The meadow is full of these wild flowers. Struggling to get a sharp photo on the iPhone.

wild flower photo

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·πŸŒ±


We held our first in-person board meeting on Wednesday at a colleagues house. He lives 20 minutes from the Cornish coast, so I took my wife and the dog, and we went to Black Rock beach afterwards. The word β€œbracing” springs to mind.

photo pf black rock beach

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


The weather is horrible here today β€” heavy rain on a Bank Holiday, so here's a photo of some apple blossom I took yesterday.

photo of some apple blossom

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2021 πŸ“·πŸŒ±


Draycot Cerne Chapel of Rest through the apple blossom, taken this morning whilst out with the dog.

draycot cerne chapel of rest

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


Another cold ride this morning

bike photo

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Wild Orchids.

The meadow where we walk the dog is covered with these rare orchids.

photo of wild orchids

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·πŸŒ±


Starting a new brew. This time I’m making “Stars & Stripes”, an American Pale Ale from The Greater Good. Should be drinking in about 2 weeks. 🍺

photo of a beer barrel

Sunset from last night

I was presented with this sunset around 8:45pm yesterday when I took the dog out for his "evening constitutional." The colours were amazing and the iPhone did a reasonable job at rendering them, with a little help from Lightroom.

photo of a sunset

iPhone 11, Lightroom app camera, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


We drove to the Cotswold Water Park yesterday for a bit of R and R. It was bright, but there was a cold wind if you weren't in a sheltered spot. Didn't stop a few hardy souls from venturing out on (and in) the water, though.

photo of a lake

Sony a6300, Sony E 16-70 F4 ZA OSS, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


We've got new neighbours.

These ladies arrived in the field at the bottom of the garden today. Parker wasn't too impressed.

cows in a field

photo of a black dog and some cows

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“· πŸ•


It's times like this that I wish I'd stumped up the additional cash for the iPhone 11 Pro to get the longer lens. I spotted these two in the field opposite our house whilst walking the dog this morning.

two deer in a field

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


The pear tree in the field opposite is full of blossom. We’ll be picking pounds and pounds of fruit in the autumn. πŸ“·

photo of a very large pear tree

I love the early morning light.

I took this whilst out walking the dog about 7am today. The light coming between the trees made this shot.

early morning landscape photo

iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


It was good to get out on Ruby tonight. Does anyone else name their bike?

bike photo

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Day trip to the coast.

It was great to escape and get away from staying at home for the first time in months. We packed a picnic, jumped in the car and drove to Lymington in Hampshire for some sunshine and sea air β€” great combination! πŸ“·

black & white marker buoy photo beach huts photo phot of a hang glider against a blue sky photo of a groin going out to sea photo of a coastal path