MarilynJane Photography Diary

Friday 2nd January

2 January 2015

Sunrise 08:12 Sunset 16:15 GMT Another trip down to Poole to the hospital, we are now down to ten more […]

Tuesday 30th December

30 December 2014

Sunrise 08:12 Sunset 16:11 GMT Winter has arrived, we have had freezing temperatures for the last few nights but the […]

Monday 22nd December

22 December 2014

Sunrise 08:10 Sunset 16:06 GMT Another week starts and our trips to Poole continue the weather is chilly but not […]

Saturday 20th December

22 December 2014

Sunrise 08:09 Sunset 16:05 We are still going down to Poole every weekday and when we can we walk through […]

Wednesday 10th December

10 December 2014

Sunrise 08:00 Sunset 16:03 GMT It was mixed weather this morning the wind and rain had almost gone from overnight […]

Tuesday 9th December

9 December 201410 December 2014

Sunrise 08:00 Sunset 16:03 GMT I’m still up well before dawn, which isn’t too difficult as I just noticed sunrise […]

Tuesday 25th November

25 November 201425 November 2014

Sunrise 07:42 Sunset 16:10 GMT Life has turned a little upside down for me and Rod at the moment, Rod […]

Saturday 15th November

17 November 2014

Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 16:21 GMT When I got out of bed this morning and looked out the window I could […]

Thursday 13th November

13 November 2014

Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 16:24 GMT The river did burst it’s banks yesterday afternoon so this morning I decided to drive […]

On the 28th July I visited Dean Mason’s Windows on Wildlife to photograph Harvest Mice for a couple of hours. Dean had a cancellation and I decided a little therapy watching these lovely little characters was just what I needed. They love to climb and are very quick so you have to be ready to […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2

The second part of this post is about the Butterfly Farm which is in a large glasshouse next to the Otters. The Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Devon Otter sanctuary are on one site and throughout the day I alternated between the Butterfly House and the Otters outside. It was very hot and humid in the […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1

On Sunday 12th June I went with members of Blandford Camera Club to Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm, we had a great day the Otters are characters. There were three species the small Asian Short clawed Otter up to mischief all the time and the Large North American Otter and my favourite our […]

Forest Falconry

I had a great day on Friday 25th March with friend Judy Vowles who had invited me to join her on a that day. It was a Christmas present from her brother to go to Forest Falconry in the New Forest with a friend where we handled their birds and walked through woodland paths with […]