Boxing Day 2021

The Mute swan is present all year round, on just about any stretch of water. It never fails to bring a smile to my face and a feeling of calm.

Stuck at home, clinically extremely vulnerable with Long Covid. Collared doves in the garden keeping me company.

A small lichen-encrusted tree fell in the storms, and fragments of its branches are being gradually distributed along the path. Today the light really caught this piece.

Another of the drive leading to where I live, this was at around 3am this morning.

The ArcellorMittal Orbit in the Olympic Park.
The Park of my favourite places and home to many happy memories.

In an old grazing watermeadow several ancient willows have split or fallen, only to be reborn. Never underestimate the will-to-life of a tree!

Needed to lift my mood today so spent time in my garden photographing the birds. A grey wet day, not really right for photography, but it was so peaceful.

Bay on a bleak Boxing Day. The western end of the beach was packed with swimmers preparing for the Boxing Day charity swim.

Local church and Mary Spencer Watson sculpture adorned with its traditional garland of tinsel.

The drive that leads to me and the neighbours has been prettified for the winter.