Forest Soil....

                               "There are
                           more lifeforms
                            in a handful of
                                forest soil
                            than there are
                             people on the 
                                    planet"

  -Peter Wohlleben

Goodrich Castle

Standing in open countryside above the river Wye Goodrich Castle has to be one of the very finest and best preserved of all English medieval castles.
 This image is of just one small section of the castle but it shows how it seems to be growing out of the rock on which it has been built.

The castle is set near the Anglo/Welsh border but despite this it has led a mainly peaceful existence.

It's  ruined state is as a result of just one violent episode during the civil war of the 17th century.

The Reading Seat.....

A mysterious reading seat carved with images of male and female garden spirits.....
A quiet place to sit and read or just to sit within in peace and tranquility.

The Reading Seat is almost like a wooden 'Temple of the Garden Spirits' and can accommodate up to ten people sitting inside the structure...

This Reading Seat was photographed in Herefordshire in the UK....

Photographic Roots.....

Latest News .....

As from late October 2019  after a break of more than six years I will start to post more monochrome images on a regular basis again...

Please drop by and check out my latest B&W captures ......

Home of the Beach Hut....

Two Tiers of Beach Huts Here...

Bournemouth really is the home of the beach hut. 
It was here on Bournemouth's seafront way back in 1909, that the first municipal beach hut was built.
That particular beach hut number 2359 is still in use, all 7ft X 7ft of it. 
Over the years beach huts have become a bit of a British Institution with an estimated 20,000 situated along the British coastline. 
Nearly 2,000 of those can be found here in Bournemouth....

A Winters Walk on the Beach...

In my opinion one of the best times of year for a walk on the beach is the winter... The sands can be deserted and your walk might well allow you to walk along the waters edge without meeting another person at all......A walk along the beach on a dull day as in the picture here can actually brighten up your day....

To Sit Awhile.....

 A seat on any walk is an open invitation to sit awhile....time to sit in silent reflection.