Southport Sunset

An amazing sunset at southport this week.

The hunt for Kashmir Goats.

Yes, we where very lucky and found some of these handsome animals who inhabit the Great Orme near Llandudno. The Kashmir goats are descended from a pair of goats from the Windsor Royal Herd, acquired by Major General Sir Savage Mostyn around 1880. The herd was released on the Great Orme 20 years later and the goats have been roaming wild ever since.

Where have all the squirrels gone ?

Everyone seems to have been to Formby recently and posted red squirrel pictures, but when we went we only saw a couple and one of those was hiding up a tree.

Pin Mill

Bodnant Garden again this time, Pin Mill on the Canal Terrace was added in 1938. Originally built in 1730 in Gloucestershire, it was rescued from decay by Henry, who dismantled it, brought to Bodnant and rebuilt it brick by brick.

Rainbow over Bodnant

Rainbow over Bodnant Garden last night. Fantastic weather last night for photography and dog walking.

Bodnant Garden Take 3

We have been making the most of the late Wednesday evening openings this summer at Bodnant Garden. Not only is the light great for photography but we can take Bailey in too.

Beautiful Bodnant

Another beautiful Wednesday evening spent at Bodnant Garden.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

A trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park this week. This Bhudda sculpture was made in 2000 by Niki de Saint Phalle.

Blue Skies in Norfolk

Summer finally arrived this week whilst we where in Norfolk, pictured here a boat moored on the beach at Cley next the sea looking towards Blakeney point.

Wooden Cross - The Cloisters, Fountains Abbey.

All Cistercian monasteries were built in remote locations, away from civilisation, so that the monks could concentrate on their severely religious way of life. Home comforts and decoration were forbidden, so Cistercian abbeys were simple and basic in their architecture, with no impressive towers or ornamentation, no painted glass, and wooden crosses in the church rather than the usual gold or silver. Fountains itself was founded by 13 monks from the Benedictine Abbey of St Mary at York, who had heard of the growing Cistercian Order and sought permission to start a monastery of their own. 

Bodnant Garden

Beautiful Bodnant, it has been a while since we have visited but since they now allow dogs on a Wednesday evenings it was great to be able to go around again. The gardens where looking wonderful and the evening light was perfect for flower photography.

Avocets

Another great day at Marshside watching this elegant birds.

Graceful Grebes

We spent an afternoon in the presence of these beautiful birds, so graceful and elegant.

Spring is in the Air

Spring was definitely in the air in Southport this week. The Avocets has arrived back outside the RSPB hide at Marshside.

Mary's Shell

Spring has arrived with some lovely sunny days this week. This is Mary's shell which is a large metal sculpture on the beach at Cleveley's and is part of 'Cleveleys Mythological Coastline' project depicted images and words fromGareth Thompson's book "The Sea Swallow" which tells the story of Mary. When Mary's father the fisherman is killed in a storm, Mary uncovers a terrible war between land and sea. To save her town from being swallowed by the waves, Mary must face the wild water that took her father and go on a journey like no other.