The year that was.

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Well, my first full year of blogging. It’s been a blast! Over the last couple of days I’ve gone through the year’s pictures and deleted all but the best… I deleted 1,791 photos and my computer now has 9.56 GB more space. Looking back over my photographs from the year has been quite interesting as I can see the development and (very) slow improvement as I’ve experimented with different settings and compositions.

Were it not for a certain sequence of events in March, my viewing figures would be very modest indeed. Thanks to Skyfall, this blog has had a staggering 85,153 views from 132 countries. That whole episode brought its ups and downs and quite a bit of excitement; I certainly got a crash course in the workings and machinations of the film industry. It did bring me one of my most loyal readers though… Happy New Year Charles!

I’ve learned so much from other blogs too. At the beginning of the year I wrote quite long blog posts, but found that I was posting infrequently because I didn’t often get the time to write a long post and organise lots of photos. Reading and enjoying Mike’s posts, which are often photos with no text, prompted me to post photos as and when I take them, without lots of explanation or accompanying text. On the other hand, I love reading the detail of A French Garden, where Amelia gives wonderful detail with her beautiful images. Also Phil’s blog, which has the kind of stunning wildlife photography I can’t even aspire to, has been a delight to read.

Well here are my favourite couple of images from each month this year. It’s been funny old weather, but there have still been plently of very beautiful moments in nature. Happy New Year everyone, and I hope that the coming year brings you health and happiness.

A sunny January day at Thursley

January sunlight on mossy ground

February snow on the beginning of Skyfall Lodge

Happy, hopeful March frogs

New leaves in March

Skyfall Lodge built by March

Bond family chapel in March

April on the River Wey

April cherry blossom against a stormy sky

May in the pond. Bogbean flowers.

Broad bodied chaser dragonfly emerging in May

May transformation

June. Self seeded poppy in the veg bed.

Dolomedes fimbriatus at Thursley in June.

July rain.

Caterpillar in July.

Wren feeding its August brood in our garden

Peacock butterfly on August flowers.

September Alliums wearing their hats.

Yew berry in September.

Smooth snake in September.

October colours at Frensham

November rose in the first frost.

November leaves.

River Wey in December frost.

December sunset over Waverley Abbey

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