Category Archives: Microscapes

Spring Sprung

Posted on Tue, 15 May, 2018 by

I was surprised to realize that I had yet to post an image of Spring. Life has been unusually busy recently and Spring didn’t just arrive – it exploded into life. It was a case of ‘blink and you missed … Continue reading →

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Woodland

Posted on Mon, 14 November, 2016 by

Today’s headline image is unusual for me as it takes in a broad sweep of woodland – not my normal approach to this environment. This image was taken yesterday on a visit to our local Nature Reserve – a five-minute … Continue reading →

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A shaft of light

Posted on Mon, 25 August, 2014 by

We’ve reached that time of the year when the Greens look tired and shabby. That wonderful palette of greens that we enjoyed a few short months ago has gone, to be replaced by a homogenous tone. I was in the … Continue reading →

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Hanging There

Posted on Mon, 11 November, 2013 by

It was wall-to-wall sunshine yesterday, an unusual phenomenon recently (normal service has been resumed today – it’s raining)! A beautiful day for getting out there and capturing the colours of Autumn. We returned to Wrest Park to walk through the … Continue reading →

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On borrowed time

Posted on Fri, 18 October, 2013 by

Autumn is creeping up on us in the UK, patchily. It’s a time of the year that has intense beauty in the broad sweep of the country and also in the small detail. Personally, I prefer the small detail, getting … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Confusion

Posted on Mon, 16 September, 2013 by

10 days ago, on what turned out to be the last warm sunny day of our Summer, we visited one of our favourite country estates – Wrest Park. It’s a place I have photographed before so on this occasion I … Continue reading →

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Hanging by a Thread

Posted on Mon, 22 October, 2012 by

I don’t always listen to my wife’s advice, but on this occasion she was right, and I’m glad I did. Last Friday she arrived home from our local supermarket with a week’s worth of food and told me that the … Continue reading →

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Summer Leaves

Posted on Wed, 1 August, 2012 by

Sadly the vibrant colours of Spring leaves don’t last long. Within a few weeks they become drab and tired, often diseased, and the victim of the weather. The broad palette of colours is replaced by a very ordinary homogenous green. … Continue reading →

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June through a Mirror

Posted on Mon, 25 June, 2012 by

Whatever happened to Flaming June, as we call it over here. It’s gone AWOL! I recall saying jokingly to friends in March, when we had an extraordinary spell of warm dry and settled weather – ‘This is our Summer’. The … Continue reading →

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The Greens of Rousham

Posted on Wed, 20 June, 2012 by

Today’s images come from the gardens of Rousham. A world of Green. Monty Don, a well-loved broadcaster, writer and horticulturalist described Rousham as ‘one of the greatest experiences on this earth’ in his book, Around the World in 80 Gardens. … Continue reading →

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