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  • Through the trees by naturalimages

    group of trees at Mudeford, Dorset

  • Village church by naturalimages

    Acrylic painting of The Church of St Mary and St James, Hazelbury Bryan, Dorset. 15th century with a 12th century font. There are some fragments of medieval glass in the windows.

  • Bridge view by naturalimages

    Bridge over the Stour at Sturminster Newton

  • Cerne Abbas giant. Dorset England by naturalimages

    The Cerne giant is one of three ancient figures cut into the English chalk downlands. / The origin is still unknown. Some believe that he represents the Roman god, Hercules and is over 1,500 years old.Others suggest that the giant is a caricature of Oliver Cromwell and is onlyabout 350 years old. This argument centres on the fact that there is no reference to the giant in any historic documents until 1694.

  • Sunday morning walk by naturalimages

    couple walking across the heavily frosted field in Kingston, Sturminster Newton. / Okeford hill is in the background

Recent Work

  • Is There Anybody There? by RedHillDigital

    Is There Anybody There? I’m not normally a political animal but this really bugs me! I appreciate that some people will admire the architecture of this building and some people will hate it, but that’s not the issue! The fact is, it’s situated on one of the prime pieces of real estate in the United Kingdom if not the world, i.e. Sandbanks, near Poole in Dorset. A beach-front apartment block. The views are superb – Poole Bay one side, Poole Harbour the other. What bugs me is this. When I walked past the place on Boxing Day, it appeared to be completely empty. Not one Christmas tree or trace of tinsel. No windows or doors open. No sign of life at all! Now if people want to own a place in Sandbanks, they should do so because they love it there, and they should live in it!! Otherwise, let someone else have it who would truly appreciate it (like me for instance)! As an aside, I found this interesting snippet of information about Sandbanks on a local web site … The Sandbanks peninsula was once a shanty town at the entrance to Poole Harbour. Many of the shanties and old converted railway carriages, some without drainage and water, were residences and summer homes for people who had set them up soon after the turn of the century, and the last of them disappeared in the 1960s. The whole of Sandbanks, now worth 100s of millions was once offered for sale by the Guest family who then owned it, for £200 and there were no takers. If only the National Trust had stepped in! Date: 26th December 2008 Click here to see my Poole gallery

  • The Secret Garden by Paulette x

    I found this wall and gate in the meandering grounds of Athelhampton House, a magnificent house that has stood for over five centuries near Puddletown in Dorset, England. Sir William Martyn built the Hall at Athelhampton in about the year of 1485 and received a license to enclose 160 acres of deer park and fortify his manor. Of all the pictures I took of the magnificent house, the gate in this wall captivated me. / Canon EOS 400D 18-55mm lens.

  • Evening sun on the old ash.KIngston Sturminster Newton by naturalimages

    This ash tree is a landmark in our area. It is old and missing several limbs, but would be greatly missed if it succumbed to wind and weather !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-card/view:preview/2342885-2-across-the-field-and-beyond.jpg!http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-card/view:preview/2342885-2-across-the-field-and-beyond.jpg

  • Patchwork by naturalimages

    Part of a patchwork hanging, which depicts the view “across the field and beyond”.The plain green is Furlong field. The brown pieces are trees, with the “old ash” represented by the tall dark shape. The grey area is the range of hills from Okeford Fitzpaine to Bulbarrow. The only bit of representational pattern, is the buzzard flying overhead. / This hanging is on our landing and youcan see it at same time as viewing the actual scene. /

  • Across the field and beyond by naturalimages

    this field is called “furlong” for obvious reasons. It is the field pictured in my “frosty Wessex” winning entry. How different in the late afternoon sunshine! / Looking across to the hill above Woolland.The road to the viewpoint at Bulbarrow runs along the top. / http://images!-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:walnut/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-print/size:large/view:preview/2342885-2-across-the-field-and-beyond.jpghttp://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:walnut/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-print/size:large/view:preview/2342885-2-across-the-field-and-beyond.jpg

  • Queen's Circus by Paul Woloschuk

    Queen’s Circus in Bath is a treat for lovers of classical Georgian architecture. Nikon D80. Nikkor 17-135mm

  • iced tree by stephenedwards

    taken on the quantox hills in somerset. this is not snow, it is layers of frost. the thick low cloud gives a soft backdrop to this picture.

  • Durdle Door at Sunset by Greg Artis

    Durdle Door on the Jurassic coast in Dorset, England. Photographed in the last light of day.

  • Butterfly by Ciaran O'Hagan

    taken within the walled garden of Osborne House, Isle of Wight…i chased this bugger round the garden for ages trying to get a good shot – i think it’s paid off!!

  • A Little Choppy! by RedHillDigital

    A Little Choppy! Another shot from our walk on Boxing Day. Taken from one of the groynes at Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England. Note: a groyne is a protective structure, normally built from stone or solid wood to prevent sand from washing away from a beach. A couple of kite surfers have braved the distinctly chilly waters for some exhilarating post-Christmas adventure! Luckily I managed to keep my feet dry on this occasion. Date: 26th December 2008

  • Arne St Nicholas by Paulette x

    The Church in Arne, Dorset was built in the 13th century by order of the Abbess of Shaftesbury, the first being Ethelgeva, King Alfred’s daughter. The building was first a Chantry but was then annexed as a Chapel of Ease to Holy Trinity church in Wareham. It was dedicated to St. Nicholas and consists of a body and chancel under one roof with a Porch and buttress on the south side, unchanged to this day. The architecture is early English with the East Window being a triplet, dating the building around 1220 AD. It is of interest that the heads of some of the windows were hewn out of a single stone. There is no tower, but a heavy bell is hung in the West end roof space; this bell was cast by Mears in1782, replacing the original bell of 1625. The Altar was made from pre-Reformation stone which had been buried outside. This stone has five small crosses carved on it and is placed on a timber frame. On the south side of the altar is a piscine, like a basin or drain often seen in old churches for disposing of water used in sacred vessels. Above the door can be seen the remains of an early fresco, date unknown.

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Wessex is the ancient kingdom which now basically consists of the counties of Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and parts of Gloucestershire. I have a certain amount of flexibility as to where the borders are in respect of submissions.
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