Harvest Mice
On the 28th July I visited Dean Mason’s Windows on Wildlife to photograph Harvest Mice for a couple of hours. Dean had a cancellation and I decided a little therapy watching these lovely little characters was just what I needed. They love to climb and are very quick so you
Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2
The second part of this post is about the Butterfly Farm which is in a large glasshouse next to the Otters. The Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Devon Otter sanctuary are on one site and throughout the day I alternated between the Butterfly House and the Otters outside. It was very
Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1
On Sunday 12th June I went with members of Blandford Camera Club to Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm, we had a great day the Otters are characters. There were three species the small Asian Short clawed Otter up to mischief all the time and the Large North American
Forest Falconry
I had a great day on Friday 25th March with friend Judy Vowles who had invited me to join her on a that day. It was a Christmas present from her brother to go to Forest Falconry in the New Forest with a friend where we handled their birds and
Stourhead at Night 2021
Select an image to see a bigger view and use the left and right arrows on the picture to browse the images. On the 3rd December I went up to Stourhead once again, but this time in the evening to enjoy the light show. It was a chilly evening and
January Snow
Click on a picture to see the full view and a slideshow. I have to say I got quite excited with the weather forecast at the end of the week, a possibility of snow! I do enjoy a little snow as long as it doesn’t cause too much disruption and
January 1st 2021
What a start to the New Year, I was up before dawn, which isn’t difficult at this time of the year as it’s not until 8.12am. Today my husband Rod and the two dogs came for a walk with me down the fields towards the river from home. I wasn’t
Knowlton Church
I was just thinking of settling down with my knitting and book for the evening when a friend messaged me to see if I would like to go somewhere for a sunset! I suggested Knowlton Church. We weren’t going to get an interesting sky as it was so clear and
Corfe Castle Dawn
On the 17th September I had an early trip down to Corfe Castle with a friend to try and capture a dawn sunrise. We had to leave home at 5am to get down to Corfe in position to take the dawn. Hoping for a bit of mist as always, when
Great Dorset Steam Fair – 23rd Aug 2019
I had more or less decided that I wouldn’t make it to the Great Dorset Steam Fair, I hadn’t been well with Shingles and I was just getting over it, I don’t think I could have managed a day wandering the Steam Fair. But friend Judy had friends from New
Overnight at Corfe Castle
On 21st May I took our Camper van down to Corfe Castle for an overnight stay hoping for a really nice sunrise. I stayed at the Camping and Carvanning club site near Corfe, it is just right for getting to where I want to be early in the morning on