Thursday, 23 July 2026

Touring on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne

 23rd July 26, Holy Island, 2pm

The tour continues around Holy Island.

I'd even brought an actual camera!







Catch up time...

22nd July 26, Kelso, 11am

On a Scottish jaunt guiding a tour group round the abbeys of the borders. For being in such a dilapidated state, Kelso abbey seems happy with life...



Scott's View


21st July 26, Alnmouth, 9am

Nice and quiet on the beach with enough breeze to keep me cool




19th July 26, Warkworth, 8am

 Today came in like January then eventually turned back to July. Very chilly in the N wind on the beach this morning with an angry sea.




14th July 26, Newton Point, 6pm

Not many flowers left on the coast after all the hot weather. Still lovely to be here for a quick visit after work.




Monday, 22 June 2026

spots and tufts

 22nd June 26, Hauxley, 4pm

And so the year rolls on and this is the first six-spot Burnet moth I've seen.  This time on tufted vetch.



solstice eve

 20th June 26, Alnmouth, 6pm and 10pm

The evening before the longest day and solstice.  Around 6pm all was calm and deep blue.


By 10pm, it was still broad daylight with a pinkish hue of twilight that will linger for a few hours yet.



Saturday, 13 June 2026

northern sun

 13th June 26, Warkworth, 7am

Nice and early to the beach.  I'm not often here this early in the summer and I noticed the sun was well north of east after all, we're just 10 days from solstice.







Monday, 8 June 2026

sandy schnoot

 8th June 26, Warkworth, 4pm

Beach patterns and reflections and a happy, sandy schnoot.






Friday, 5 June 2026

rainy castle days

 3rd/4th June 26, Bamburgh Castle, 

Recent rainy day photography at Bamburgh Castle. 

Everyone heads for the state rooms to stay dry but then they take to the battlements to watch the showers disappear out over the sea.