Summer Archives - Tony Tomlinson Photography

13/07/202613/07/2026

A evening stroll around Maryport Harbour

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Maryport is a historic coastal town and former coal port in Cumbria, this small harbour boasts 2000 years of history, located on the Solway Firth where the River Ellen meets the sea, it offers scenic views of the Scottish coast.

The town is famous for its Roman heritage, Georgian architecture, and working harbour, when the Romans came to what is now Maryport they named it Alauna and used the harbour for supplying the large fort above the town, the outline of which remains.

It was the harbour area that I was wandering around this evening which comprises of two docks, the Senhouse Dock and the Elizabeth Dock, a Children’s play area named “Shiver Me Timbers” an Aquarium, several cafés and a pub called the “Captain Nelson” locally known as the “Vatican”

There are many local art and craft, and local food events held on the land between the Elizabeth and Senhouse Docks throughout the year.

This area is also a very popular social area which leads to the town centre where there are numerous pubs, cafes and shops.

Elizabeth Dock

The Elizabeth Dock was built in 1857 with dock gates to contain the water of the high tide, so that ships continue to float without tide or waves bouncing them against each other, this being a “Floating Dock”. Today the Elizabeth dock forms the heart of Maryport’s working harbour.

Local fishing boats still land their catch on the Elizabeth dockside from where it can be purchased once the trawlers tie-up, this attracts a large crowd of people eager to purchase the fresh fish.

During low water the striking Ellenfoot pedestrian bridge is available to walk across, during high water the bridge is raised to allow the free passage of vessels.

Bridge, elizabeth-dock, fishing-boats, harbour, Maryport, tony-tomlinson-photography — Elizabeth Dock

Senhouse Dock

Increased harbour traffic soon required another dock, but the coastline had to be extended out to sea. Eventually in 1884 Senhouse Dock was built and opened with a great ceremony.

Senhouse dock of 1894, was transformed to a marina in 1990, and this is how it looks to this day.

Bridge, senhouse-dock, maryport-marina, harbour, Maryport, tony-tomlinson-photography, pleasure-boats — Senhouse Dock

Further development alongside Senhouse Dock was the construction of a small but very popular caravan park with 28 Caravan pitches which have a electric hook up, and 3 camping pods, and an amenity block which has a pot washroom and individual toilet and showers, along with a disabled / family wet room.

There is also a motorhome grey water disposal point, along with an elsan point for chemical toilet waste. This site is operated by the Maryport Harbour & Marina Ltd

The Original Harbour Lighthouse

The town has a small lighthouse, formerly run by Trinity House, the general lighthouse authority for England. It is a Grade II listed building.

In 2010 Trinity House transferred responsibility for the new light to the Maryport Harbour Authority. The old lighthouse was restored and repainted in 2017 as part of a government-funded initiative for the refurbishment of seaside towns although the lighthouse is no longer in operation, a more modern harbour light has been placed further along the pier to aid boats entering the harbour.

The new harbour light

In 1996 Trinity House provided a new aluminium tower for the end of the pier extension, lit by mains electricity. At 4.7 metres tall and with a light intensity of only 120 candelas, the new tower was one of Trinity House’s smaller beacons; it displays a flashing white light visible 6 nautical miles out to sea

Christ Church

Christ Church on King Street, Maryport is an Anglican church, which was built in 1872 to designs of Charles Eaglesfield which is now a Grade II listed building and hosts the Maryport Maritime Museum.
The church dates back to 1872 and appears in artwork by the likes of LS Lowry and his protégé Sheila Fell.
The Church was opened on the December 12th, 1872. It had taken less than a year to build. Mr Marshall had been the contractor for the masonry, using stone which had come from the Netherhall quarry, joinery was by Mr Dent from Cockermouth, slating by Mandle of Maryport, glazing and plumbing by Piele from Workington and the plastering by Johnston of Carlisle.
The church clock is a flatbed clock with an anchor escapement and has the name “Wilson, Maryport” on the small dial on the clock itself. It is not known whether Wilson (a well-known local clock and watchmaker) actually made or merely supplied the clock. The bell was quite large and was not a traditional bell-metal bell, it was a steel bell made by the firm of Vickers in Sheffield. As was the practice at the time, the bell is in a frame and complete with wheel and stay for ringing, rather than just chiming.
Christ Church celebrated its Jubilee on Sunday 10th 1922, and a commemorative text recording the event hangs in the church.
In 2026 after a period of major repair and refurbishment works, the Church became the new home of the Maryport Maritime Museum.

