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Broken Shell
The Essex Countryside

Coming to an End

It was something of a surprise to find a broken egg shell on our walk today. I think the picture came out better than I expected – I hadn’t noticed the small red berry – and says so much about life and nature at the end of autumn.

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Slug
Bugs and Critters

Slug City

Our back garden, probably as in most other back gardens, is full of slugs and snails. As with many of these types of creature I have always dismissed them as slimy messy things that get under my feet when it’s dark in the garden. Up close, they are quite interesting

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Marching down the blue line
Birds

Walking the Blue Line

We saw this Starling marching down the path between the shore and the front at Aldeburgh – he definitely had things to do and people to see.

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Fungus Family
Macro Photography

The Family Fungus

This jolly family of fungus was photographed in Rowney Woods (where else) back in September. I’ve included a picture of the full family tree along with a picture of one of the single families 😉  

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Southwold Lighthouse and the Starlings
Suffolk

The Southwold Lighthouse

We visited Southwold a few weeks ago – you can see those posts by selecting “Suffolk” in the category drop down – top right. The view of the town is dominated by the lighthouse, typically, it was shut when we visited because it was being refurbished to take on the

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The Shard from Millenium Bridge
HDR

The Shard in London

The Shard is the newest addition to the skyline in London and is really beginning to dominate as it nears completion. This is an HDR photograph taken on the 9th October 2011 from the Millenium Bridge.

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Autumn in Rickling Green
The Essex Countryside

Autumn in Rickling Green

We first visited Rickling Green in the summer – cricket was being played on the green and the weather was beautiful. Step a few months ahead and we are well into Autumn, a mild and dry autumn admittedly, but Autumn none the less. So it was interesting to take the

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Audi A1
Uncategorized

…in with the new

So, after some consideration we decided to go for an Audi this time round and got a new A1 – a whopping 7 miles on the clock and , no doubt, about £3k straight off its value as I drove it out the garage. We’re really happy with it, I’m

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Plate Fungus
Rowney Woods

Plate Fungus

I like mushrooms and I like finding fungus of any type to photograph, so much so that we both keep a close eye out for it and are almost as excited by its discovery as we are when a deer makes an appearance…well OK, maybe excited isn’t really the word.

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.