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This is the view north on a rather blustery late spring day. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/spring-trees https://photos.on-this.website/wm/X_ArqWTpSjnGebb5c2bQSEmapGQ=/fwc/1430001606/25023_3806822553f9cf3aebeea.jpgSpring Trees Beacon Wood in Kent is a wonderful place at all times of year and especially in spring sunshine. It offers a much needed tonic after a visit to the nearby Bluewater shopping centre! http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/david-lloyd-george-at-dduallt https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UlmR7_hQdL4ylCGAaQHx83hNpnE=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1935390251553c24e638780.jpg'David Lloyd George' at Dduallt http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/purple-echinacea https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JjzUYTt1AKSRr7l_u9FInu1JJvU=/fwc/1430001606/25023_160842094252f4b9369459c.jpgPurple Echinacea http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/brent-tor-sunset-no1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IXDyThYCpmIuf-LR62n0JwLukaM=/fwc/1430001606/25023_111013751053f9cf4d8095d.jpgBrent Tor Sunset No.1 Brent Tor, topped by the Church of St Michael de Rupe, seen from Dartmoor silhouetted against the evening sun. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/sea-thrift https://photos.on-this.website/wm/T-33kBMdMlWNrjkLUpuAQYndwsY=/fwc/1430001606/25023_134886107452f4b920c4d6f.jpgSea Thrift Armeria maritima covers the rugged cliffs of Burgh Island in Devon in a sea of pink. I can think of no better way of spending a warm summer day than lying in the grass among nodding pink thrift, watching clouds scud across the blue sky and listening to waves crash on the rocks far below. Oh, and when you've had enough of that, there is an excellent pub on the island. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/camber-dunes https://photos.on-this.website/wm/54i5uKs7xnEXpnFKrf-K-EDStdE=/fwc/1430001606/25023_206895077352f4b569a6211.jpgCamber Dunes http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/no-143-in-the-aberglaslyn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZQsEdamE7hlvwD_3I2oQEueUw1w=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1233236812553c1ba723063.jpgNo 143 in the Aberglaslyn Gorge [size=12]Welsh Highland Railway No.143 negotiates the spectacular Aberglaslyn Pass with a Caernarfon bound train in September 2014[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/fenchurch-and-stepney https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sp2rAkpGAD8bwIuv51oHT6RM-a4=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1248821344553c1f9c29a42.jpgFenchurch and Stepney [size=12]State of the art transportation 1870's style. Old stagers on the Bluebell Railway; the locos that is, not the staff! April 2008[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/photo24061572.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WTu52PYs0s45vxFU4P23Ugfl4es=/fwc/1430001606/25023_913014449553c20b9850d9.jpgWelsh Highland Railway Superpower [size=12]K1, the world's first Garratt locomotive, takes its rightful place leading No.87 with a northbound train to Caernaerfon. September 2013[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/welsh-highland-railway-speed https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oaKn1RRnE5PGNZIpQQ6fL3yEZrc=/fwc/1430001606/25023_2106765266553c225457483.jpgWelsh Highland Railway Speed [size=12]Welsh Highland Railway Garratt locomotives K1 and No.87 speed (all things are relative!) their train towards Caernarfon. September 2013[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/welsh-highland-railway-superpower https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YeM_O_--Qf1QEx4ufBol01pbpaE=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1720423075553c231b655bf.jpgWelsh Highland Railway Superpower [size=12]Welsh Highland Railway No.138 pilots No.143 heading towards Porthmadog on a drizzly day. September 2013[/size][size=12][/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/blackmoor-vale-in-east-sussex https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ItZIVuhdHJMVjn77j5XF9o_Z2iU=/fwc/1430001606/25023_169461381553c1f2ea57ce.jpg'Blackmoor Vale' in East Sussex [size=12]State of the art transportation 1940's style. Cab and controls of a 128 ton green steam machine. West Country class 4-6-2 'Blackmoor Vale' at Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway. April 2008[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/swalecliffe-sea-and-sky https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vlpqpq813_CHj_kLm-mYLcQQcOU=/fwc/1430001606/25023_64038474252f4b5a86fadf.jpgSwalecliffe Sea and Sky There is something special for me about the north Kent coast between Tankerton and Swalecliffe. It's not especially beautiful but there is something about the light and the colour of the sea that draws me back. On this particular bright, still March day sea and sky merged until it was impossible to see where one ended and the other began. