The seconds before sunset

Last night the sky was ablaze with colour just a few seconds before sunset over Crosby beach.

The beauty of fruit

This simple bowl of apricots caught my eye, there was not a lot of light but it seems as though the fruit is absorbing what light there is, soaking it up and glowing with colour.

Wild Flower Field

In Victoria Park, Crosby is a field of wild flowers in glorious bloom. I captured this image late in the evening after having photographed the field earlier in the day in bright sunlight. I love the soft muted colours so reminiscent of a Monet painting.

Rainbow Rocks

A recent visit to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire on a gloriously sunny day and a stroll through the gardens provided this interesting image. The spray from the fountain was being blown around in different directions but, by waiting until the water fell directly onto the rocks around the fountain, this wonderful rainbow of colour surrounded the base of the fountain

Truly, a stolen moment of peace

A hot sunny afternoon in the Piazza della Republica, Cortona, Italy. Time to sit, relax, watch the world go by and maybe grab a few minutes of sleep.

Poppies in Bloom

Poppies seem such delicate flowers, their paper thin petals flutter gently in the breeze through an Italian olive grove, their bright red dazzles as they seem to cling to life everywhere spring.

Trees full of Life

May in Tuscany. The false acacia black locust trees are heavy with sweet scented creamy white blossom, a magnet for bees. When you stand and listen the trees hum with the sound of the bees.