Keith Burton's photos

Another piece of colourful street art from Southsea, Hampshire. I had to stand in the middle of a busy road to get this photo, so it was taken very quickly :-))). The artist who created this one is called FARK. There's another one of his in the PiP. Please view large, on black. Thank you.

Another wonderful piece of street art from local Southsea artist "My Dog Sighs". On this occasion he's also added some colourful bird boxes..!!

Taken indoors out of the wind. Best viewed large if you ike :-) Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone (especially if you have the extra day tomorrow)!

These rather posh-looking beach huts ( or chalets as the council calls them) overlook the road and the beach, with a view out to sea.. They have electricity and plumbing. They are very popular and you could be on the waiting list for 10-15 years. The current annual rent is nearly £3,000 per year. There are quite a few "ordinary" beach huts (without electricity or plumbing) available to rent for "only" around £1,400 per year. These have a waiting list of 3 to 5 years. Personally, we're happy to sit on a bench on the promenade :-)))

Another image from Stansted Forest, Hampshire. There's been a lot of tree felling and planting in this area over the past year............hence the deep ruts in the pathway.

Such a beautiful place, but out of shot there is an amazing amount of work going on which will include creating mudflats and saltmarsh, moving a road to protect a disused landfill site from erosion, and relocating a cricket club. The restoration of this land will enable better management of flooding, absorb carbon, and provide benefits for people and wildlife. Best viewed large if you have time. Thanks.

These cliffs mark the western boundary of the Jurassic Coast, which is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from here to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles. It is the only place on Earth where rocks from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods can be seen in one place, representing 185 million years of the Earth’s history. (Info from Wikipedia). On a lovely day like this though, it's mainly a great place for family fun. It's nice to be back after my short break. I managed to do a bit of catching up on at least one of each of your most recent photos (but apologies if I've missed anyone). Over the next few days, I'll try to catch up with some of your other photos if I have time. Enjoy the rest of your week :-)

Taken in Stansted Forest, Hampshire. I hope you all have a great weekend, whatever you're doing :-)

Taken in my garden. I'm off today for a short break with family. I'll take my laptop with me, but I don't know what we'll be doing yet, so I haven't decided whether to continue posting my photos and viewing/commenting on yours. Back to normal next week probably Tues or Wed (ish).

As much as I hate to admit it, I think my days of crawling around the woodland floor taking photos are numbered. My knees and back just can't take it anymore without a three day rest afterwards :-))) It's much easier to take a little bag with me and collect stuff to photograph at home and this is just what I've done here. I set up a small table in the back garden (in the sunshine). I used natural light and a piece of card pinned to my fence as a background with a subtle texture added. To get maximum depth of field I did an in-camera focus stack. I hope you like it.

The artist is a local Southsea man who goes by the name of "My Dog Sighs". I've started to try and get a record of all his work, as I think he's excellent. Check out his website: mydogsighs.co.uk

Taken yesterday afternoon during a quick walk. I went on a recce to check out the places I normally find bluebells, but I think I'm a bit too early.

I spotted this tiny golf-ball sized Robin in the Rock Gardens, Southsea and I couldn't resist grabbing a quick shot before it flew off. It's a shame about the messy background, but it was unavoidable.

From my garden. These are tiny (around 2 or 3 cm across) daisy-like perennials, which come in several colours (usually blue, purple and pink). It is a wildflower native to the Mediterranean region, but now available to buy pretty much anywhere. We keep them in pots otherwise they would spread too much. Blackbirds have been digging in the pots lately and I think this one was a victim. I rescued it before it died for a photo. Best viewed large. Thank you.

Spotted in the Rock Garden, Southsea Hampshire. I had no idea what variety it is as it wan't labelled, but I liked its colours and the spikes. I've since been told it's a Prickly Pear ((Opuntia ficus-indica).

A private wooden jetty, Emsworth Hampshire. I might have ignored the sign a little bit (see the PiP).

From my garden. There are hundreds of these coming up at the moment........I shall thin them out at some stage, otherwise they'll take over.

Does anyone know what sort of insect this is? I caught in my garden this afternoon. This is about twice life size. Can you tell I'm bored?