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/south-eastern-and-chatham-railway https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GyQaeTJ2mcG5GfaEaGgwBb0cwbA=/fwc/1430001606/25023_459427700553c20587002c.jpgSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway No.263 [size=12]The Bluebell Railway's Wainwright 'H' replendent in the winter sun at Sheffield Park[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/t-y-b-bridge https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rD6NOX85XUWcOE_hcVZGvC2vIqk=/fwc/1430001606/25023_877219816553c1c59e63e1.jpgT-Y-B Bridge [size=12]'Merddin Emrys' and train coasts over the bridge just south of Tan-y-Bwlch stattion on the Festiniog Railway. September 2014[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/on-shed-at-horsted-keynes https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MITgHnLcDPYe-Qyw6nViq82TeCc=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1173035473553c2008c58f8.jpgOn Shed at Horsted Keynes [size=12]SECR 'P' Class No,178 and GWR Dukedog, 'The Earl of Berkeley' at the Bluebell Railway's Sheffield Park shed.[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/whr-no138-at-britannia-bridge https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LvIYLH5aoPIYsjwECnS6vyJh1_4=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1706895041553c23d72c453.jpgWHR No.138 at Britannia Bridge [size=12]Welsh Highland Railway No.138 hauls its train down the street on the first stage of its journey to Caernarfon. September 2014[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/photo24061501.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FTQkdl6aGK1VlBZktOyFc6FhC9Y=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1695520296553c1d1b44f7d.jpgSE&CR No.263 http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/heavy-metal-at-horsted-keynes https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LiSRLjz0CqC4BSbvWXaXc8UYFiE=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1131881574553c1e8869529.jpgHeavy Metal at Horsted Keynes [size=12]1950's superpower on the Bluebell Railway. BR Std Class 9F No.92212, on hire from the Mid-Hants Railway at Horsted Keynes, August 2012[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/aberglaslyn-gorge-in-the-rain https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CQ18aWmAW2fAAiiXdlgAg5KRNKI=/fwc/1430001606/25023_65668380553c22f8ac544.jpgAberglaslyn Gorge in the Rain WHR No. 138 and 143 start into the spectacular Aberglaslyn Gorge with a train for Porthmadog. September 2013 http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/br-std-class-4mt-tank https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lNYgbgwnuDReWHxCBPcOdeVCa0c=/fwc/1430001606/25023_583176177553c1fcb2275d.jpgBR Std Class 4MT tank No. 80151 [size=12]1950's branchline train at Horsted Keynes, Bluebell Railway. April 2008[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/southern-reflects https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xOHVY3I4DHog8KfKo2y5WGxeL3Y=/fwc/1430001606/25023_954500199553c2474f18fe.jpgSouthern Reflections [size=12]Abstract reflections from a coach at Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/sun-steel-and-steam https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AuaLtat0jhd45M0ygIyr2m09zgU=/fwc/1430001606/25023_618108432553c1ddb42a0b.jpgSun, Steel and Steam [size=12]BR Std Class 9F No.92212 at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/merddin-emrys https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ct__gI5LJdfLmT5eTHzrMETvHhs=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1205197532553c1cabf239c.jpg'Merddin Emrys' [size=12]Festiniog Railway Double Fairlie 'Merddin Emrys' runs downhill through wooded sunshine and shade towards Tan-y-Bwlch. September 2014[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/dartmoor-granite https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MKC50x3M8hGzrstmCRQpPdbJw8s=/fwc/1430001606/25023_105533590653f9cf447608e.jpgDartmoor Granite A wet day on Dartmoor brings out weird and wonderful patterning on the hard granite tors. A change in view point from wide landscapes was encouraged by driving rain and cloud blotting out distant views. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/bloody-rain https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gDCn01AEXqPznDIlD3MS0UvCoIM=/fwc/1430001606/25023_2144490491553c235ee81ef.jpgBloody Rain! [size=12]WHR Superpower weekend. 09.35 to Porthmadog at Caernarfon with No.143 in charge. Glumness, like the rain, soon passed as the journey through spectacular Snowdonian scenery started. September 2013[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/lynton-and-barnstaple-railway-reborn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xWL5LONZ-ciIOvP20DmmecoKD-g=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1603844426553c21f9ccbfb.jpgLynton and Barnstaple Railway Reborn [size=12]Original and newly restored L&BR coach and No. 190 'Lyd' built 112 years later. May 2013[/size] http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/mist https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fhYx2WWW-5IR0l8Y6Wd1IIMYacM=/fwc/1430001606/25023_158776471453047e753ff69.jpgMist Sea mist shrouds the beach at Cuckmere Haven, creates an ethereal scene and reduces the visible world to a few square metres of shingle. