Black & White photo: Furled up Fern

I took this photo in the glasshouses at Wisley when we went to visit the butterflies. I was hoping to squeeze it into that post but somehow didn't manage it. Now I've given it the black and white treatment I'm glad I didn't! 

I do have a minor obsession with ferns, especially the furled up sort. But I think it's understandable. I'm intrigued as to how they unfurl, and at what speed...

Given the time to do it I'd happily sit and watch one - especially in the warm glasshouses at Wisley - so I could let you know firsthand. But until then, isn't nature wonderful?

Black & White photo: Sun and sea

This week's photo is one from our recent trip to Dorset.  We spent some time in Lyme Regis wandering through the town and around The Cobb on a sunny but chilly day. Then later on we headed up to Stonebarrow Hill for a view towards Golden Cap and this one back over towards Lyme Regis.

It was a beautiful view, made even more beautiful with the sun on the sea.  And it was a shot that as I took it, I thought would look good in black and white. And phew, it does. 

Black & White photo: Uphill

As well as trying to get my digital photos sorted out and stored safely I've been looking at our old photos too. This one is from our second visit to the States back in the early 2000s; this trip we spent just under two weeks exploring New England, which on reflection was nowhere near long enough for what we had planned. But anyway perhaps we'll head back there one of these days as it was truly beautiful. 

This photo was taken at Mount Washington during our trip on the Cog Railway, taken from inside the carriage, I presume looking back from where we've just come from. I wasn't a huge fan of the motion of the train on the way up, but it was worth it once we got there. 

Looking back, now I'm not so sure about the track and the kinks in it and how it even works...