Back to birds today - a photo subject that always helps to quiet my mind and takes me away from all the things that cause me stress. It is a temporary fix, but an extremely effective one. We have had ...

It was our outdoor bowls club end of season supper and prizegiving event this evening. Mrs K, myself and about 60 of us enjoyed a very nice two-course meal. I was lucky enough to win this fabulous ...

I got up early today to make the primavera pasta salad for our paint and sip today. Chopped up carrots, peppers, sweet onion, zucchini, yellow squash, etc tossed in olive oil, seasoned and roasted ...

...and the tableau on the green at Upper Denby is a wonderful tribute, as always... All of the services are represented, and the trench is an innovation this year - complete with rats... A late start ...

And so ends my second season officiating high school girls volleyball. I was selected to serve as scorekeeper for the finals of Division V. An exciting five set match played in a beautiful gymnasium ...

We came across this spent fungi on our walk, I thought it looked like butterfly wings. Another grey and dismal day and cooler too. Luna enjoyed 'the Boys' visit this morning, I don't think she and ...

I happened to mention the idea of possibly going to a bonfire fireworks display and Owen was really excited at the idea. Unfortunately Hanwood was sold out so we opted to try out Donnington, or the ...

Walking through the park this morning in what passed for daylight I was surprised to see this young swan sitting on the water but apparently drinking liquid mud from the bank with relish. Nom nom nom!

I had a special lunch with a special friend today. We went to Castle Rock to a high end Italian restaurant that is in a vacated church. There are still stained glass windows, a confessional, and a ...

Off Scapa pier. A snatched shot because it was busy diving for fish. I noticed that it would head under a moored tug. Maybe the shadow helped it spot fish, or fish used the cover as shelter from gulls ...

I bought an "early access" ticket to Stourhead to photograph during the golden hour... I was there by 7:30 It didn't rain (unlike last year) but the sky was wall-to-wall bleugh. No lovely mists rising ...

We had a few hours at WWT Martin Mere today and the sight of a kingfisher was enough to brighten up what was yet another really grey day. He sat on this branch which was quite close, for a little ...