Posts – WanderingGaze

Even though I grew up 'in the hills,' I'd be hard pressed to say which I would choose, if given the opportunity to live there or by the sea? Because if ever I'm asked what I'd like to do for the day, where I want to go on holiday, the answer is always the same - SEASIDE! But it's not just the coast that I'm drawn to. I love rivers, estuaries, lakes.

Water

Trees at Eastwood Farm nature reserve, BristolAbandoned barn - CwmyoyWindow - Tidal Mill, Carew CastleFern detail - CwmyoyEmpty beach - Northcott MouthPotting shed - Nantybedd Garden, Forest Coal PitCobbles - Bristol HarboursideRock pool - Northcott MouthAvenue of trees - St George's Park, BristolCaravan - CwmyoySpiral staircase - Witley Court

Black & White

Metal jetty - AustVicars Close, WellsAppuldurcombe House, Isle of WightHerefordshire churchWindows - Tintern AbbeyOsborne House - Isle of WightWitley Court, WorcestershireWitley Court, WorcestershireGarden room, LongleatWitley Court, WorcestershireChurch window - SkenfrithChurch - Stourton

Man made

Everyone likes animals don't they - and 'wildlife?' For me, the love goes a bit deeper though. As a small child I was taken to see Pearly Border Fritillary butterflies in secret spots on our local common, along with glow worms at night. I fished for hours with my friends in the river Dore, catching and marvelling at the Stone loaches, white crayfish and bullheads we regularly caught and spent many holidays

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Trees - Arnos Vale CemeteryRiver Wye, BrockweirWoodland, CwmyoyWestonbirt ArboretumGrwyne Fawr, Forest Coal PitAshton Court Estate, BristolWoodland, CwmyoyConifer plantation - Forest Coal PitBeech woodland - Blaise Castle Estate, BristolStourhead GardensWoodland, St Catherine's, BathTrees, Hatterall HillNightingale Valley - Bristol Trees, Eastwood Farm Local Nature Reserve, BristolConifer plantation - Capel y ffinBeech trees - woodland near Marksbury When I began reviewing my photos to put together this website, I was genuinely surprised just how many shots I'd taken of

Wood

My interest in macro really came to the fore when I first became ill 6 years ago. Off work and confined to a pocket sized concrete garden with nothing to offer me except weeds, I decided to make the most of a bad job - and began making a record of all the insects I could find. At the time, I was running a citizen science project aimed at introducing people to the

Macro

Cheddar Gorge Kerry Ridgeway Long Mynd Prolly Moor Aston on Clun Aston on Clun Black Mountains Cherhill Downs Stiperstones Glen Nevis Red Cuillins, Isle of Skye Quaraing, Isle of Skye Blorenge Blorenge looking towards Brecon Beacons Red Cuillins, Isle of Skye Stiperstones

Landscapes

Nantybedd Garden, Forest Coal PitPrivate garden - CwmyoyRose Border - National Trust MottisfontSunflowers - Somerset Lavender FarmCatkins - Chew Valley Lake, BristolFerns - University of Bristol Botanic GardenPrivate garden - CwmyoyWalled garden - National Trust Tyntesfield, SomersetCotinus - National Trust Tyntesfield, SomersetTulips - Victoria Park, BristolCotinus - National Trust Tyntesfield, SomersetBryans Ground - Stapleton, HerefordshireBorder - Dyrham ParkBlossom - St George's Park, BristolKale leavesBlossom - my garden I wasn't one of those children who grew up

Gardens

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