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/a-walk-on-the-sands https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LUZio3noocTe2NNGik57wJdEZ28=/fwc/1430001606/25023_49917108753047df5b9669.jpgA Walk on the Sands Low tide at Northam Burrows beach in Devon, reveals acres of hard sand. Great for a stroll in bare feet, feeling the sand between your toes. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/busy-bee https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dR-EXsR4yxT74IXXqAjLHcp9j7I=/fwc/1430001606/25023_202002098152f4b90db2d9e.jpgBusy Bee Taken on the platform at Horsted Keynes station on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex whilst waiting for the train. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/sunlight-waves https://photos.on-this.website/wm/i9AEoFG41MOaNdRH2kjSFlXgV-4=/fwc/1430001606/25023_12260054953047e34b70a3.jpgSunlight Waves Sunlight sparkling on the sea and waves crashing onto the shingle - the very essence of a day at the beach. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/northam-burrows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/g6p4dzSuLMTzfUyjJ7YDOmYyPNo=/fwc/1430001606/25023_84074976153047e0c1d486.jpgNortham Burrows Spectacular coast at Northam Burrows, Devon. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/salisbury-plain-grasses https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SNn7gS2RNS3tWe3ndL27ukDm9fk=/fwc/1430001606/25023_51991344253f9cf30da208.jpgSalisbury Plain Grasses Late afternoon sun highlighting grass high on Salisbury Plain. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/sand-swirls https://photos.on-this.website/wm/e5NbsiN16rD40bvsgOAqHCf3a80=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1616791152f4b5d45bb2d.jpgSand Swirls Westwood Ho! beach in north Devon is a quite wonderful place. When the tide is out its possible to walk barefoot on the sand for miles. Just beware of getting sunburnt feet, as I know to my cost. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/yellow-rose https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0IeMxhq21tUnFEQhrVXPSdtaiho=/fwc/1430001606/25023_78756151452f4b8fc02c24.jpgYellow Rose This yellow rose flowers without fail every year, no matter how neglected my garden is. I like the imperfect flower with a few holes in the petals. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/scale-beck-bridge https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HSU_HYLS0Qj4-M6Qzqnh-L0EGyY=/fwc/1430001606/25023_163313107553f9d6b1d68b9.jpgScale Beck Bridge This picturesquely sited bridge crosses the beck as it tumbles from Scale Force waterfall on its way to Crummock Water in the Lake District. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/puddle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qEV-zp8aR_q_1Oe9P1HrmeoobEg=/fwc/1430001606/25023_179250949053f9d6a119c3d.jpgPuddle I love the abstract patterns in this woodland puddle. Taken at Beacon Wood Country Park in Kent. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/hartland-point-lighthouse https://photos.on-this.website/wm/y4vOg_47DVmLcoznwS3HFcKjuro=/fwc/1430001606/25023_153037738153047e5ce8aa7.jpgHartland Point Lighthouse The rusting remains of wrecked ships on the beach confirm the need for a lighthouse but I don't think I would like to stay there during a storm. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/swalecliffe-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CxrUugleP0NsJ6Hqx28Q9bIWcOo=/fwc/1430001606/25023_78397216752f4b5bfcc8bd.jpgSwalecliffe Sunset There is something special for me about the north Kent coast between Tankerton and Swalecliffe. Its not especially beautiful but there is something about the light and the colour of the sea that draws me back. Its a great place to blow away the cobwebs and the sunsets are often something special. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/summer-sails https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kqsTJ2EdZbQgI6kGMP7B2RtNY9w=/fwc/1430001606/25023_92696918252f4b614780e1.jpgSummer Sails Catamaran at Tankerton Sailing Club on the north Kent coast. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/uffington-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/h4z7Xvm-KVPX60nsNuojgSRlvNw=/fwc/1430001606/25023_59747229853f9cf2be3b00.jpgUffington Castle Uffington Castle is an Iron Age hill fort dramatically sited on the top of Whitehorse Hill. Well worth the short, steep climb. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/beachy-head-lighthouse https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ia6Ze5_opCq9M4dqgg8wRwhlS7o=/fwc/1430001606/25023_192554542853047e9317935.jpgBeachy Head Lighthouse The towering chalk cliffs at Beachy Head have an unnerving attraction. On a sunny day, visitors line the cliff, daring themselves to look down. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/orange-on-green https://photos.on-this.website/wm/m9C31N38kXK8PqUVQM4LK36JM7s=/fwc/1430001606/25023_48071528052f4b8e86c623.jpgOrange on Green I don't know what species of butterfly this is, but this beautiful creature was very happy to pose while I took its portrait. