Still working on my "comment" catch up. If i haven't said hi lately i have just been offline way more than on. But rest assured, i will be by to pay you a visit soon.

This is from the gorge area a few months back. Would still like to fine tune (mostly the fog) & will replace this one but this gives you the idea of that glorious morning.

Heading up to Skagit this weekend to check out the tulips. Hopefully will see some of you fabulous folks up there.

Happy Friday!

Coloured rocks in Stream flowing into Buttermere, Cumbria. Fleetwith Pike in the distance. (2378)

Male Baltimore Oriole bird in the rain.

Puffin in flight seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (1877)

My entry for this week's Smile On Saturday theme "Blue for You - ME 2023"

Black-tailed Godwit in Flight. Seen at RSPB Blacktoft Sands. (2173)

Calm morning at Buttermere, Cumbria. (2137)

Barn Owl hunting in the rain in the triangle area at Spurn Point. The Owl has young to feed.. (1867)

My entry for Looking Close on Friday's theme for this week... Single White Flower.

In the heart of Northern Europe, I've been discovering the wonders of the world, one frame at a time. For nearly eight years, my Nikon camera has been my loyal companion. We've shared countless sunrises and sunsets, braved storms, and celebrated the quiet peace of a snowfall. This camera isn't just a piece of equipment to me; it's an extension of myself, a tangible piece of my soul that lets me capture the world as I see it.

Rowing boats at Sunset, Derwent Water, Cumbria. (1682)

Puffin seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (2157)

“If the rose is a beautiful flower, it is also because it opens itself.” – Charles De Leusse

Shoveler seen at RSPB Blacktoft Sands. (1939)

Short-eared Owl. (1977)

My entry for Smile on Saturday's theme "Animal Face"

Strram flowing into Wast Water with Scar Fell in the distance, Cumbria. (1486)

Sanderling with Greater Sand Plover seen recently at Redcar. (2213)

Bribie island sunshine coast,queensland,australia.

In flight Ruff seen at Beacon's Pond in the Spurn point area. (2216)

The photo I'm posting today is a capture of colourful petals I took last week.

Monarch Butterfly

My entry for Smile on Saturday's theme for this week - Music for the Eyes.

looking through my playlist for inspiration and came across this song and knew it perfectly fit my wet pigeon photos.

Buttermere at Sunset, Cumbria. (2140)

Derwent Water in flood in October 2018, Cumbria. (1652)

Nuthatch seen at RSPB Leighton Moss. (1722)

Redshank (1829)

Derwent Water looking towards Borrowdale, Cumbria. (2345)

Derwent Water with Catbells in the distance, Cumbria. (2246)

Short-eared Owl (1777)

View to through to distant Buttermere., Cumbria. (2146)

Turnip Rock is a beautiful, wondrous land formation off the coast in Port Austin. Never been there? Unbelievable. And so is Turnip Rock.

The gigantic stone developed its signature look after millennium of being worn away by waves thumping across its bow. After being separated from the mainland in prehistoric times, Turnip Rock is an island inhabited by some trees and very little else.

Turnip Rock was one of twenty finalists in the 2013 "Seven Wonders of Michigan" contest sponsored by the Detroit Free Press and the Lansing State Journal,[9][10] but wasn't selected as one of the final seven.[11]

www.tom-clark.net/

214c 7 - _TAC6900 - lr-ps

Autumn in Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2257)

Buttermere flat calm, Cumbria. (2249)

Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2238)

Red campion

In flight Puffin seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs (2198)

My entry for this week's Looking close on Friday's theme of Flowers in Black and White

Puffin seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (2346)

Wren singing loud and clear. (1795)

Buttermere reflections, Cumbria. (2033)

Little Owl seen at RSPB St Aidan's on sleepers next to an enormous dragline crane.. (2306)

My entry for today's looking close on Friday theme for this week Flowers and/or buds

Keskadale Beck, Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2268)

Newlands Beck to Dale Head, Cumbria. A wonderful walk through a peaceful and scenic valley. (1834)

Hunting Barn Owl seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (2160)

Distant Scope End in Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (1647)