The bridge across the River Ellen leads up to the town center where more cafes’ bars, and shops can be found.

A Fishy Tale

As you cross the bridge there is an interesting sculpture on the right hand side, this is called “A Fishy Tale”, this was created by local artist Colin Telfer, the piece pays tribute to Maryport’s historic fishing community. Crafted using haematite iron ore, the artwork depicts traditional scenes of fishermen, complete with generations of local tradesmen, a fish basket.

harbour, Maryport, river-ellen, sculpture, tony-tomlinson-photography — The “Fishy Tale” Sculpture

Back Brow Steps

There are two sets of very steep steps that lead up from the harbour level which reach to the old part of the town, these are known as the “Back Brow Steps” which have turned into a well used fitness circuit which are frequented by the various sport organisations in, and around the town.

Summer Sunsets

During the summer months Maryport is a great place to view the stunning sunsets that appear across the Solway Firth looking towards Dumfries and Galloway in the South of Scotland.

Cumbria, maryport-sunset, solway-firth, Spring, tony-tomlinson-photography — A summer Sunset viewed from Maryport

This concludes my little history lesson of Maryport harbour and the immediate surrounding areas.

Thank you for finding the time to read this blog.

Until the next one, stay safe and well.

30/06/2026

Lake District Mistiness

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Good day everyone and welcome to my latest blog recording my recent visit to Elterwater .

June has been a quiet month for me photography wise, until I looked at the weather apps, we were heading for a morning of pre, and post sunrise mist followed by some sunshine, ideal conditions I thought.

The alarm goes off at 2.45am, ridiculously early I know, but needs must and as a Cumbria photographer I needed to get to the south of the county.

River Brathay

I arrived at the River Brathay 45 minutes before sunrise, this being one of the best photography locations in the Lake District for misty conditions.

I had plenty of time to settle in and secure a good spot, the mist was present, but it was peasouper, the mist was so dense with little or no chance of it being burnt in time for sunrise.

As there was little or no chance of the sun making an appearance, I set to work with the conditions.

The fist photos were taken from the bank of the River Brathay looking back towards Elterwater, I found some coloured grass seeds that contrasted to the bleak, almost monochrome conditions, and balanced this with three small bushes on the opposite bank of the river.

I then slowly made my way along the riverbank trying to find some reasonable photos, this ended up me looking for some small detail within the frame in the hope that it would add some interest.

In this shot I simply used two tall grass seeds to flank the wooded cops on the opposite side of the river.

I was struggling, the mist showed no sigh of lifting and time was pressing, it was now 15 minutes after sunrise, and we were still swamped in thick, dull mist., the joys of being a Cumbria landscape photographer

I bumped into a fellow photographer on the edge of Elterwater who was visiting from Nottingham, we had a long conversation about all thing’s lake district and photography.

It was here that I found a brightly coloured Pepper Pig shoe that had been placed in the “y” joint of a tree, I couldn’t resist the shot, a photo that was made to manipulate in post editing, what do you think of this, would you prefer the photo below, it being all colour, or it being all black and white, please feel free to leave a comment.

As my time was running out, I began to track back to the car, where I snapped a shot of the winding footpath leading in to the abyss, with some trees shrouded in mist.

I walked back through the meadows and found loads and loads of spiders webs, coated in droplets of moisture and silhouetted against the dark background, another snap and grab scenario.

Immediately after this I took my last shot of the morning using the meadow foliage as foreground against the tree shrouded in mist.

Cumbria, Elterwater, lake-district, Landscape, Langdale, meadows, Mist, river-brathay, Summer, tony-tomlinson-photography, UK — Tree in the Meadow

Another Lake District Sunrise photography shoot done, not as planned, but worthwhile in getting me out and about again.

Thank you for finding the time to read this short blog, until next time stay safe.

20/06/202620/06/2026

Bird and Wildlife Photography

As a Lake District photographer, and a Cumbria Landscape photographer, I also participate in a little bird and wildlife photography, not as a speciality, but more of a hobbyist, a bit of fun and enjoyment.

Cumbria Woodland Photography Hide

My first experience of Bird Photography was at the Cumbria Woodland Photography Hide, which I have been frequenting for over 4 years now.

