Keith Burton's photos

A family of Swans on the lake in Sir George Staunton Country Park. Best viewed large if you have time. Thanks for looking!

All of these were taken yesterday morning during a walk in Sir George Staunton Country Park except the one in the top right hand corner, which was taken this afternoon in Emsworth Town Centre.

Wonderful sunshine and some lovely autumn colours in my local country park today...............but the sunshine turned to rain just after lunchtime and stayed wet the rest of the day. I did get some nice photos though, so it wasn't a complete wash-out. This is part of the footpath that circles the park and in the PiP is a shot of some more of the trees.

Spotted on the mudflats in Hayling Island. The young shoots, leaves and flower buds of the Golden Samphire are edible and are often used in salads. Throughout Europe, it used to be pickled or cooked, most often used as a relish.

Yesterday afternoon found me out hunting for dying flowers to take photos of. I found these in a neighbour's garden and she kindly allowed me to pick them (although I suspect she thought I might be a bit crazy)! I wanted to enhance the look of decay and so I used a dark green piece of of card as a background and added a grungy texture. There is another image in the PiP if you have time to look. I wish you all a good week ahead........thanks for looking!

I found this delightful little pottery figurine in a charity shop yesterday and liked it so much I bought it to photograph. It's only about 10cm high and embossed with hundreds of random letters. I've added a black background and white cardboard frame. I'm going to give it to my granddaughter who is an avid reader of books (real ones, not digital). I hope you all have a lovely Sunday.

It's early days yet..........but the signs of autumn are becoming more and more obvious each day. Here are a few I've noticed.

After moaning about not finding any spiders in the garden this year, I eventually found one yesterday. It was a bit windy for macro photography, but after a few tries I eventually got a couple of shots I was happy with. The other shot is in the PiP. I think this is best viewed large, but I understand that some of might not think so :-))

Dried out thistle seed heads.

As Autumn keeps on coming, I thought I'd post a reminder of the summer that has now passed. Two more images in the PiP if you have the time to look :-))

Taken over the course of a morning walk near the Mill Pond, Langstone Harbour, Hampshire. I only had my 40-150mm zoom lens with me, so these are all cropped, but they turned out better than I expected.

This anemone is in a pot in my front garden and the plant is still flowering. I've posted photos of these beautiful flowers before, but I couldn't resist one more! Have a splendid week everyone!

On last Thursday afternoon I took a short walk in the nature reserve at Hilsea Lines (known locally as Foxes Forest). This is a view from one of the footpaths along along the adjacent pond. Just a hint of autumn colour so far. When I turned around 180 degrees and took a photo, the view was not so pretty.........it shows the railway line and bridge and the accompanying graffiti, but personally, I still like it. Check it out in the PiP. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone........and thanks for looking!

This ivy has found a way out from behind these sheets of corrugated iron on the side of an old shed. I thought it looked very eye-catching against the old paint and rust.

These are in my front garden in a large pot. This was taken earlier today in some sunshine between showers.

Taken indoors on my tabletop in natural window light. The background is coloured and textured cardboard. The vases came from a charity shop and will be donated back to them soon. The liquid in the vases is a raspberry squash drink. I hope the colour doesn't hurt your eyes too much :-)))

In a cemetery in Hayling Island, Hampshire during a walk this morning. I was sheltering under a large yew tree and managed to stay almost totally dry! View large to see the falling rain in the background. There are another couple of shots in the PiPs. Thanks for looking!

Taken in Priory Park, Chichester.