Woodland Path

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

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

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.

Skull

As you can see my new diet is going well....

Actually this is one of Charles Darwin's specimens on display at Down House in Kent where he lived for many years. The house is open to the public and well worth a visit if you are in the area.

I will (eventually) write a post one day about the great man on my Kent blog.

Angel

This picture was taken in a cemetery at Dartford, Kent. I like the "halo" effect around the wings.

Jim

This is Jim. The senior cat of the house (or so he likes to think). Normally he gets bossed around by his three sisters and is scared of his own shadow. As you can see, he does like to have his portrait taken from time to time.

Embracing the Sea

A sculpture on the sea front at Deal in Kent called "Embracing the Sea" which I think made a good shot in black and white.

Tree at Leybourne, Kent

I've been dabbling with different Photoshop effects.

The same tree in colour and again in black and white.

Which version do you prefer?

Sleep of the Dead

A tomb at Rochester Cathedral, Kent

Small Boy, Big Machine

A vintage plate bending machine at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.

Dartford Martyrs Memorial

A memorial to the Protestant martyrs who perished in 1555 during the reign of Bloody Queen Mary.

For the full story of the Dartford martyrs, please follow this link.

Drowning Man

This is a close up shot I took a few months ago. It is part of the Destroyer Memorial at Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent.

The memorial commemorates all the Royal Navy destroyer personnel lost during the Second World War.

The destroyers formed the backbone of the Royal Navy and were used in every theatre from the Arctic Circle to the Pacific and in a multitude of roles.

The Historic Dockyard is well worth a visit if you find yourself in the area. A wide range of exhibits including the destroyer HMS Cavalier.

Pylons in the Snow

Taken at Horton Kirby, Kent during the recent cold snap.

One Man's Rubbish...

is another man's treasure.....

Traction engine spare parts in a yard at the Preston Steam Rally on 2nd January 2011.

Old Boiler

No. Not the mother in law!

Picture taken 2nd January 2011 at Preston (Kent) Steam Rally