Shoreham Beach, Sunday 30th June

A vast, calm ocean stretches under a cloudy sky, with two people standing in the shallow water near a pebble-covered beach.

Not coming to this café again…

A cactus and a succulent are creatively planted in teacups, displayed on a decorative tray.

It’s possible that my childhood bedroom was a bit geeky.

A 1980s child’s bedroom with Star Wars wallpaper, an Empire Strikes Back duvet cover and a child in bed reading The Eagle comic.

The old lighthouse, Shoreham.

A lighthouse with a weathered stone exterior and a golden sphere on top is set against a clear blue sky.

Touching grass, very literally.

A close-up of a small white daisy with a yellow center amidst green grass and foliage.

Time to hear about making the vast Sussex Bay better…

A stage setup features a large screen displaying information about the "Restoring Sussex Bay, Together" event on 13 June 2024, alongside a kite surfer image.

Finally, the shot I was destined to take. A wild adder, shot by @adders.

A wild adder photographed coiled in the grass at RSPB Pulborough Brooks in Sussex.

When going through my late parents' negatives, I found a small number of medium format negs I don’t have the capacity to scan myself. I sent off a trial film to a professional scanning outfit as a test, and the results are quite something…

The Lake District in the 1960sAnn Tinworth in the Lake District in the 1960sA Lake District waterfallCars parked in the Lake District in the 1960s.

This is where my eldest is camping with the Guides. I am very jealous.

A beautiful field near Nowhurst.

The Rail Riders Club was a marketing thing British Rail did back in the 1980s, before it was broken up and privatised. These images are from a meet they held in Edinburgh, back in the late 80s.

A Rail Riders club meeting in Edinburgh in the 1980s.Angela from the Rail Riders club in Edinburgh in the 1980s.

Once, a very long time ago, I turned 12.

Adam Tinworth on his 12th birthday.

Captured for posterity, before I recycle them: photo wallets and negative holders from 1980s photo labs.

1980s negative strip holdersThe reordering side of 1980s negative strip holders1980s photo wallets1980s photo lab wallets The promotional inside of 1980s photo wallets.

Red catchfly at Woods Mill.

If you go down to the woods today…

A tree stump surrounded by ivy at Woods Mill.

UK Bank Holiday Monday on form: it’s tipping it down.

A rainy back garden in Bank Holiday Monday.

Good morning from the South Downs.

A view towards the South Downs, from Lancing College, including the playing films.

Wild garlic growing by my youngest’s school. I love the smell of it.

Wild garlic growing in Shoreham.

📷 #mbApr Day 21

The Cairngorms in early 1989.

For day 21 of the April Photoblogging Challenge: mountain, suggested by David, aka @dejus.

A dirt trail meanders through a snowy mountain landscape with scattered vegetation under an overcast sky.

Littlehampton harbour, with gulls.

A view of Littlehampton harbour with gulls flying above.

Day 17: transcendence, suggested by Drew, aka @drewbelf. #mbapr

A misty sunrise over Shoreham Beach.