Keith Burton's photos

In Staunton Country Park, Havant, Hampshire there is a small island in the lake, on which used to be a Chinese style summer house built in 1833, and this bridge was built at the same time. The summer house was demolished in 1865 but the bridge remains. The stonework is original but the woodwork has been replaced (in the same style) over the years. The PiP shows another perspective on the bridge,. Better viewed large..........thanks for looking.

A bee in flight and just about to land on a St John's Wort flower..........taken in my garden. Please view large if you have time. Thank you. The PiP shows a bee already in the flower collecting pollen taken a couple of minutes later. Not sure if it's the same bee.......there were so many around I lost track of it.

My wife often says she thinks I've lost my marbles.........but it's not true, here they are :-))) I even have a back and white set (see the PiP for proof)! Have a great week everyone..........

I saw a huge patch of Allium seed heads in the gardens of Hinton Ampner House and though they would make a good natural abstract. I hope you agree..............please try viewing large! Thank you.

Taken at Hinton Ampner House and Gardens, a National Trust property near Winchester, Hampshire. Another view of this lovely flower in the PiP.

Taken in my garden. Please check out the PiP to see a Bee on the feverfew, also taken in my garden. Thank you.

Known locally as Leigh Park Gardens...............a huge country park which is around a 10 minute drive from my home. The weather was a bit hit and miss, but I managed to mostly avoid the rain showers, by dashing into the trees. The image in the PiP was taken around 20 minutes after this one and shows a wider view of the lake and the gathering clouds. There is an interesting history of the park in the link below for anyone who might be interested: www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/staunton-country-park/our-story/history

On Sea Holly. Taken at Hinton Ampner House and Gardens, a National Trust Property near Winchester, in Hampshire. Another image in the PiP if you have time. Thanks for looking.

A not-very-scary scarecrow.........spotted in the vegetable garden at Hinton Ampner House and Gardens, a National Trust Property near Winchester, in Hampshire. See the PiP fo check out one of the seats..........also in the gardens.

Taken in my garden. This lovely squirrel is a regular visitor and can often be seen checking out the bird food table and feeders to see if there are any left-overs!

Taken yesterday during a visit to Hinton Ampner House, a National Trust property near Winchester in Hampshire. Large is good..!!

Taken in my garden. My thanks to everyone who has visited and commented on my photos recently, it's always much appreciated. Have a good weekend everyone!

Taken in my garden on some Feverfew flowers. I saw it flying at first, and thought it was a wasp! This is the first time I've seen one of these in the garden, so I'm happy to have got this one. Please view large if you have time..........thank you for looking.

This is what I would call an "if only" shot..................in this case, "if only" I had used a faster shutter speed..!! Even shooting at 1/2000 sec wan't fast enough to freeze its wing movement...............the nearest wing is beating so fast you can't even see it! Better viewed large if you want :-)

Taken in my garden. These have all pretty much finished flowering and are going to seed. Their seedbeds are beautiful............see the PiP to see what I mean. They will eventually go brown, which is also a photogenic stage.

These are wildflowers, but have quite a large clump of them in my garden.........I captured these in a neighbour's garden though as she has a better background than the brick gable end of my house!

This Large White, is the first butterfly I've seen in my garden this year, which is very disappointing so far. Hopefully I'll see more as the summer progresses. It's also known as a Cabbage White and it is the one that gardeners dislike most (together with it's relative the Small White).

A beautiful old public house.........situated in Havant, Hampshire......... the town where I live. Please check out the PiP for details of what it says on the plaque.