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Heron at Watermead Country Park

Heron at Watermead Country Park


They grow a bit big round here.

They grow a bit big round here.
Incey Wincey must have been eating a lot of flies lately. He also gives the impression of an alien invasion.


Autumnal chestnuts

Autumnal chestnuts
This Autumnal view was taken on a countryside walk. The trees and bridleway are near the Rousham House Estate when walking to...


Puffin, Staple Island

Puffin, Staple Island




Helmsley in the Yorkshire Moors

Helmsley in the Yorkshire Moors


Sixfields - Flood Storage Reservoir

Sixfields - Flood Storage Reservoir


Waterside - A Swan's View

Waterside - A Swan's View
A swan's view of the Waterside shopping mall, Lincoln city centre.


Innominate Tarn

Innominate Tarn
Near the summit of Haystacks, Buttermere, Cumbria,




Cooling.

Cooling.
A cooling tower at Rugeley lit by moonlight. Shot from the towpath a few yards from where I was moored for the night.


North Lees Hall, Hathersage, Derbyshire

North Lees Hall, Hathersage, Derbyshire
Water colour painting by Stewart Platt


Never Forget

Never Forget


Fishing boat

Fishing boat




Waterfall in Sunnyhurst woods

Waterfall in Sunnyhurst woods
OK so this is the second take of the same image. It was raining heavily this afternoon so i had to try and see if I could get a...


Looking East.

Looking East.
A view just after sunrise. Eastgate Clock stands on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress. It is a prominent...


Foxglove

Foxglove
A rather full headed example here. Seen on Millers Brow and the descent off Loughrigg into Ambleside. Never seen so many...


Derwentwater

Derwentwater
Looking south along Derwentwater from underneath Friars Crag


Whitby Abbey sunset

Whitby Abbey sunset
Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire.


Under Millenium

Under Millenium
Millenium Bridge to St Pauls from South Bank of River Thames


Calf Sunset

Calf Sunset
Sunset over the Calf of Mann


A snowy winter

A snowy winter
National Trust Woodlands near my home


Roseberry Walk

Roseberry Walk


Cold Winter

Cold Winter


Oil painting of Curber Edge

Oil painting of Curber Edge
After years of wanting to try oil painting, I finally did in 2010. I painted this from a photo by James Carter.


Infinity Bridge

Infinity Bridge
Infinity Bridge, Stockton on Tees


Kirkstone Pass

Kirkstone Pass
Taken on a trip to Scotland via the Lake District. The scene just shouted out to be captured.


Castle Howard

Castle Howard
The stately home, Castle Howard, from across the lake.


Chanterlands Avenue, Kingston upon Hull

Chanterlands Avenue, Kingston upon Hull


Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital
The historic Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick (formerly used to accommodate ex-servicemen) from an original black and white oil...


Evening stroll!

Evening stroll!
An elderly couple take a stroll along the South Downs in July 2009. Beautiful Seven Sisters as a back drop!


Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm


Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm
Butterfly farm


Hidden Sun

Hidden Sun
Sun behind the dead tree.


Gates to nowhere

Gates to nowhere
I was on my way home from a visit to Cornwall and wanted one last look at the sea. On a road between Boscastle and Bude a sign...


Paignton beach

Paignton beach


Domination.

Domination.
The disused Power Station cooling towers rise above the surrounding countryside.


The fishing boats graveyard

The fishing boats graveyard
Decaying fishing boat on the beach at Dungeness


A very beautiful bird!

A very beautiful bird!


Fishing cobble

Fishing cobble


White water at Woolacombe

White water at Woolacombe
A windy March day


The Canal at Mossley, Greater Manchester

The Canal at Mossley, Greater Manchester
Such a quiet life


Lichfield Cathedral from Minster Pool

Lichfield Cathedral from Minster Pool


Goat with an attitude

Goat with an attitude
Lots of wild goats on the coastal path near Lynton. This one posed for me. Devon 2010


Trees

Trees


Horse play

Horse play


Rural scene

Rural scene
House in the clouds


Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle
There are nearly 1,000 years of history at this great Castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West...


He got the point !!!

He got the point !!!
Meet the Garden Centre resident Mr Robin. I think most garden centres seem to have a regular robin or two.


Blue Tit

Blue Tit
This was taken in a garden centre car park, Marks Tey Colchester


St. Huberts

St. Huberts
Stained Glass window ... one of the many in St. Huberts Roman Catholic Church at Dunsop Bridge, along the Trough of Bowland road,...


Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral
This was the first time fan vaulting was used in a Claustral setting


Fly Past

Fly Past
An air display team over the Statue of Commerce which sits on top of Liverpool Town Hall.


Atlantic Way at sunset.

Atlantic Way at sunset.
One of my favourite places on the banks of the Mersey. Ever changing light there at all times of the day. Taken 3rd January 2010.


Bradgate Park

Bradgate Park


Horseguards, London, October 2008

Horseguards, London, October 2008


Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
View from one of the many garden areas surrounding the Castle and Keep Proceeds from the sale of this picture donated to...


York Minster

York Minster


Muker in Swaledale

Muker in Swaledale
On a walk from Muker to Keld


Reflections

Reflections
Picture taken while on an early morning walk along the tow path of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Near Skipton


Thirlmere reflection

Thirlmere reflection
Blencathra is reflected in Thirlmere in the evening light.


Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
Building, Bridge, Gardens


A picture of The National Seal Sanctuary

A picture of The National Seal Sanctuary
National Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, not far from Helston, Cornwall. April 2005. Not all visitors are people. There used to be, I...


Inside Harlech Castle, Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales

Inside Harlech Castle, Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales
architectural detail




Whitby's coast

Whitby's coast


Lichfield Cathedral at Sunset

Lichfield Cathedral at Sunset






Scotney Castle, near Lamberhurst in Kent

Scotney Castle, near Lamberhurst in Kent


Shillingstone in Dorset

Shillingstone in Dorset
Night Hunter; in this case a Barn Owl. There are a number of species of owl in the Shillingstone area. As well as the Tawney and...


Clitheroe Castle and Grounds

Clitheroe Castle and Grounds
The Norman castle keep of Clitheroe has dominated the skyline for more than 800 years since being built around 1186 by Robert de...


Winnat's Pass, Castleton

Winnat's Pass, Castleton


Chapter House at Wells Cathedral

Chapter House at Wells Cathedral
This image was first made famous by Fredrick Evans, a photographer, at the turn of the 20th century. It is an iconic image from a...


Frosty fields

Frosty fields
A hard frost near King's Nympton


Pickering Park, Autumn

Pickering Park, Autumn


All Saints Church

All Saints Church
All Saints Church, Staplehurst, is the Anglican Parish Church in the village of Staplehurst, Kent, England. It was founded in the...


York Minster

York Minster


...where am I ? , well.... good question

...where am I ? , well.... good question
A trip over Grasmere - the view from Stone Arthur...( with a head among the clouds - a part of never-to-be-forgotten story )




Dome and field.

Dome and field.


Old and New.

Old and New.
The old but bright huts along the seafront with the new build in the background is what I like about this image.


Hessle Foreshore 003.

Hessle Foreshore 003.


Bluebell Woods

Bluebell Woods
Twyford, Sussex


Shillingstone in Dorset

Shillingstone in Dorset
The man in the mist. A walk at sunrise on The North Dorset Trailway, Shillingstone.


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