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Northeast Fife (28 Jul 2020)

In the shadow in the foreground is Glenvale, with West Lomond and north-east Fife and the Tay beyond. The photo was taken from the front seat of a…

Daisies (13 Jun 2020)

The village I live in has lots of stone walls, some old and significant enough that they are listed! There are all sorts of plants growing in the…

Buff-tailed bumblebee (20 Jun 2020)

The scientific name for these is Bombus terrestris, and it’s one of the commonest bumblebees both in the UK and in my garden. I also have Tree bumblebees (Bombus…

Common blue damselfly (12 Jun 2020)

Spotted when I was out for a walk. I think is a male, and that the females are duller. The blue was exquisite and what was what drew…

Meconopsis (05 Jun 2020)

I found these incredibly difficult to take photos of. This isn’t good (the background is my neighbours’ garage) but it does show both flower stalks, a bud, open…

Phacelia (07 Aug 2020)

Phacelia is also known as lacy phacelia, blue tansy or purple tansy, and is grown around the edges of quite a few crop fields around here. I’ve also…

Detectorists at work (17 Nov 2019)

Detectorists love the stubble fields of late autumn.  I love the colours and textures in this field. Shutter speed: 1/160s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 200 Focal length: 220mm Taken: 17 November, 2019 15:11 Camera: PENTAX…

Clematis montana ‘Fragrant Spring’ (13 May 2020)

I finally got around to planting this several years ago after leaving it in it’s pot for far too long. However it recovered, and now produces a mass…

Kingsbarns Beach (10 Feb 2019)

Back at Kingsbarns Beach admiring the patterns in the sand left by the receding tide. Shutter speed: 1/200s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 100 Focal length: 48mm Taken: 10 February, 2019 11:02 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II

Cow Parsley Seed Head (28 Aug 2018)

I love these seed heads. Shutter speed: 1/800s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 400 Focal length: 220mm Taken: 28 August, 2018 15:08 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II