In other news the website re-design is almost complete and will be rolling out – with a bit of luck in the not too distant future – so keep your eyes peeled for that one when it comes.

Looking up in to the mix of green and blue in the woods one early morning.

Sunset across the rocks at Porth Nanven, Cornwall, looking out across Sennen Cove to Land’s End and the Long Ships, Meinek, Carn Bras and Tal-y-Maen in the distance.

Beach huts in Devon.

Once again I found myself waking at some insane hour and speeding off after my next quarry, today’s was West Woods on the outskirts of Marlborough, to see what’s what for sunrise. This morning’s in-car temperature reached 0°C, that’s technically freezing. In May!! Anyway, I arrived in good time and was stunned by what I saw. Bluebells. As far as the eye could see. It was brilliant! No sooner had I stepped from the car I once again found myself surrounded by a sea of blue and green, smothered by a blanket of the sweetest floral aroma as the soft early light of the rising sun steadily moved past the canopy, gradually intensifying as it went. The late bloom has meant more growth in the canopy overhead than last year, hence the light seems obscured a touch more than preferred. That said it really was yet another wonderful experience and quite a privilege to be surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of a waking spring forest in full bloom. I didn’t really mind the pre-5am start after that. Ah, nature… great!