During the recent spell of foggy weather - which was significant enough to make the TV news - I found my way to Cheddar reservoir for a walk, along with my son. I've never been there in fog before and I found the atmosphere quite strange - hopefully the images that I made will convey this somewhat.
Over half term we visited Fyne Court. As it was mid-week, I thought that the place would be deserted. However, there were some kids' Halloween activities going on and it was absolutely packed.
Nevertheless I managed to bag some images. These little purple flowers were all over the place and I made a few images of them, of which this is the best.
Okay, we're done with the mini-beasts for now. I really couldn't spin that series out any longer, so I guess that its done until next year sometime.
So, apropos of nothing - which sums up my approach to this blog - this is an image of a mushroom which I found growing in our lawn a couple of months ago. My guilt about picking it is assuaged by the fact that I was just about to mow in any case.
The weathered wood background is actually my father's work bench, which is sitting outside our back door as we have nowhere else for it, which is something else that I feel guilty about.
Spinning out the mini-beasts series for a bit longer, here's an image of a red admiral butterfly.
This is - probably - the last image in the mini-beasts series and its not great - I've made a mess of the depth of field - but I do like the spiky plant that the stink bug is climbing on. It was made at Clevedon Court, when we visited a few months ago, the only image in the series that wasn't made in our garden.
More lavender related entomological goings-on from our garden. I think that we're getting near to the end of this series, this image isn't as strong as some of it predecessors.
