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Things I make. Places I go. Photos I take.

My Garden [22nd Jun 2024]

All the flowers and leaves were looking very pretty and sparkly after an itty bitty shower this morning.

Inspired by the imagery invoked in the lyrics from “Three Imaginary Boys” by The Cure, I wondered what would happen if I placed whole sentences into an AI image generator with a few of my own tried and tested creative prompts. The results at first were nothing like I was expecting or wanted but after running through several different ideas I slowly filtered down to a few specific words from the lyrics with my now-altered creative prompts and began to see some wonderful images appearing.

Luna Visage

I really enjoy the process of starting with one idea and following it through to see where it will lead. I began by trying to create an image of a face sewn onto the moon which was harder to achieve than I thought. I tried many different combinations of prompts and although none are quite what I had in mind to begin with I’m happy with the results.

Weirdy Egg Bunny

I created some weirdy egg-bunny images just in time for Easter!

A Colluvies of Cake

A collection of dubiously decorated cakes.

Zombeautification

Beauty and fashion for the undead.

St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Dec 2022]

Photographs taken in St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset on 11th Dec 2022 just after a fresh snow fall.

Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park, Bath [Dec 2022]

Photographs taken in the Botanical Gardens, Bath on 8th Dec 2022. Crunchy, frosted leaves underfoot.

Mushroom Hunting in Pound Wood, Daws Heath, Essex [Oct 2022]

We made a special trip to Pound Wood in Daws Heath at the weekend to find fungus, and were not disappointed! The ground was carpeted with horse chestnuts and the trees were raining acorns.

Botanical Gardens & Royal Victoria Park, Bath [Oct 2022]

Photographs taken in the Botanical Gardens and the Royal Victoria Park, Bath on 15th Oct 2022. It was a lovely autumn day.

Blue Skies and Chimney Pots in Bath, Somerset

I took a walk around town at the weekend whilst visiting the folks back in Bath, and took a few photographs of chimney-potted roof lines against an increasingly clouding sky.

Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park, Bath [Aug 2022]

Photographs taken in the Botanical Gardens in the Royal Victoria Park, Bath on 5th Aug 2022.

Day Trip to Colchester, Essex

A day trip to Colchester included the ruins of St Botolph’s Priory, the Castle Museum, Hollytrees Museum and a walk along the river (then pub!).

Hadleigh Walks [Apr 2022]

A few photos taken around the Salvation Army Farm, and Hadleigh Country Park in April 2022.

Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park, Bath [Mar 2022]

Photographs taken in the Botanical Gardens in the Royal Victoria Park, Bath on 27th Mar 2022. Blossom everywhere!

St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Sep 2021]

I finally got around to taking some more photographs in St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath when I was back visiting the folks last year after lock down lifted again. Hidden at the back were bushes laden with ripe blackberries, which mummy I went back to pick later that evening.

My Garden [Mar 19 2022]

I woke up to a beautiful sunny morning and felt inspired to take a few photographs of the newly awakening early spring plants.

Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park, Bath [Dec 2021]

Photographs taken in the Botanical Gardens in the Royal Victoria Park, Bath. The first thirteen I took just as the sun was going down, and the last I took the following morning just as it started to rain.

My Garden [Oct 17 2021]

It was time to cut down the sunflowers down today to collect the seeds for next year, but there are still a few lovely dahlia’s blooming holding onto that last bit of summer colour.

Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Oct 10 2021]

The light was quite low during our jaunt around Hadleigh Woods on Sunday afternoon, but I managed to capture a few unblurred photos of the beginnings of autumn.

Hot Air Balloons Over Bath

A party of nine hot air balloon set off from the park by my folks house when I was back visiting, and I was quick out with the camera!

Locksbrook Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Jun 2021]

I used to walk through Locksbrook Cemetery in Bath on my way to and from school most days for several years. It took you off the main road for a little while, and silenced the sound of cars. Mum and I walked through there on our way back from charity shopping and I took a few photographs.

Mum’s Garden [Sep 2021]

Mum’s tiny garden is always packed with beautiful plans and flowers, and there was still much to admire in early September.

Hadleigh Walks [Aug 27 2021]

A few photos taken along the mud path of Fitzwilliam Road in Hadleigh (aka Piggery Lane).

Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Aug 06 2021]

Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex in early August 2021.

Following The Prittle Brook | Belfairs Park

Today we followed along the Prittle Brook in Belfairs Park, which runs east along the edge of the golf course from the Woodland Park entrance to the Eastwood Road exit. The water trickles as a natural stream for several meters, then becomes a managed brick-lined waterway, which continues to Southend Airport before entering the River Crouch.