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/snow-flowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IxETe5cygZ4pw-hXvAzzuaaVUVo=/fwc/1430001606/25023_1225526378533b1687471d8.jpgSnow Flowers http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/dartmoor-standing-stone https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1dLz861CQCRhl7ojk-T256Gb8pg=/fwc/1430001606/25023_59874991553f9cf3f481d1.jpgDartmoor Standing Stone Dartmoor's windswept and dramatic landscapes must have held special meaning for our ancestors. Mysterious stone rows, circles and monoliths dot Dartmoor’s ancient landscape. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/swash https://photos.on-this.website/wm/brubm_kiupsEzLxjPrWtcrd16tA=/fwc/1430001606/25023_118196466553047dc3b7fb5.jpgSwash The turbulent layer of water that washes up the beach after a wave has broken. A good place to paddle. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/magnolia-stellata https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Go5VsmPz1BcTC8WMlYhtfM2oOZ0=/fwc/1430001606/25023_91732790652f4b8d1174ab.jpgMagnolia stellata This magnolia has a wonderful way of welcoming the start of Spring. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/sea-spray https://photos.on-this.website/wm/q6JUbQ6z0G_JhSTRvTPJsyYEfnc=/fwc/1430001606/25023_143876828353047f394d7f2.jpgSea Spray The Atlantic meets the hard red sandstone of Devon at Hartland Point. With a strong wind and gap in the cloud, fleeting rainbows appear in the spray. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/polperro-sunrise https://photos.on-this.website/wm/iBZzKkpa8bhLtf4umddFNuVZPTY=/fwc/1430001606/25023_51395388652f4b668e1fc3.jpgPolperro Sunrise Sunrise at the beginning of December, waking up the harbour of this Cornish fishing village. I like winter sunrises, if for no other reason than you don't have to get up very early to see them. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/wistmans-wood https://photos.on-this.website/wm/axrvFSHH418LW-Y6V-FcdKXqnag=/fwc/1430001606/25023_197402630853f9cf271f7d9.jpgWistman's Wood Wistman's Wood is an copse of ancient, knurled, lichen covered oak trees, growing among moss covered boulders and sited high on Dartmoor. A deeply atmospheric place from another time. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/swalecliffe-summer https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NtITQ6LHDKGaiOWiIS1yzftYTtA=/fwc/1430001606/25023_157864642952f4b5e8d0f13.jpgSwalecliffe Summer In the dark days of winter it is good to remind ourselves that summer does return, even in Britain, when skies are a vivid blue and the sun shimmers on the sea. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/flags https://photos.on-this.website/wm/O3bkJbVkqwrbf6Z86VGzgEgA9P8=/fwc/1430001606/25023_171936956653047ddd76e8d.jpgFlags The tides out, surfs-up and lifeguards are patrolling between flags streaming in the wind. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/autumn-shadows-at-shorne-wood https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PB8PnYvX5p9YAQoOVdCi-WEoIUk=/fwc/1430001606/25023_135284001152f4b54fc6fd5.jpgAutumn Shadows at Shorne Wood There is something special about woodland in autumn, especially when the weather decides to be kind. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/silver-sea https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YPLdXKsxhxPdLJxU8QR2pRs5InU=/fwc/1430001606/25023_127511088352f4b5fc2a895.jpgSilver Sea There is something special for me about the north Kent coast between Tankerton and Swalecliffe. Its not especially beautiful but there is something about the light and the colour of the sea that draws me back. Its a great place to blow away the cobwebs and I always come away feeling better. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/sunset-grasses https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Wp4bL-CIXJgcKgyokVl4UA37lpA=/fwc/1430001606/25023_120881104352f4b64dc7083.jpgSunset Grasses High summer sunset blushes grasses with orange and red at Normans Bay, Sussex. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/brent-tor-sunset-no2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UxOyDe-ql2CYENpBV-gA2noBR6o=/fwc/1430001606/25023_132040600753f9cf21726e5.jpgBrent Tor Sunset No.2 Brent Tor, topped by the Church of St Michael de Rupe, seen from Dartmoor silhouetted against the evening sun. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/brothers-water-reflections https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zYqBjZGs396YTNHLt5n2t-eEVhI=/fwc/1430001606/25023_52857515052f4b52c7c489.jpgBrothers Water Reflections Nestling at the bottom of the Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, this little lake is often overlooked in favour of its bigger neighbours. http://www.purpleslatestudio.com/river-barle-exmoor https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ub3yotGXJ2w__zveGv4q6_bipc4=/fwc/1430001606/25023_71810756452f78afb420e4.jpgRiver Barle, Exmoor The River Barle flows under the ancient bridge at Tarr Steps on the southern edge of Exmoor. Upstream of the bridge the river has carved a beautiful steep-sided, wooded valley. It's a great place to be on a spring day with the trees coming into leaf and the busy river gurgling over its rocky bed.