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John Knox’s Pulpit (13 Aug 2020)

John Knox’s Pulpit was a rock formation overlooking Glenvale in North-east Fife. There is a lovely 4-mile circular walk from the car park on the minor road from…

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…

The Tyndall-Bruce Monument (25 Dec 2019)

There’s nothing I like better on Christmas day than a good, early breakfast, a walk in lovely cold clear weather, and a hearty early evening meal. Christmas Day…

Loch Leven and Bishop Hill (13 Nov 2019)

The view from Burleigh Sands is one I’m very fond of, and there was a bonus on this visit – the migratory Whooper Swans had arrived. Shutter speed: 1/250s…

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…