Stephen and Linda have worked their socks off in creating and developing the hide, which now regularly attracts sparrowhawks, Jays, and a whole host of small woodland birdlife.

I began photographing birds using my 70-300mm telephoto lens but soon realised that this did not have sufficient reach to get close-up images of the birds. After a bit of saving up, I then bought a 100-400 lens which helped and was further improved when I added a 1.4 tele converter to the lens.

When I purchased my APS-C camera, I even managed to get hold of a very reasonably priced 500mm f4 lens, this was a beast, very large and heavy, and to be truthful to long to capture the birds at the hide, hence its trade-in when I changed to a full frame Canon system, but boy did it produce great quality images.

My technique of shooting birds gradually improved, as I began to “read” the small birds (these are very fast-moving creatures) to be able to capture them in flight.

Looking back at my early photos of the birds, these were nothing special, but everyone must start somewhere.

bird, bird-photography, sparrowhawk, Spring, tony-tomlinson-photography, Wildlife Photography — Female Sparrowhawk

bird, bird-photography, Blue-Tit, Great-Tit, Spring, tony-tomlinson-photography, Wildlife Photography — Blue Tit and Great Tit

My technique has improved as my visits to the hide increased, and as the hide was improved over the weeks, months, and years.

As the hide developed, many more people have begun to use it, Stephen and Linda have secured an almost guaranteed visit from the Sparrowhawks.

Cumbria Woodland Photography Hide, Sparrowhawk, tony-tomlinson-photography, bird-photography, — Male Sparrowhawk

Cumbria Woodland Photography Hide, Bullfinch, tony-tomlinson-photography, bird-photography, — Bullfinch Reflection

From visiting the Cumbria Woodland Photographic Hide, I began looking for more opportunities of photographing birds in differing locations and conditions.

Northwest Wildlife Workshop

My first chance to visit another location was on a Northwest Wildlife Workshop based at Ashton in Lancashire.

This workshop had been recommended to me by another photographer, so one bleak autumn morning, I set off travelling to Ashton.

The morning was very enjoyable, we were based in a huge field, the birds were tethered but placed on perches in realistic locations from where we could photograph them.

A good variety of birds were used, and a vast amount of information about the bird’s habitats being provided by the people who were running the workshop, not just a shoot and leave event, you learn a little as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of the workshop, from which I captured some great photographs.

Barn-Owl. North-West-Wildlife-Workshop, Bird-Photogrpahy, Spring, tony-tomlinson-photography, Wildlife — Barn Owls

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Bird-Photogrpahy, birds, Goshawk, hawks, North-West-Wildlife- Workshop, Spring, tony-tomlinson-photography, Wildlife — Goose Hawk

Andy Howey’s Photography Workshops

I have also attended one of Andy Howey’s Photography Workshops, which are held in the Northeast of England. again, on the recommendation of a fellow photographer, this was a very enjoyable small indoor event where a selection of birds was photographed, perched, and inflight using LED lighting set-ups.

I found Andy’s workshop fascinating, working within a confined space, Andy showed great care of the birds, and created lighting which produced excellent photographs. His knowledge about each type of bird was impressive.

andy-howey-workshop, bird-photography, owl, Southern-white-faced-owl, tony-tomlinson-photography — Southern White Faced Owl

andy-howey-workshop, bird-photography, owl, Barn-owl, tony-tomlinson-photography — Barn Owl

Gauntlet Birds of Prey Photography Workshop

Another workshop which I attended was at the Gauntlet Birds of Prey Photography Workshop at Knutsford in Lancashire.

This was hosted by the renowned wildlife photographer Gary Jones Wildlife Photography, a 6-hour workshop where a wide selection of birds of prey is allowed to fly for you to photograph in natural outdoor locations. An element of education is also provided throughout the day by members of staff, and a small lunch is provided on the day of the workshop.

Birds which were photographed on the day included (but not restricted too) Common Buzzard, White-Tailed Sea Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Tawney Owl, Long Eared Owl, Harris Hawk, amongst others.

Another fully enjoyable days photography, well worth the 6-hour return journey.

bird-photography, Gauntlet-bird-of-pray-centre, Summer, tawny-owl, tony-tomlinson-photography, Wildlife — Tawny Owl

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Scotland

We visit the Highlands and Islands of Scotland on a regular basis, were, you would think we would see a wide selection of wildlife. I have on occasions seen or come across Red Dear, but I have failed to see any of the renowned birdlife in the Highlands, probably due to my very poor eyesight.

