I started taking photos with my own camera ( Ricoh 35mm film SLR) in the mid 1980s and there`s hardly been a day I haven`t had a camera with me !

It keeps me sane xx

October 2025 : Life is not the same anymore as my wife and best friend of 30 years has had to move into a care home due to her severe Alzheimer`s dementia.

I`m now in the process of adding insect photos to this account ( not butterflies and moths, they will stay at :

www.flickr.com/photos/beaconschris/