118 angels soar aloft in the hammerbeam roof of a Fenland church—their carved feathers echoing the wings of the Marsh Harriers who once lived in this region in abundance.
I made a Radio 4 programme about the entanglements of ornithology & theology, raptors & raptures.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
"Listen, everyone has a chance.
Is it spring, is it morning?
Are there trees near you,
and does your own soul need comforting?
Quick, then – open the door and fly on your heavy feet; the song
may already be drifting away."
from Mary Oliver's "Such Singing in the Wild Branches"
One minute of morning recording in the local park. Surprised to find the blackbird on the list. The starlings were belligerent, as I’ve been noticing lately.
The robin held his song through the whole of my time there, and I received it as one receives an unexpected kindness.
Seeing obliquely. Do I see the tree, or just its reflection? Does it matter that I’m not looking at the tree directly to know that it is spring?
#Sculpture, Relief plaque with quail chick, Ptolemaic Period, #Egypt (400–30 B.C.) #art
Beavers are never the bad guys. Don't demolish beaver dams!
theconversation.com/do-beaver-da...
#beavers #floods #beaverdams
Today’s quote from the botanical garden.
Colonnade of maples summons April’s light;
The heavens amass their clouds -
Will they yield?
This morning my little one said we should not do harm to trees because their hearts would hurt.
Later in the day we saw this on our walk. Maybe this is what he meant by trees having hearts?
When #ThursJay comes around, the #Corvids can't contain themselves as it means it's time to party, so Jerry Jay, Molly Magpie, Jonny Jackdaw & Celine Crow went off in search of food to take with them to the party.
#birds #ECK #photography #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
~ Buddha
Here are some scenes that made me happy today.
#photography #refugeinbeauty #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography
Oaken Bank Wood, Rochdale 🏴
#Photography #monochrome #infrared #trees #ClassicMono
A highly edited photograph of various stages of flowers on a Star Magnolia tree. The background is dark, there is a partially opened white flower and a partially open pink flower. Also an unopened bud in the midst of it
Reflecting my mood, a highly edited photo of flowers in various stages on our Star Magnolia tree. Taken today, blustery and cold.
A new image of the Mont Saint Michel… Captured during a beautiful sunrise. Yes, you can photograph both sunset & sunrise at the Mont depending on which side of the bay you position 😉.
#photography
Thaw of 2026, part 4
"To wait, when we don't have the strength to live; but we must live, we want to live!" - Chekhov, Gooseberries
#photography | #dslr | #walking
(Light edits w/ Shotwell Viewer)
(4th is my kid's)
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
I removed myself from work to join in to the momentous return of my favourite seasonal signal: geese honks. A symbol of shared endurance across distance and time. I find myself in awe each time I hear them pass above me.
Today they made me think of Mary Oliver's poem - an invitation back into life.
Of your life not to fear
Sit with discomfort
Squirrel in search for shelter
Clouds dissipate gloom
The sun is shining, we could mend the roof. Or go for a walk. Taken in the Lake District, England
Mamiya 7
65mm
Kodak Portra 400
#Scape
#ForestFriday
#ECK
#BelieveinFilm
#LakeDistrict
-15C outside but there’s a feeling of loosening in the air.
My backyard as the confluence of paths: the amplifying path of light, the fuzzy path of disappearing snow, the criss-cross path of living things, the yet unseen path of germination, the path of birdsong nurturing my hope…
A high-contrast, black and white photograph in a square format looking down onto a set of weathered stone steps leading into a body of water. The steps, textured and speckled with age, descend diagonally from the bottom left toward the middle right. A small cluster of thin, spindly wildflowers and grasses grows from a crack between two steps, their white blossoms standing out against the dark water. The water in the background is dark and rippled, creating a rhythmic pattern of light and shadow that fills the upper half of the frame. The composition is focused on the intersection of the rigid, heavy stone and the fluid movement of the water.
Layers
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLayers #Photography #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #ECK #Lumix
Frühling 2026 •
Mysteripis woodland path. Image by Raul Kozenevski
Sometimes, good things come from exploring an unknown path...
"There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
~ Rachel Carson
Happy Spring (Autumn if you're down under)! ❤️
#photography #refugeinbeauty #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography
Dissolving in space,
My heart grows light like the bare branches,
And thoughts which through long months
Have lain like lead upon my breast,
Heavy, slow-ripening thoughts,
Grow light and sere,
And fall at last, so empty and so beautiful.
Edwin Muir.
quiescent
Ein hohler Baumstumpf am Seeufer dient als natürliches Pflanzgefäß für einen jungen, verzweigten Baumtrieb. Saftig grünes Moos polstert das Innere aus, während im Hintergrund das blaue Wasser durch die Zweige glitzert. Ein faszinierendes Bild von neuem Leben, das aus altem Holz erwächst.
Neues Leben, das aus altem Holz erwächst.
🌳 #ThickTrunkTuesday
When I am unmoored, I look at you and your axis reveals to me a path back towards my feeling life
