Today’s Pictures: 24 July 20

On 24/07/202024/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography14 Comments

Aysgill Force on Gayle Beck, near Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Picture taken in July 2018. If you’re stuck indoors and unable to get out to enjoy nature at present, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Mountains of Samos, Greece. Photo taken …

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Today’s Pictures: 23 July 20

On 23/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography8 Comments

Spotlight in the pines of the Forest of Dean. Perhaps you are stuck indoors and unable to get out to enjoy nature at present. If so, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Small boat on a wide sea. Taken at Lyme Regis, Dorset, in …

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Today’s Pictures: 22 July 20

On 22/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography10 Comments

On the hillside above the valley where our village lies in the Forest of Dean. Maybe you’re stuck indoors and are unable to get out to enjoy nature at present. If so, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Gayle Beck, as it flows across …

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Today’s Pictures: 21 July 20

On 21/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography11 Comments

Sunlight dapples the track in the Forest of Dean If you’re stuck indoors and can’t get out to enjoy nature at present, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Mediterranean sunshine on the rocky walk from Lindos to Pefkos on Rhodes. Taken September 2017. If …

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Today’s Pictures: 20 July 20

On 20/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography4 Comments

Another bright day of sunshine in the Forest of Dean. If you’re stuck indoors and can’t get out to enjoy nature at present, this series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. And here's another summer's day in the wonderful Yorkshire Dales National Park. Taken July 2008. …

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Today’s Pictures: 19 July 20

On 19/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography14 Comments

This old tree has collapsed across the path we used for this morning's walk. It forms a full arch, but I liked the compostion of this shot where the slope of the fallen tree matches the slope of the hill. Stuck indoors and can’t get out to enjoy nature at present? This series is for …

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Today’s Pictures: 18 July 20

On 18/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography11 Comments

Village in the forest. Are you one of the people who can’t get out and enjoy nature at the moment? This series is for you. I’m trying to brighten the days by posting pictures of natural beauty. The Severn Estuary. Taken August 2018. If you’re not stuck indoors, please do what you can to share …

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Today’s Pictures: 17 July 20

On 17/07/202018/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography6 Comments

It's always fascinated me how tenacious life can be. This tree appears to be rooted entirely in rock, yet it must be getting its nutrition and water from somewhere else! All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature at the moment. With this series, I’m trying to brighten …

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Today’s Pictures: 16 July 20

On 16/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography6 Comments

An old hut in the forest. What might go on in there? All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature at the moment. With this series, I’m trying to brighten their days by posting pictures of natural beauty. Porlock on the Dorset coast. Taken May 2013. If you …

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Today’s Pictures: 15 July 20

On 15/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography9 Comments

Sunlight on the bridge. Everywhere in our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. One of the Tiger Lilies currently blooming in our garden. I know some visitors love the pics of flowers. …

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Today’s Pictures: 14 July 20

On 14/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography7 Comments

Looking down from one of our favourite paths through the Forest of Dean. Everywhere in our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. Looking back to the mainland from the Worm's Head in …

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Today’s Pictures: 13 July 20

On 13/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography3 Comments

Canoeists on the River Wye, which flows past the end of the village. All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. Gayle Beck near Hawes. Taken July 2018. If you get …

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Today’s Pictures: 12 July 20

On 12/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography6 Comments

Into a new part of the forest. Worth the effort. All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. Today was expected to be a short walk, since we’ve both been a …

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Today’s Pictures: 11 July 20

On 11/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography8 Comments

A pair of trees stand as guardians either side of a footpath that runs along the hill above the valley where the village lies. All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural …

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Today’s Pictures: 10 July 20

On 10/07/202011/07/2020 By stuartakenIn Nature, Photography14 Comments

A small waterfall in the hill forests on the Greek Island of Thassos. Taken July 2015 All over our wonderful world there are people who can’t get out and enjoy nature just now. Here, I’m trying to brighten the days for them by posting pictures of natural beauty. From Pan Tod Beacon, looking toward the …

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