with Natalie and Molly – headed out for a pleasant after-work walk. We wandered down an old farm...
View ArticleAutumn bliss
I knew it was going to be a nice morning as soon as I stepped outside, just before sunrise, and saw the planet Venus glimmering brightly in the heavens. And sure enough, as Molly and I set out for our...
View ArticleThe lunar eclipse
There’s something fascinating about the moon. It’s traditional among astronomers to grumble about the moon, and the full moon in particular, as the massive amount of sunlight that it reflects makes it...
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