Category Archives: Gardens

This Summer’s Birds…

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Guthlac

Each summer I seem to capture a number of images of one breed of bird: In 2021 it was the Wren; 2022 it was the Robin and this year it would appear to be the Blackbird. This doesn’t mean I … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun…

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Guthlac

So the summer is here and boy have we had some glorious sunny days. Problem is the breeze has been blowing in straight from the arctic it has been really cold, by summer standards, at the same time. I’m still … Continue reading →

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Post COVID Day 7…

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Guthlac

These past few days have seen the weather change and then change again. The autumn leaves are being washed from the trees and plants by the wind and rain we have endured – we even had very explosive thunder and … Continue reading →

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Messed Up Month….

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Guthlac

July started with some vigour but as it progressed I found my powers of concentration evaporating just as the heat grew and grew. What is left is a husk of what should have been a good month for photography. For … Continue reading →

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Summer Sun…

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Guthlac

It has been a couple of lovely summer days: bright warm sun and a welcoming cool breeze. What could be better? Not much but as always real life has an awful way of putting a damper on things. Last year … Continue reading →

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Nature plays by its own rules….

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Guthlac

It is time that the latest brood of Blue Tit chicks that have been produced in this nest box to fledge. The parents have been patiently coaxing the chicks out of the only world they have ever known for the … Continue reading →

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Noise and Fury….

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Guthlac

Late spring i starting to merge into early summer. The garden is throwing off its spring splashes of garish bulb colours and slowly adopting its summer hues. Along with this the bees have returned in their frantic search for pollen. … Continue reading →

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Bird Song

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Guthlac

As I prepare this for publications my world is surrounded by birdsong. There are far worse background noises in the world at the moment.

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Sitting in the Garden…

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Guthlac

I know all these empowering guru suggest that you should grab the day, get out an see the world or whatever passes for inspirational nonsense at the moment. Well I say nonsense. You can’t beat just sitting in your garden … Continue reading →

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Up With the Birds….

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Guthlac

One of the joys (?) of where I live is that at the moment the dawn chorus is really really loud and so if you happen to stir around about dawn from your slumbers the chances of going back to … Continue reading →

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