Having a laugh

Close up of the model

Serious camera gear for this

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Red Hot Pokers (Knopfia) in my garden

I really love these. Just as the garden is dying back and you can see Autumn coming, the Red Hot Pokers decide to pop up out of the ground very, very quickly and cheer you up with a final, beautiful show

Another Butterfly Photo

Not long after I took the last photo, I managed this, much closer, one. The colours are incredible and I've downloaded a much larger image with copyright text all over it. If you want the image without the text, just email me

Tortoiseshell Butterfly

I enjoy this time of the year. We hav a dozen lavender bushes
in our garden that attract hundreds of bees; and the odd butterfly