Stained Glass Windows

For me, the stained glass windows are the most beautiful part of any church.

Here are a few I captured in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris...

And in St Leonard's Church that I wrote about here....

And finally, in St Michael's Church in Beer (Devon)....

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Beach Scenes...

One of the things I love most when I'm at the coast... hey, that was almost a poem!... is the opportunity to capture all kinds of things on my camera.

You just never know what you'll see....

A beached boat on a misty day

Thistle silhouettes

A seagull trying to blend in....

"Spotted" on Seaton beach

An ambitious puppy if he thinks someone's going to throw that stick for him to "Fetch!"

They don't call it the Jurassic Coast for nothing!

A slightly bizarre photoshoot... at one point the model was asked to pose with the fish on his head!
Sadly, I didn't get that shot....

A Devon Country Garden

Just a few photos taken in the garden of the rented Devon cottage...

Happy Monday everyone!

The Jurassic Coast

The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site is known as The Jurassic Coast. It covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from East Devon to Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history. World Heritage status was achieved because of the site's unique insight into the Earth Sciences as it clearly depicts a geological ‘walk through time’ spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Some magnificent views… earned after some steep walks! My calf muscles are still recovering…

Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

Natural arch at Durdle Door

Durdle Door

Chesil beach near Durdle Door

Charmouth Beach

Axmouth harbour

Coastal path, Beer Head

View from Beer Head

View from Beer Head

Near Sidmouth

It's a long way up!

A Taste Of Devon...And Dorset

Hey everyone!

I'm back after a fabulous week of coastal walks and fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast... the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site. More on all that later, but in the meantime, here's a quick taster....

Deck chairs on Beer beach, Devon

Pebble balancing act on Charmouth beach, Dorset

Charmouth beach

Charmouth beach

Lamppost, Lyme Regis (Dorset) 

The Cobb (harbour) at Lyme Regis

Beach huts on Seaton Beach Esplanade, Devon

'Jolly Roger'

Traditional seaside fare

Devon cream tea - scoops of artery-hardening clotted cream

Evening on Seaton beach 

Map found here