Flowering Cactus

A vibrant red flower adorns the dull green stems of this cactus plant.

Flowering Cactus

The flowers open to reveal snow white anthers.

Rhododendron

The inner beauty of flowers that so many of us seldom stop to look at.

Busy Bee

An industrious worker harvesting a Rhododendron flower.

I ought to know what type of Monkeys these are ... but I don't. I found them chattering privately to one another at Woburn Wild Life Park.

Thirlmere, The Lake District

Taken late one Autumn afternoon at the end of October. The air was silent, the waters still, the mood calm, the atmosphere tranquil. One of life's 'perfect' moments.

Thirlmere, The Lake District

The same lake, the same day, the same atmosphere. I couldn't get over the stillness of the waters and the clarity of the reflections.

Beachball

Inch Point, Dingle Bay, Ireland

A dull, wet, miserable day yet to stand and absorb this beautiful desolation was a gift not to be missed. Clouds making shapes in the sky, water making shapes in the sand, mountains making shapes in the distance.

Bassenthwaite,

The Lake District

One of those moments you can't create. Late afternoon on an Autumnal Octobers day and the heavens open to allow sunbeams to caress the cool, calm waters of this most beautiful of lakes.

Life's a bitch!!

The Humber Bridge

Blacksmiths Cottage

An historic reminder of how things used to be. This is typical of the one room cottages found in the Irish Peat Bog communities.

Puzzled

Bell Tower

Discovered high above Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland. With breathtaking views across Ballinskelligs Bay 

Squints

Not included because of any artistic merits, but I just couldn't resist.