A class 710 Overground train that I brought in to Barking Riverside. The changeable weather and empty platform suited the choice of black and white for this phone shot.

#b&wphotography
#overgroundtrain
#suffragetteline

Dorset remembered

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Layers
#ThePhotoHour

A turn of the page, a cue to nature - the winter solstice

#wintersolstice

Dense juvenile trees in Epping Forest. With leaf fall comes an awareness of the depth of the place. A feeling of enclosure but distance all at once. It's easier to spot the wild deer which we did a few times today.

#eppingforest
#leaffall
#autumn
#trees
#forestwalks
#naturephotography

Another one taken from the rear cab of a moving train on my phone camera as we crossed a bridge. There had been rain and the road markings gleamed. On an otherwise empty street the couple just happened to be walking through a pool of light.

#b&wphotography
#streetlife
#fromamovingtrain

Sometimes a grey, damp day can look quite beautiful. A squint of the eye is sometimes just enough to see through the murk and the mist. Enjoy your day wherever you are...

My training driving career just has a few short months left. I won't miss the crazy early starts but the views I've sometimes had from the cab have been extraordinary. Alas, I can't take photo's from there but I get to travel rear cab home sometimes and my unwind times have been special.

Autumn in the forest. Restorative tranquility

I gave up on toxic X (then twitter) 3 years ago. The only blue bird I've engaged with since was this fledged blue tit last spring. I placed it safely away from cats and its parent soon came to feed it. Every living thing needs a safe place right?

Having worked hard to make our inner city garden attractive to wildlife, more recently some 'non-native' species have arrived (grey squirrels and parakeets). We've a soft spot for this one though as she's super friendly and has an ear that looks like Halkidiki when she's upside-down!