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Corra Linn (23 Oct 2020)

Another visit to Falls of Clyde hoping for autumn colour. I wasn’t disappointed, and for the first time I walked over the weir above Bonnington Linn to enjoy…

River Devon (22 Oct 2020)

The River Devon flows through a dramatic gorge just upstream of Rumbling Bridge. Unfortunately the footbridge that used to exist at the top of the gorge was swept…

Japanese Garden, Cowden (20 Oct 2020)

I had a ticket to visit the Gardens hoping to see fantastic autumn colours, but it was raining. I went anyway and the soft diffuse light enhanced 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…

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

Snowy Field (04 Apr 2018)

Snow came and went up to April. I’m not sure what the crop had been in this field – some sort of brassica I suspect – but I…