MarilynJane Photography Diary

At Home

31 July 2021

There is still a lot of action in the garden in the second half of July. There are still plenty […]

Exmoor

28 July 2021

Much as I love where I live it’s good to visit another place especially after staying home for nearly two […]

Greenway Lane – Early July

25 July 202115 August 2021

Well into July now and I have been busy with various things so I’m a bit slow to update my […]

Barn Owl

12 July 2021

The morning of Monday 5th July was dry for a change, our weather hasn’t been too good of late and […]

Fontmell Down

10 July 202110 July 2021

On the 16th June I went up to Fontmell Down in the morning, it promised to be a hot day […]

Martin Down Part 2

10 July 202111 July 2021

After the weekend I decided that I would like to go and see and take some photos of the Rose […]

Martin Down & other places Part 1

30 June 20218 July 2021

The weekend from Friday 11th June promised to be a hot one and it certainly turned out to be that […]

Greenway Lane

28 June 20211 July 2021

Some warmer weather in early June at last so I have been walking down our local lane to see what […]

Morning Dew

27 June 2021

There’s nothing more I enjoy in the summer months than a walk through the meadows early in the morning when […]

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 […]