Things are busy in growing corner.

Several pots with seedlings growing and a pine cone are arranged near a door on a balcony.

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.