The one time when I though we would see plenty of wildlife was the one time that we have visited the Isle of Mull, an Island that is renown for its wildlife and bird species, sadly, on our visit, I failed to photograph any animals of birds.

I have had slightly better luck in shooting red deer in Scotland, these majestic animals do take some finding in the barren landscape as their coats are ideal camouflage against the brown winter bracken.

tony-tomlinson-photography, red-dear, scotland, wildlife, — Red Deer

Lake District

On my travels within the Lake District, I often come across a wide selection of animals, sheep, cows, horses, etc, and whilst I may ignore these on many occasions, every now and then a scene will include an animal which I wanted to shoot.

An example of this is that on the winters morning of me walking around the shores of Crummock Water, I stumbled across a couple of white horses that were back-light against the early morning sun, this scene created a very nice photograph.

Cumbria, lake-district, Landscape, long-exposure, snow, sunrise, tony-tomlinson-photography, White-horse, winter — Crummock White Horse

Another time whist in Glencoe, Scotland and whilst driving along the route of the River Coe looking for compositions, I came across another white horse, calmly eating its morning feed, with its coat blending into the white frost covered field.

Glencoe, Horse, Scotland, scottish-highlands, tony-tomlinson-photography, winter — Glencoe White Horse

One animal you do see plenty of in Scotland is the Highland Coows, these magnificent beasts provide an image that is soly related to Scotland, whatever the weather these beasts always make an interesting photograph.

Tony-tomlinson-photography, highland-cow, scotland, — A Highland Cow

Red Squirrels

An animal that I have wanted to photograph for a long time is the Red Squirrel, not knowing where to find these has always been a bone of contention, but several months ago, a good friend Lorraine agreed to take me to a local location where she had been photographing these intriguing creatures.

On the first visit, I took everything in, just so I would not be doing anything wrong if I returned on my own and captured several nice images to boot.

Several days later we were back, and this time the Squirrels were on form, I got some very good photographs of them running up and down the trees and jumping along to floor.

This has been the start of new chapter in my photography, I have returned several times to try and photograph them, sometimes they turn up, sometimes you never see on, but that is part of the challenge.

red-squirrel, Spring, tony-tomlinson-photography, Wildlife, wildlife-photography — A Red Squirrel feeding

My family photography in Cumbria and selling my Lake District photography prints could not be further from the subject of photographing birds and wildlife, but for me, this is the enjoyment of photography, not to be totally indulgent in one subject, the variety keeps creating the interest.

Granted I do specialise in landscape and portraiture, but bird and wildlife photography bring their own, and unique challenges which I fully buy into.

Thank you for reading this article, until the next one by for now.

07/08/202513/12/2025

My June & July Photography Journey

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As I have mentioned previously, I always find the summer months a difficult time of year, photography wise.

So, what have I been up to during the months of June and July, you could be thinking, not much, but here is a brief record of my summer exploits.

11 June 2025

Early June saw me heading to Tewet Tarn to attempt to capture some lovely golden sunrise images, at this time we were still in the exceptionally sunny spell, so the conditions were a bit of a given.

Unfortunately, the ridiculous early sunrise time meant a 3am alarm call. Once on location I set up for a slightly different composition, trying to judge where the arriving light would be best viewed.

It didn’t take long for the rising sun to begin to light up the eastern sky, it was looking promising, but shock, horror, the golden glow from the sun arrived, and was over in about 20 minutes, this was a surprise to me as I was expecting (rightly or wrongly) that the sunrise glow would last longer than this.

The plus side of the morning was that I met a fellow photographer, Mike Childs from Penrith, we chatted about all thing’s photography, and local locations in between us taking the few images that were available.

Once the sun was up, the light soon vanished and became quite hard and direct, so it was time to head into Keswick to find a hot cup of coffee and a sandwich to ease my hunger.

4x3, Tewet-Tarn, Cumbria, Fells, Low-Rigg, Blencathra, Lake-district, Landscape, Mountains, Summer, sunrise, tony-tomlinson-photography, UK — The rising sun behand Blencathra

18 June 2025

During the middle of the month, we were tasked with baby-sitting duties for our grandson, so I made the provisional plan to try and use this time to shoot some images of Cody in order to record how his development.

