Sunrise 08:12 Sunset16:11 The last day of the year, where has it gone! It’s been a busy one and I’ve enjoyed being out and about and taking pictures along the way. Late December has been very mild and there are signs of spring, a little too early. I spotted this

We suddenly seem to be into winter, the leaves have all gone and the days are shortening, the weather is changeable with plenty of rain and the Stour has reached it’s banks already a couple of times. The paths I walk on are very muddy in places. Tilly and I

It’s getting colder and wetter and the leaves on the trees are more or less gone, the river Stour has been scoured out when it flooded over its banks last week with the heavy rain. I couldn’t get over to Bere Marsh one day as the path was flooded in

We had a Studio night at Blandford Camera Club at the end of November with Pete Whieldon photography who brought along a menagerie of Raptors, Frogs and mice for us to photograph. Not quite nature watching but it was great to see these animals at close hand and learn a