Lacock Abbey Spring bud

Lacock Abbey Spring bud, originally uploaded by tmv_media.

So far, compared to last year, we have had a mild winter, however it's always good to see Spring coming.

I was at Lacock Abbey yesterday, few more images to follow, however I saw this bud.

the out of focus yellow in the background is just lichen. The trees were covered.

East Prawle in Feb

East Prawle in Feb, a set on Flickr.

The rest of the Prawle trip pics..

Queen wasp

Queen wasp macro (3), originally uploaded by tmv_media.

I went down to Devon at the weekend, to East Prawle. It's a great location.

I stayed at Windfall Cottage, which is a brilliant house to rent. http://www.windfallcottage.co.uk/

Whilst in the garden there, I was out by the firepit. On one of the benches was a queen wasp. So a quick lens change later and I grabbed this shot, and a few others.

It's a bit early for her to be out, so she was rather slow, giving me the confidence to stick a 100mm macro lens up close.

Great sign

nice, originally uploaded by tmv_media.

sign on the way into a cafe in Finland, close to the Norwegian border.

Live King Crab - Skarsvåg, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway

Dead Fish & Live King Crabs (before we ate them) (19), originally uploaded by tmv_media.

Before going to Norway my only experiences with crab were what I had eaten elsewhere. I hadn't had king crab, nor had I ever seen one alive, up close.

They're fairly impressive creatures and surprisingly mobile on land.

However the best bit about them is their taste. All I got was white sweet crab meat. was killed, cooked and served with bread, lemon and garlic mayo. Delicious

Wondering where Skarsvåg is? It's the most northerly place I have every slept.



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Reindeer, incoming. Inari, Finland

Reindeer, incoming. Inari, Finland, originally uploaded by tmv_media.

Reindeer. Skarsvag, Norway

Reindeer. Skarsvag, Norway (14), originally uploaded by tmv_media.

Just a couple of reindeer shots from my travels, firstly this one from Skarsvåg.