Suzie and Nell in the sea

Fun and games at Cata Sand

Circles and Lines assignment

One from a short photography course I attended – the brief was “Juxtaposition of Circles and Lines” and we had 20 minutes to get shots around the school. I managed 58. This is, I think, my favourite

Abernethy Rams (backblip)

We set off for Abernethy in 17 degrees of frost. How we envied the rams their winter coats. The camera struggled with the extreme cold even though I kept it warm under my coat between shots.

Jack Frost (backblip)

No sooner had I photographed the last rose of summer than Jack Frost turned up. The many ancient iron-framed single-glazed skylight windows that gave the cottage its name were thickly encrusted with ice. We invested in an electric blanket with immediate effect. I had not seen icy windows like these since I was a very …

The Last Rose (backblip)

The cottage garden had been stupendous from the first day that we arrived. This was the final bloom of the year.