Very bracing at West Bay this morning. #Dorset
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Very bracing at West Bay this morning. #Dorset
Bedlington!
Candles of the Cobb looking wonderful last night and attracted a huge crowd. Well done Lyme Regis.
A hint of Autumn this morning in Dorset - but sadly due to drought.
A late entry for #HillfortsWednesday - Abbotsbury Castle, any Iron Age hillfort overlooking Lyme Bay.
Looking west along the southern rampart of Poundbury Camp Iron Age hillfort on the edge of Dorchester. #HillfortsWednesday
Looking along the western ramparts of Poundbury Ion Age hillfort - overlooking the Frome Valley. #Dorset #HillfortsWednesday
Spotted this beauty down our road. A lovely P6 - a classic of the seventies.
From my son in Copenhagen - beautiful summers afternoon looking out from Amager Strand.
Late evening walk yesterday around Maiden Castle Iron Age hillfort in Dorset. Looking east along the upper, northern ramparts. #HillfortsWednesday
The remains of the Roman temple on Maiden Castle Iron Age hillfort - on a beautiful mid-summer evening. #Dorset
Nice day out at Hillier’s arboretum in Hampshire - good to see a local authority still involved in supporting this much loved site.
Late contribution to #FingerpostFriday . Thorncombe Wood, Dorset.
Good luck to my boy for his next gig at the Vortex jazz club. www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex...
New leaves. Beautiful chilly Spring morning in Thorncombe Woods, Dorset.
A path through the wild garlic In Thorncombe Woods, Dorset.
An old ticket office by the harbour in Tromso - now a refreshment kiosk complete with outdoor seating!
Beautiful day (feeling a bit Mediterranean) in Pageant Gardens, Sherborne.
Northern Lights seen over Tromso a few weeks ago. Well, my camera saw them better than I did.
My son is travelling around Japan and I love the style of the house he’s staying at near Tokyo
War memorial in St Mary’s churchyard in Beaminster. The Travers and Tuck families paid a terrible price in the Great War.
A strange but beautiful sculpture by Ingunn Utsi - an artist of Sea Sami heritage. Made with birch and rabbit fur. In the North Norway Art Museum. #tromso
Thorncombe Woods in Dorset. A late entry for #ThickTrunkTuesday
Dog sledding in the Arctic near Tromso was a wonderful experience - the dogs were very patient.
Despite being quite small, the Arctic Cathedral in Tromso is very impressive (although not actually a cathedral).
The Fjellheisen cable car is well worth it - with amazing views across Tromso and the mountains beyond.
Morning from Tromso.
A beautiful polar evening in Tromso. Hard to believe it’s just a 3 hour flight from Bristol.
From my daughter - a Hackney sunset.
The stunning beech trees in Thorncombe Woods near Dorchester.
The stunning Hambledon Hill Iron Age hillfort in Dorset. #hillfortswednesday
Dorchester looking good in the fog last night - particularly the three Frink statues.
At last the sun came out for an afternoon walk around Maiden Castle. #hillfort #dorset
Sunrise over the henge. A beautiful frosty morning at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester.
Grey, cold weekend trip to Corfe Castle. It’s clearly a full time job for the @nationaltrust.bsky.social to keep it in a state of elegant perpetual ruin.
The sun struggling to come out at West Bay. #Dorset
Beautiful morning for an early morning walk through Dorchester.
Another lovely picture from my son in Salzburg - edited to give a hint of Ansel Adams.
My son’s spending the weekend in Salzburg and it does look wonderful.
Boxing Day walk along Newton’s Cove looking out across Weymouth Bay.
Sunset over the henge. Beautiful winter skies over Maumbury Rings.
A beautiful morning for an early walk along the line of the Roman town wall in Dorchester.
Morning along the River Frome after the storm. #dorset
The stormy skies clearing over Dorchester this evening.
Five years ago today - a stopover in Arnhem on the way to Copenhagen.
Evening walk - this weekend’s storm will probably take the last of the leaves.
The National Workers Museum in Copenhagen has some excellent reconstructions of workers housing - ranging from the kitsch to squalid. A real gem.
Dorchester looking good this morning - with the sun shining on St Peter’s and the Galpin Tower of the Town Hall.
The Frome Valley water meadows and footpaths around Dorchester are, as you’d expect, very waterlogged on this beautiful autumn morning.
Paper Island in Copenhagen.
When Remembrance meets Christmas - a strange crossover.
The Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen looked amazing with the special lighting for Kulturnatten.
Dorchester looking good on a beautiful autumn morning.
Always nice to visit Sherborne Abbey - the roof is spectacular.
An autumn evening walk through Dorchester.
A gloomy morning walk around Dorchester - improved by listening to Svaneborg Kardyb.
Scruffy little fishing boat at West Bay. #Dorset
The Orø Cross - a gold Viking-era reliquary cross in the National Museum of Denmark. Amazing for something almost one thousand years old.
Coming into harbour. West Bay, Dorset.
The sea’s looking a bit muddy this morning in West Bay. #Dorset
Autumn evening walk through Dorchester.
