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Gallery: Photo Ambles

The Galleries displayed here show a selection of photos taken by members on photo-ambles.

Monday 7th September 2020: Dart's Farm

A small socially-distanced group of us met at Dart's Farm to explore their sculpture trail. Initially, the weather didn't look too promising (it was actually drizzling), but fortunately it improved steadily through the afternoon and we enjoyed a good time together. The participants were invited to send in up to three photos for the Gallery.

Willow Reader

Willow Reader

Alan Cowman

Avocet

Avocet

Alan Cowman

Quattro the horse

Quattro the horse

Alan Cowman

Barn Owl on the Hunt

Barn Owl on the Hunt

Phil Slater

Untouchable the Buzzard

Untouchable the Buzzard

Phil Slater

Globe Gate

Globe Gate

Phil Slater

Barn Owl on the Hunt

Barn Owl on the Hunt

Pam Hartley

Hairo the Heron

Hairo the Heron

Pam Hartley

Willow Hares

Willow Hares

Pam Hartley

Swallows on the Wing

Swallows on the Wing

Kris Frank

Knobbly Trunk

Knobbly Trunk

Kris Frank

Flown the Nest

Flown the Nest

Kris Frank

Hairo the Heron

Hairo the Heron

Mike Gillan

Fallow Dawn Deer

Fallow Dawn Deer

Mike Gillan

Willow reader

Willow reader

John Perry

Diva Goddess

Diva Goddess

John Perry

Horse and hat

Horse and hat

John Perry

Sunday 11th October 2020: Stone Lane Gardens

A socially distanced group of us met up for a very pleasant photo amble at the beautiful Stone Lane Gardens. Plant Heritage has awarded this five-acre garden the accolades of both "National Collection" and "Scientific Status" in recognition of the excellent work they are doing. It also has the distinction of being an RHS Partner Garden. In addition to all this, it is the home of a lovely sculpture collection, which changes every year. You can find more information about the gardens on the web-site of Stone Lane Gardens. 

Participants were invited to send in up to three photos from the photo amble. The artists who created the sculptures are identified in brackets where possible.

Stone Lane - 1

Stone Lane - 1

Phil Slater

Stone Lane - 2

Stone Lane - 2

Phil Slater

Stone Lane - 3

Stone Lane - 3

Phil Slater

Something worth crowing about (E. Hill)

Something worth crowing about (E. Hill)

Kris Frank

Cat in a boat (T. Dennehy

Cat in a boat (T. Dennehy

Kris Frank

4D Sphere (Samvado)

4D Sphere (Samvado)

Kris Frank

Tawny owl

Tawny owl

Mary Swain

Tower house

Tower house

Mary Swain

Cockerel

Cockerel

Mary Swain

Wire-mesh figure

Wire-mesh figure

Peter Barwell

Woodland mirror

Woodland mirror

Peter Barwell

Metal rose

Metal rose

Peter Barwell

Woodland rabbit

Woodland rabbit

Rita Watson

Tree face

Tree face

Rita Watson

Deer among the trees

Deer among the trees

Rita Watson

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Pam Hartley

Mother and child

Mother and child

Pam Hartley

Pam Hartley

Pam Hartley

Roses

Autumn shadows

Autumn shadows

Chris Curgenven

Cockerel

Cockerel

Chris Curgenven

Pensive rabbit

Pensive rabbit

Chris Curgenven

White heron

White heron

Mike Gillan

Strange mirror

Strange mirror

Mike Gillan

Slinky cone

Slinky cone

Mike Gillan

Tree face

Tree face

Alan Cowman

Seated child

Seated child

Alan Cowman

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Alan Cowman

Wednesday 26th May 2021: Knightshayes

Knightshayes is a very beautiful National Trust property near Tiverton, featuring a splendid Gothic-revival house, extensive gardens, woods and parkland, and a very large walled kitchen garden. At the time of our photo-amble, there were buttercups everywhere and the rhododendrons were in full bloom, so there were many beautiful scenes to delight the eyes of photographers! However, the photo-amble didn't go entirely according to plan, because the date originally scheduled was impractical because of heavy rain. The revised date of 26th May was sunny and warm and the five participants on that date had a great time. A few of the photos on this Gallery page come from a separate visit on a different day.

Mike Gillan

Mike Gillan

Exotic in Kitchen Garden

Mike Gillan

Mike Gillan

Clover and buttercups

Mike Gillan

Mike Gillan

Aquilegia and buttercups

Pam Hartley

Pam Hartley

Knightshayes sculpture

Archway to the pond

Archway to the pond

Archway to the pond

Pam Hartley

Pam Hartley

Rhododendrons

Rita Watson

Rita Watson

Pond reflection

Rita Watson

Rita Watson

A double catch

Rita Watson

Rita Watson

Hard-working bee

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