The good weather has provided an opportunity for Field Trips and I have greatly enjoyed organising them. We have been on at least one Field Trips each week, many with camera club colleagues, others just Moy and I. We are fortunate to have many nature reserves within a short drive of our home.
The easing of restrictions has resulted in an alarming number of people going out into the countryside and the behaviour of many of them has been appalling. Piles of discarded camping, picnic and barbeque litter have been abandoned and left for volunteers to clean up.
The opening of Pubs and Restaurants has led to spikes in Coronavirus infections as many of the patrons fail to follow social distancing advice. The campaign slogan "Don't Kill your Granny" has unfortunately NOT resulted in a reduction in this type of behaviour and has increased our concern.
We seem to be the only ones still being careful. We plan to keep out of shops, pubs and restaurants for the foreseeable future and are choosing outdoor venues that are not attracting crowds.
We have both become quite adept at finding and photographing Butterflies, Dragonflies, Grasshoppers and Crickets. Putting names to these creatures is a challenge as there are so many varieties.
Here are some of my favourite shots from the past four weeks.
A visit to Calke Abbey provided an opportunity be a little more creative. I am quite pleased with these images.