So the kitchen was swiftly converted to a small photo studio where we could capture a selection of various shots of Cody, the plan being that we would present his parents with a surprise set of photos for them to use as they saw fit.

I would be using the Godox A200 pro speedlight flash units of the first time, the benefit of these were that they were battery operated, so no trailing cables, and they can be used outdoors if required.

Carole, my wife supervised the positioning of Cody, and the props and accessories we would be using during the shoot.

The outcome of an hour’s work was a variation of images of Cody in a selection of poses and using a number of props.

When we presented the photos to Cody’s parents they were vey pleased with the results.

tony-tomlinson-photography, family-photo's, — Baby Cody

21 June 2025

The Summer Solstice, and I headed for Wasdale as the forecast was vey promising, I have recorded this visit in a specific news article on my website, this can be found here, so I won’t repeat all the details here.

I have never seen so may tents and campervans along the shores of Wast Water before, whether the Summer Solstice was the reason, or the exceptionally hot weather we were encountering I do not know.

Cumbria, great-gable, Kirk-fell, lake-district, Landscape, scawfell, Summer, sunrise, tony-tomlinson-photography, UK, wasdale, Wast-Water, Yewbarrow — The view of Wasdale

29 June 2025

Here I found myself in seventh heaven (photography wise), I headed for Buttermere on a whim (instant decision) where I encountered the most amazing conditions that I had seen here.

It did not start off like this, upon arrival, it was warm and windless, but the light was flat with little notification of what was to follow.

No wind, and warm temperatures resulted in mirror like reflections in the lake with high cloud cover, all this was then intermingled with the developing glorious light from the sun has it rose over the neighboring fells (some 20 minutes after sunrise) to create these unique and beautiful conditions.

I had the place to myself, with the exception of a sole photographer who walked past me not long after I arrived at pre-sunrise.

I left Buttermere on this morning, a very content and satisfied person.

Buttermere, Cumbria, Fells, Fleetwith-pike, Haystacks, Lake, lake-district, Landscape, Mountains, Pine-Trees, Reflections, Centennials, Summer, sunrise, tony-tomlinson-photography, UK — Beautiful Buttermere

3 July 2025

I had been booked to take photographs of a student’s prom evening, concentrating of the celebrations within the home. This was a new event for me, but I planned it along the lines of a family photos session.

I had the option of taking photos inside, or outside the premises, but I had no prior knowledge of the layout or size of the home and garden.

On the afternoon of the event the weather was undecided, it being overcast and heavy cloud present.

I was met by the student’s mother, who made me very welcome, and left me to it. I began with a talk to Megan, then it was straight in to getting some images. The house was quite full of family members and friends, but I commandeered the conservatory.

I was using an on-camera flash using TTL as this was the easiest and quickest method to use, the results were very favorable throughout.

I was booked for a two-hour slot, and would only photograph at the house, my final few shots were of Megan getting into the “special” taxi that was taking her to the Prom itself.

tony-tomlinson-photography, School-Prom, — Megan

8 July 2025

This morning, I was heading for Rydal Water, with plans to photograph a specific image, but the conditions had to be right. Another 3am alarm call was the order of the morning, followed by a 50-minute drive to get to the location 30 minutes before sunrise.

I was surprised to find that there were a group of people camping next to the place where I wanted to shoot, and that they were up and about, and rather loud. I suspect that they had been up for some time, but it was only an assumption on my part.

I was at the Rydal Water lone tree and wanted to get a photo of it reflected in the water, but without any interference of the shore.

Sadly, the water was rippled, and the water levels prevented my getting the shot that I was looking for. I hung around for the sun to rise above the surrounding hills, but things didn’t improve, so I set off for a leisurely stroll around the lake to see if I would find anything.

I tried the boathouse, but nothing grabbed my attention, but has I was following the shoreline, a view through the trees towards the far hills got my interest. It turned out to be an interesting snap, but nothing else.

I continued around the far side of the Lake, but I couldn’t find that composition, I continued around to Grasmere, but again I was devoid of any inspiration.

At the end of my efforts, I had walked a few miles on a pleasant morning, got a bit of exercise in the can, and taken a few snaps of the area. Once back at the car, time for a coffee and sandwich, only to find that the car park was full of contractors vehicles, one of the chaps came to inform me that they were about to close the road for resurfacing, so if I wanted to miss the long detour, I should set off and get to Grasmere village where I could partake in my sarnie and coffee, his advice was very welcome, so I was soon on my way.

