My Garden [22nd Jun 2024]
All the flowers and leaves were looking very pretty and sparkly after an itty bitty shower this morning.
Flora
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.
Botanical Gardens, Royal Victoria Park, Bath [Aug 2022]
Photographs taken in the Botanical Gardens in the Royal Victoria Park, Bath on 5th Aug 2022.
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!
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.
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.
My Garden [Jul 11 2021]
A few afternoon photos of the garden.
Thundersley Glen & St Peter’s Church
On Sunday we decided to take a look around Thundersley Glen, followed by an unexpected turn around Coombe Woods, and finally a look around St Peter’s Church graveyard.
My Garden [Jul 4 2021]
Everything in the garden was bejewelled with drops of rain this morning.
Poppies in Leigh
It was a bit of a miserable morning on Saturday, but brightened up by the wonderful scarlet poppies blooming at the top of the steps leading down to the train station.
Hadleigh Walks [May 09 2021]
Photos taken in Hadleigh starting at the Iron Age Roundhouse Replica in Hadleigh Country Park, and then walking down through the open spaces and woodland to reach the railway line along the Salvation Army fields.
Cherry Tree In Blossom
The cherry tree on the corner of my road has just come into full blossom.
Hadleigh Walks [Apr 01 2021]
A few photos taken along the mud path of Fitzwilliam Road in Hadleigh (aka Piggery Lane), which was dotted with Field Horsetail, fluffy Spring Willow and blossoming Hawthorn.
West Wood, Daws Heath, Essex [Mar 06 2020]
A few photos taken on our walk around West Wood in Daws Heath, Essex on March 6th 2021.
Creepy Leigh Trees
The stark February sunshine gave the trees in Leigh-On-Sea a creepy Tim Burton aura on Saturday.
Hadleigh Walks [Feb 07 2021]
Photos taken whilst enjoying a snowy walk up to Hadleigh Castle and along the mud path of Fitzwilliam Road.
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Dec 31 2020]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on New Years Eve 2020.
Pound Wood, Daws Heath, Essex [Oct 18 2020]
Sunday’s walk mostly consisted of prickly horse chestnuts and mushroom spotting.
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Aug 16 2020]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on August 16th 2020.
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Jul 10 2020]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on July 10th 2020.
Leigh Walks [Jun 04 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh & Leigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. There were still new chalk drawings to be found, and plenty of bunting hanging everywhere (although looking a little tired in places).
West Wood, Daws Heath, Essex [May 31 2020]
A few photos taken on our walk around West Wood in Daws Heath, Essex on May 31st 2020.
Hadleigh Walks [May 29 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. Today’s walk included a bit of Daws Heath and Thundersley.
Dodds Grove, Hadleigh, Essex [25th May 2020]
Photos taken on our walk around Dodds Grove in Hadleigh, Essex on May 25th 2020. We must have walked past the entrance dozens of times on the way into/out of Hadleigh Great Wood, but never gone in!
Leigh Walks [May 18 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh & Leigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. Monday’s walk was half an hour longer than usual. It was hot and there was chafing!
Hadleigh Walks [May 14 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. Today’s walk included a bit of Leigh On Sea too!
Hadleigh Walks [May 07 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. Sights include rainbow flag shadows and Cunning Murrell in sculpture.
Hadleigh Walks [May 02 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered.
Hadleigh Walks [Apr 23 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered. Several of the streets had bunting zig-zagging their way along from window to window, and there was some super rainbows in windows and chalk drawings on paths.
Hadleigh Walks [Apr 19 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered.
Hadleigh Walks [Apr 15 2020]
Photos taken whilst walking around Hadleigh, pottering along roads not yet wondered.
