Candles

Candles at Rochester Catherdral.

Pylons at Shorne

A row of pylons surrounded by fields of oilseed rape at Shorne, Kent.

Ladybird

A ladybird at Northward Hill nature reserve in Kent.

Log Pile

I was walking the Wealdway (long distance path through Kent) and came across this log pile and thought the shapes would make an interesting photo.

Woodland Path

Taken on a recent walk through the North Downs near Meopham, Kent

Across the Medway

A view across the River Medway at low tide from Burham looking towards Snodland.

Trooping Funnel

This is a Trooping Funnel mushroom (apparently) which I found during a recent walk on the Downs in Kent.

You can't tell the scale from the picture but it was a monster. About 6" tall and about 5" across the cap.

There was a circle of them around the base of a large tree. Very impressive. They are supposed to be edible but I didn't want to take any chances.

Merchant Navy Memorial

The Merchant Navy memorial at Gravesend, Kent commemorating seafarers lost during the Second World War.

The sailing barge moored in the background is the Cambria.

Wouldham Churchyard

The churchyard at Wouldham, Kent.

Underneath the Arches

The point where three bridges cross the River Medway just upriver from Rochester, Kent. The two bridges in the foreground carry the M2 motorway. The bridge in the background is for the Eurostar/High Speed Rail link from London to the Channel Tunnel.

Follow the band

A march past through Rochester, Kent. Any idea how they know where they are going?

Kitchener

Memorial to Field Marshall Kitchener outside Fort Amherst in Chatham, Kent.

Kitchener's face appeared on the famous World War I British Army recruiting posters. He died in 1916 whilst on the way to a diplomatic mission in Russia. His ship was sunk by a mine laid by a German U boat.

Medway mud

A shot taken from the Saxon Shore Way at Bloors Wharf on the River Medway in Kent looking across to Motney Hill.

On the Waterfront

A line of three redundant Stothert and Pitt cranes at Imperial Wharf, Gravesend. Tilbury Power Station in the background.

For more information about Imperial Wharf please see my sister blog here

Field of gold

A field of golden wheat awaiting harvest at Cooling in Kent.

I took this photo on one of my walks through Kent. I write about my walks (amongst other things) on my blog Kent Today and Yesterday.

On the footplate

This is a view of the footplate of the steam engine 60163 Tornado taken during a water stop at Headcorn, Kent earlier this year.

I like the way the glow of the fire reflects on the fireman's face.

My son was lucky enough to be invited up to have a quick look on the footplate.

Hawk

I believe this is a Harris Hawk. They normally live in North America. It was part of a falconry display at Chevening House in Kent a few weeks ago.

Peacock Butterfly

A peacock butterfly at the RSPB reserve at Northward Hill in Kent.

Kingsnorth Power Station

Kingsnorth power station in Kent - a bete noir for environmental protesters as it burns coal. Shot taken across fields of wheat. The black and white gives it a moody feel.

Agriculture and Industry

Shot taken on Friday at High Halstow, Kent on the Hoo Peninsula. Fields of wheat with Kingsnorth Power Station in the background.