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 cracks and I was struck by this…
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 hypnorum) which are absolutely massive! They all love…
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 my attention – it’s only a little…
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 flowers and a seed pod. You can…
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 seen a field completely sown with it…
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 2019 provided all of those.
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 Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 100 Focal length: 31mm Taken: 13 November, 2019…
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 K-3 II Location: 56° 16.5446′ 0″ N 3°…
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 of growth and flowers every year. As…
Belhaven Bridge (23 Mar 2019)
This is also known as the ‘bridge to nowhere’. In reality it’s a bridge across the Biel Water which (when the tide is low enough!) lets people on the east of the Biel Water access…