Return to the Great Breach Wood
August 10, 2023
Such wonderful woods, for butterflies, and for the soul … More Return to the Great Breach Wood
Category: Nature
A mindfulness of butterflies
August 1, 2023
Nature at a slower pace … More A mindfulness of butterflies
A trip to Skomer Island
July 20, 2021
A wonderful trip to see the Pembrokeshire Puffins. … More A trip to Skomer Island
The Nuthatches win the day
March 25, 2021
Two Davids drive off a Goliath. … More The Nuthatches win the day
A bit of excitement on the Riverside Walk
March 24, 2021
All is not always what it seems in the bird world. … More A bit of excitement on the Riverside Walk
Ravens, at last
June 9, 2020
Finally some decent shots of the newly resident Ravens! … More Ravens, at last
Back to the Riverside Walk at last
June 2, 2020
A long-awaited few hours’ rest for the soul along the river. … More Back to the Riverside Walk at last
Out with the dogs at last
May 17, 2020
Finally strong enough to take the dogs on the lead! … More Out with the dogs at last
Battle of the beetles
May 13, 2020
Titanic encounters of the tiny kind. … More Battle of the beetles
A Gallery Experiment
May 6, 2020
A gallery of recent photos from my local walk … More A Gallery Experiment
Aliens under our feet
April 30, 2020
Another sanity-restoring macro photowalk. … More Aliens under our feet
Finding joy in small things
April 29, 2020
…or, staying sane in the Lockdown. … More Finding joy in small things
Back to the river
April 20, 2020
Finally, after almost three weeks, I made it to the river. … More Back to the river
An Awfully Big Adventure
April 17, 2020
My first tentative photo walk for two weeks. … More An Awfully Big Adventure
The other side of the river
April 4, 2020
A riverside walk all to ourselves. … More The other side of the river
And not forgetting Bernard…
March 29, 2020
A general update on where I am with the cancer, and how we’re doing under lock down. … More And not forgetting Bernard…
Snowdrops
February 2, 2020
Just thought I’d add this to the social media snowdrop avalanche… Riverside Walk, January 30th. To paraphrase Churchill, it isn’t the beginning of spring, but it may be the beginning of the end of winter.
Grey Wagtail update
February 1, 2020
Wagtail rings identified by Twitter in hours! … More Grey Wagtail update
Pointless pre-assessment with an unexpected benefit
January 31, 2020
For some reason I had an appointment for an anaesthetic pre-assessment today, even though no operation has yet been scheduled, presumably because they hadn’t had the results of Monday’s MRI. But I went along anyway, hoping they did have the results, and the ‘simple’ bowel op had been scheduled, meaning the liver spot was no … More Pointless pre-assessment with an unexpected benefit
Light and shade
January 28, 2020
I love winter – what a difference a day can make. One day it’s brilliant sunshine, the next the world is engulfed in mist, as you can see from these photos of the Riverside Walk, taken only a few days apart. One day the trees are thrown into knife-edge contrast by the cold blue sunlit … More Light and shade
A new word at Ninesprings
December 17, 2019
A lovely autumn dog walk at Ninesprings Country Park in Yeovil that had a surprise in store. Ninesprings is my other go to dog walking venue in Yeovil, useful when it’s raining because of all the tree cover, and if you stay on the paths it’s not as muddy as the Riverside Walk. Of course, … More A new word at Ninesprings
Birds and boats and lakes
October 18, 2019
A long overdue return to the Lake District … More Birds and boats and lakes
A return to the river
October 4, 2019
Autumn returns, as does my writing. … More A return to the river
A few bits and bobs
June 17, 2019
A few new arrivals on the Riverside Walk. … More A few bits and bobs
Pale pink punctuation
June 3, 2019
A solitary Bramble flower emerges from a sea of green along the Riverside Walk, heralding summer, but hinting at the berry-rich autumn to follow.
More small things
June 1, 2019
Macro photography is the new meditation! … More More small things
All the small things
May 20, 2019
Some of the smaller occupants of the Riverside Walk … More All the small things
Hungry Starlings
May 12, 2019
It’s that baby Starlings time of year again. … More Hungry Starlings
Swifts at twilight
May 7, 2019
Migrating swifts greeted with an endless feast of gnats. … More Swifts at twilight
Early morning walk
April 24, 2019
An unexpectedly early morning expedition along my favourite riverside walk. … More Early morning walk
Alastair Swinnerton 