Rydal-Water, Tony-tomlinson-photography, Lake-District, Summer, Sunrise, lake, — The view along Rydal Water

24 July 2025

Northumberland, we had booked a four-night stay in Blyth, this was primarily a holiday break for me and Carole, but I would be able to fit in some photography work at sometime during our stay.

The first morning was the opportunity, St Mary’s Lighthouse was 20 minutes down the coast, so it was high on the agenda. A footnote being that last year when we were here, it was covered in scaffolding.

So a 4am alarm, and a very quiet exit from the hotel got me to the lighthouse before sunrise, There were a few other photographers there when I arrived, but I wanted some specific shots from the causeway with waves breaking over the road in the foreground, and some form the shore, using rocks or similar as foreground interest.

As the sun rose over the North Sea, the light was so, so lovely, but as it rose the cloud formed what I can only describe as a fog-like filter which the sun was shining through, this created a defused sun, with a more orange like shade to the light, all contributing to a set of good photographs.

Once back at the hotel, it was off for an hearty breakfast, followed by a bit of relaxation before we went for a drive down the coast to sample the fresh air and beautiful coastal scenery of this part of the world.

16 x 9. St Mary's Lighthouse, Northumberland, Seascape, Summer, sunrise — St Marys lighthouse

Unfortunately from here the break went downhill, Carole became unwell which necessitated a hospital visit to be prescribed medication to control her symptoms, and I came down with a viral infection which knocked the stuffing out of me.

We ended up spending the next two days trying to recover, only improving in tome to make the return journey home.

Upon reflection, quite a busy period for me photography wise, but being of a wide selection of photo events.

Landscape Photography wise, it was quiet, but has I have eluded too previously, this is normal for me during the summer months.

The variety of the photo opportunities during the two summer months have helped keep my interest high and further developed my photography skills.

What will August bring?

21/06/202505/05/2026

Summer Solstice Sunrise

We have been experiencing exceptionally warm weather in Cumbria over the last couple of days, I decided to head to Wasdale for a sunrise session, not realising that the day was the summer solstice.

Upon approaching Wast Water, I could not believe my eyes, every parking place was taken with cars of campervans, I drove some considerable distance along the lake, but nothing changed, car, after car, so I turned round and retraced my route to find a parking spot.

I was soon pulled up on a grass verge, well off the road so that traffic could pass safely., I then headed down towards the lakes edge to look for a decent composition to capture the impending sunrise, not a chance, there were tents at all the locations which I could use.

So, plan “B”, I headed up from the shore to try and use the road as a leading line into the scene. As I was heading up for the lake shore, I bumped into a group of wild swimmers who were coming out of the water, a very friendly bunch of people they were, fancy going for a swim at 5.45 am !!

I found a reasonable place on a small mound to set up, and began the waiting for the sun to rise above Great Gable and Kirk Fell to the east.

The sunrise was short, not much time for pre-sunrise colours, which soon became hard light. It can be frustrating having to get up a daft o clock in the night to get to a location, then what seems like a blink of an eye, its over.

Whilst I was waiting for the sun to rise, I got to thinking, was the fact that it was the Summer Solstice that there were so many people camping or visiting Wasdale on this morning, or was t the fact that we were having a exceptionally warm spell of weather which had enticed all these people to be out at such a time?

By the way, I am not grumbling about people being out in the countryside, they have as much right as anyone else (including me) to be enjoying the experience, I found it a little confusing to understand that’s all.

I took the scenic route home, heading south before turning north on the A595, as I was pottering along the road, I seen four Roe Dear in a field, managing to catch a photo on one, they certainly do not hang around once a human is close by.

Cumbria, lake-district, Landscape, Summer, sunrise, tony-tomlinson-photography, UK, wasdale — A Roe Dear

I also came across a Buzzard perched on a farmers gate post, no doubt eyeing up its breakfast. I didn’t have chance to grab the camera, but it was pleasing to watch such a beautiful bird out in the wild, it was soon off looking for a meal though.

I stopped off at Egremont to grab a coffee, surprised to note that it was still only 6.15am.

One home, time to edit the photos an plan where too tomorrow!!

Until next time, stay safe and take care.