photographs: people, places & things
Garden pictures – summer was here for a short time ☀️ Although it might seem an unlikely claim, it is true that we did have some sunshine this year. Writing this post has reminded me of that. I mentioned in my last post that I was spending a little time this week catching up with […]
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Garden pictures: insects and our frequent Goldfinch visitors It seems to me that the slow and almost no existent start to summer has had an impact on the number of insects that we might normally expect to see at this time of year. Despite that it’s always worth a wander in the garden to have […]
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In the garden with the Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm macro. One of the great things about macro photography is that you don’t really have to go far to practice. My previous blog post featured macro photography from the back garden and this post continues with that theme. As well as the macro pictures […]
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Last days of summer … As get towards the mid point of September then we also get towards the last days of summer. The long days are already starting to fade away, the lights at home are on a little earlier and I find myself reaching for some slightly warmer clothing in the evening. But […]
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Colour in the garden – picture post I couldn’t ever really say I’m the most enthusiastic gardener, but I do like the garden to look reasonably neat and tidy and I enjoy it most when there is plenty of greenery and plenty of colour. This year has seen us have plenty of that in our […]
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Lots of activity in the garden It’s that time of the year when there is lots of activity in the garden from the new baby birds, and it’s that time of year for them to leave their nests and start to make their own way in the world. In the last few weeks our garden […]
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Garden birds – photographed through the window It’s not ideal but sometimes you have to just make the best of what you have got. Just recently that has meant grabbing some shots of birds (particularly Goldfinches) from behind glass, the glass in this case being our kitchen window and a window that looks out onto […]
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