The Highlander

Taken whilst on a drive around the Scottish Highlands with my family.We came across a filed full of different breeds of cow, which had no fences securing them in. I decided to get out of the car and get a bit closer to some of them, who seemed quite friendly and so I managed to get some photos I was pleased with.

Camden Lock

Camden in London happens to be one of my favourite places in the capital for shopping. It's full of interesting shops and unique little stalls within the markets. This photo was taken on a bright summer day when we had gone for a wander down the river, looking back towards the market. Although the clouds are over exposed here there is something about the light and the colours that really makes me like this photo.

Camden Lock, Camden, London, UK

Pet Portrait (Mitchell)

This is an older photo of my own little cat Mitchell. Mitchell was given to us as a male kitten, however it turns out she is a little lady. This lovely girl has just turned 4 years old. She's extremely vocal especially at food times as well as chirping out a little greeting every time she enters the house and spots you. Her favourite things are burrowing under the covers, snoozing in the sunshine and making a bed in the washing pile. 

The young ones

Back in 2010 we took a family holiday to the Isle of Skye. A lot of the holiday was spent driving around exploring the island. On several of these trips there would often be livestock on the side of the road, or in the middle of it on some occasions. One day whilst driving we came across a herd of cattle in the road with their calves on the side of the road. Having my camera with me, I wound down the window and took a couple of shots.

Reflections.

Canada has such beautiful natural scenes nearly everywhere you look from the prairies to the stunning mountains and lakes. All these scenes seem to stand out no matter what the weather conditions happen to be. So I was most pleased looking back at my camera to find this photo of the slightly overcast sky reflecting in a perfectly still lake. I can’t comment on where this photo as taken as all I know is that it was taken from the greyhound coach window somewhere in BC, about 20 minutes west of Revelstoke, which may make this Three Valley Lake.

Kayaking Paradise.

Having only been in a kayak once in my life and that being in a swimming pool I wasn’t expecting to spend 5 hours in one whilst in Salmon Arm. This was such a fantastic day spent on the Shuswap. After paddling towards Canoe beach to see if we could get the hang of it we set off on a mini adventure. Along the way we spotted Bald Eagles, Ospreys in the nest, as well as fishing mere metres from our boats and a fine young buck coming down to the shore to drink. It is a day that will remain in my memory for a long time to come. We took along water and a picnic, stopping at a rocky beach, most likely only accessible by boat to have lunch and a swim to cool off from the heat of the day, before continuing on our way. This photo is of our friend; a keen kayaker looking at the Bald eagle perched above us in the trees.

Shuswap Lake, Salmon Arm, BC, Canada.

150th Celebrations.

On the 7^th of December the Clifton Suspension Bridge celebrated 150 years since its opening. To mark the event, a firework show was put on. The fireworks went on for approximately 12 minutes and in that time we were treated many sights, sounds and colours, with an amazing waterfall firework off the bridge being one of the highlights. It was a chilly evening and as the crowd gathered we took a moments silence to remember the recent tragedy that had occurred so close by before the show went ahead for the evening. It seemed gathered on the hillside by the bridge that most of Bristol had turned up to see the spectacle.

Along the Parkway

My last visit to Canada before this year’s three week adventure was seven years ago. However it was two years prior to the last trip that I was taken to Jasper National Park by my parents. To be told we were making the roughly 6 hour round trip to see the Glacier Skywalk, a feat of engineering, designed by our family friend was an excellent surprise. The drive up the Ice fields Parkway is one of the most scenic journeys I can think of and had I have been driving on my own I know for a fact that I would have made those 6 hours drag on forever. Something that astounds me about this photo is the colour of the sky; according to my Grandma’s Calgarian friends this colour is simply ‘Alberta Blue.’

The Ice Fields Parkway, Alberta, Canada