... and whilst tree leaves colour-fill and fall, the budding moons of ivy orbit the source *** Buds of ivy, blooming green against the...

underfoot, sound walk scrunch, through the changing colourfield *** A path through, bare, denuded trees. The ground is covered with...

... and to catch the last flaring before the fall ~~~ Sunlight falling on a witch-hazel leaf that has turned from green to golden brown....

ash cloud manifestation Bare branches of the upper part of an ash tree, set against blue sky. A transluscent wisp of cloud appears to be...

Wood fern on a bright autumn morning with sunlight resting on several fringe tips. np: Collin Walcott — Gold Sun (Changeless Faith)

over the drowned world, curlew calls sound stitching the greys ~~~ Looking out over the River Forth. Mistle cloaked greys merging sea,...

Crimson strands of Virginia creeper, tumbling down an old stone wall, surrounding Dunfermline Abbey Churchyard. np: Tyshawn Sorey —...

Strand of common ivy with five tiny green leaves. The stem is growing out of a gap between a metal support bracket and the handrail of a...

late afternoon sea-sky continuum bruised light — skimming scalloped tidelines ~~~ Looking over the River Forth towards West...

Botanising the asphalt — choose your route. Cracks in grey asphalt in which green vegetation has grown to fill the space. From a central...

Vertical iron post that has rusted through the surface to create a number of oval shaped voids on the stem. Two metal barriers sit...

Slender branches of dog rose that have taken root in the coastal splash zone. Three stems with leaves against a grey sky. The River Forth...

Trio of bramble leaves in process of turning from green to various shades of pink and red. early intimations of the turn towards Autumn....

Metal post in close up which has yellow paint daubed over it. Tree branches, green foliage and yellowing leaves blur and echo in the...

Small flotilla of boats, with white rectangular sails, on the Forth estuary. Thinking of the late paintings of Philip Guston. np: Morton...

Rain doused, lichen encrusted rock, close to the shoreline, nestled in grasses. np: Barry Guy — After the Rain

Barren coast and grey sky at low tide. A line of tethered rope cuts diagonally on which sea wrack has snagged after tidal retreat and...

Trunk of a mature tree which is entirely covered in green, swan's-neck thyme moss. Tendrils of ivy are ascending up the left hand side. A...

holly sprig sprung late September sun ~~~ Sunlight falling on a holly bush under late September sun. np: Eleh — Beneath the Silver Sun

Looking over the River Forth towards West Lothian on the afternoon of 27th September, 2023. A dull grey agitated sky anticipates the...