Around the village

I took the camera for a walk, rather than on a walk.

on the road - walking, mind!

Another scene that came creeping up and said 'Go on, try me!'

Compare and contrast

I posted these because I wanted to look at the difference the colours make.

Since this place is very quiet, the birds are more than usually inclined to fly off when they see people.  I need more patience, or somewhere  to hide. And I should probably take the tripod too.

Coney Island in the rain

In honour of today's rain - a shot from November 2004. Leonie with Eilidh at Coney Island.  Taken with my old faithful (until it gave up) Fujifilm point and shoot.  Of course I found this while searching for another photo. . . which I still haven't found!

Tree of heaven, sumac

The one in our garden never gives us a display like this one just along the street.

Three goldfinches

sunset

Another through-the-window shot.  5.50 pm.

Leicester

I can't get away with pretending this was taken in the 1950s!

but I'm glad we live in a coloured world.

Town hall square with the 'caramac fountain'

At Fineshade

London aquarium

Cat fish

Afternoon wander

An unusual colour for hydrangea flowers

I'm having trouble with sky colours

Mini-Vermont effect

Kirby Hall catches the sun

Eyebrook Reservoir and autumn trees

Eyebrook reservoir

Ok - it's autumn.

Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue

I feel a little like Alice through the Looking Glass, among very large chess pieces.

half a mile of trees, late afternoon, long shadows, low sun... and then my battery ran out.

Spider web in the rain

There were surprisingly few webs around when I was looking this morning.  I enhanced this pic as it was originally very dark - my fault since I took it with a fast shutter speed.

Autumn skies and berries and textures

Seaton, glimpsed from the path near Gretton, spotlit by the sun

I've left the foreground darkish to emphasise the sky - taken 3.15pm Oct 25th

Haws

Sloes

umbellifers - seed-heads

? flower

brambles

fence

Brick wall - surprise, surprise. .