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Triple Trouble! (20 Jun 2010)

I was visiting Barbera as Cara had a lovely litter of kittens.  I walked in one morning and three of them were beautifully lined up.  I pressed the shutter…

Micheldever Woods (02 May 2010)

Winter finally gave way to spring, and the woods of Hampshire were carpeted in bluebells.  This is Micheldever Woods, but just about every bit of woodland and scrub…

Ice Trek (17 Feb 2010)

Sometimes the swans on Gaddon Loch got lucky and someone would feed them.  Here they are trekking back from the edge to one of the holes in the…

Take-off! (17 Feb 2010)

A few of the swans decided that a mixture of running and flapping might be easier than waddling back to the holes in the ice. This swan hasn’t…

Gull Drinking (16 Feb 2010)

Back at Birnie Loch, the hard winter continued and most of the surface was frozen.  The birds were keeping a few holes open, and I spotted this Black-headed Gull…

Glenshee Ski Centre (30 Jan 2010)

Winter continued, and once the airfield was open again I was taken for a jaunt in a light aircraft – the pilot checked I had my camera before…

Slingsby T31 at Portmoak (01 Jan 2010)

The Slingsby T31 is an old training glider, build (mostly) of wood and canvas.  This example is part of the Portmoak collection, and this particular image was used in…

Snow at Portmoak (20 Dec 2009)

The first snow fell before Christmas, and I arrived at the airfield to discover a wonderful light – everything glowed very slightly.  The weak links are used to…

Hoarfrost, Loch na Creige (12 Dec 2009)

As winter progressed and the cold increased it’s grip, some days had spectacular hoar frost.  These images were taken at Loch na Creige, again taking advantage of the easy…

Loch na Creige (06 Dec 2009)

This loch was frozen for most of the 2009-2010 winter which was the coldest for 30 years, though it’s high (1300′, 396m) and I suspect it’s shallow so…