obstacles

 27th Feb 2022, Felton, 9am

The path through the woods is partly blocked by fallen trees but we don't mind an obstacle course.

joy

 26th Feb 2022, Buston, 3pm

jumping for joy

too early?

 25th Feb 22, Newton Point, 7am

Just after sunrise and the beaches looked beautiful but there was a chilly wind (which died away later in the morning) 

25th Feb 2022, Warkworth, 3pm

mirage

 24th Feb 22, Buston, 8am

This "floating island" mirage effect is supposedly very rare and happens when the air is very cold. I've seen it a few times at Coquet Island over the years but then I do tend to wander on beaches in freezing cold weather more than most people I suppose!

 

Sea gooseberries

signs of spring

 23 Feb 2022, Howick, 9am

Some of the beautiful snowdrops at Howick. Always a joy to see and a timely reminder that spring will come along soon enough

getting late

 22nd Feb 2022, Warkworth, 4pm

Beautiful late afternoon colours

always find time for fun

 19th Feb 2022, Buston, 9am

Always find time for fun

19th Feb 22, Longhorsley, 4pm

no raging

 18th Feb 2022, Alnmouth, 9am

A big storm rages in the south of the UK but all was calm here this morning.

rainbows in the waves

 15th Feb 22, Bamburgh, 10am

Beautiful waves with rainbows in the spray

15th Feb 22, Rothbury, 5pm

Some abstract patterns in the river.

a gothic scene by the graveyard

amiable distractions

 11th Feb 22, Buston, 9am

Every walk brings an adventure...

Sometimes something catches my eye. 

Even on a blue sky, blue sea morning it can be small-scale undramatic things that grab my attention. 

Yesterday's brisk winds had left pebbles sitting pretty on their own pedestals of sand. I could've spent quite a while lying on the beach lost in the process of finding photographs in among the thousands of stones spread along the beach. 

This is what I call "mindful photography". By filling your head with only the notion of seeing photographs in the immediate environment around you, the rest of the world and its trials and tribulations are forgotten for a while. 

Read more on my website: here

quick or patient

 8th Feb 2022, Bamburgh, 8:30am

Beautiful ever-changing light playing across the landscape today. 

Be quick or be patient...

8th Feb 22, Buston, 3pm

 

young and old

 7th Feb 22, Longhorsley, 7:30am

A beautiful sunrise behind trees young and old

up and down

 4th Feb 2022, Warkworth, 8am

Running up and down the beach at sunrise.

not too late

 3rd Feb 2022, Embleton Bay, 8am

I was there just too late for sunrise but it was still a lovely place to be.