Water drops on Crocosmia. A break in the summer rain with the sun sparkling through. For a few minutes, the world lay suspended in a raindrop.
Category: Summer
August Moon
The moor in the late evening, the near-full moon glowing orange in the post-sunset, while the hills merge into an abstract haze.
Lochan Mor Rainbow
After the daily pour had temporarily ceased. a rainbow, and sunset reflections.
Hidden Depths
Continuing my annual quest to get the waterlily image that I’m after in my head
Forest Guardians
From a sparkling day in early summer when all the leaves are fresh and brand new. These two giant-sized fir stand guard near the banks of the Findhorn Gorge and have an amazing uplifting energy.
Beauty and the Beast
Beautiful evening light, clouds of glowing purple heather pollen… and midges
Waterlilies
The semi-annual foray to photograph waterlilies at Lochan Mor, Rothiemurchus.
Reflection Pool (two)
Sunset reflections during a late evening bike ride in Rothiemurchus woods.
Sunset Pine, Rothiemurchus
Sunset across Rothiemurchus, on a rare summer day amidst the endless deluge.
Geranium
Sparkling raindrops on Geranium Our Scottish summer is in full swing – moments of intense sunshine sparkle through the raindrops. This image is from the garden, a lovely pinky-purple geranium first thing in the morning after a night of rain. The garden is full of bees, so we must be doing something right. Big bumblebees […]
Dawyck Redwoods
A grove of Giant Redwoods, Dawyck Botanic gardens in the Scottish Borders If you like trees, I can thoroughly recommend a visit to the Dawyck Botanic gardens, near Peebles, where 350 years of sustained interest and plant collecting from the cool temperate areas of the world are beautifully laid out. Its a real contrast after […]
Campsie Gold
Beams of golden light after a storm Dramatic skies on a stormy summer evening, in the Campsie Fells near Fintry, North of Glasgow. Looking across the Flodden moss towards the Trossachs and Ben Lomond in the distance. And yes, it did pour on me, but not for long 🙂 The cloudscapes were amazing, with everchanging […]