Independence day at (the original) Washington

The appalachian dance team "Step This Way" perform in the garden of Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of George Washington

Gulls Nesting - North Shields

You can see this house from the Shields ferry, the owners have tried to deter the gulls using wire mesh and wire spikes on the flat surfaces, but the birds are most determined!

Canon 5D

Wild Poppies near Penshaw

Canon 5d

RNLI Sunderland

Wandering around Roker marina yesterday evening I spotted a RNLI training session in progress. One of the guys was photographing all of the action, presumably to be able to present a portfolio showing the procedure to be followed.



After launching the boat they took it out for a spin on the North Sea. It all looks like great fun - when the weather is good!

Fire and Wind Turbines

Seen en route to work on Monday. Someone has lit a pile of forest trimmings above the Wear valley, while in the distance is the wind farm at the Nissan factory.

The A80 point and shoot camera shows its weakness here, notice how areas of the sky are completely blown out, but it's a nice enough image, in my view.

Canon A80



3 days later and the field is ready for cultivation.

Canon 5D

Two Trees - Near Plawsworth

Canon 5D 70-200L

St Margaret's Durham

In the background is Durham Castle and Cathedral. Taken this afternoon.

Canon 5D 24-70L