The clouds and rain finally cleared this afternoon, giving me an opportunity to capture a summer sunset. Summer sunsets don’t have the flashiness and colour of their spring and autumn counterparts, but they’re still worth watching. The crop in the foreground is peas, not something we see a lot of up here.
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Bumble bees at work
16 June, 2009
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We had a rare break in the weather today, with the sun breaking through the clouds and the rain easing. The warm, dry conditions brought the bumble bees out in force and, after a lot of patient stalking, I managed to get a few photos of two in action on the onion flowers.
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11 January, 2009
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The first light of a winter’s dawn silhouettes the castle ruins atop Dunnideer.
Read moreMoonrise over Stonehead
2 November, 2008
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As I was feeding the pigs this evening, I noticed the waxing crescent moon rising behind the Stonehead standing stones. I wasn’t able to get as close to the stones as I’d have liked as about 30 stroppy cattle were milling about, but I think I was close enough to capture the atmosphere of the [...]
Read moreLooming storm
24 October, 2008
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I‘ve spent the last four evenings lying in the damp grass with a gale blasting over the ridge as I waited for a photo like this one. I think it was worth it.
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