Photographs from Peter Smith

Reflections of reeds on a misty morning, with gentle ripples causing a slightly disconcerting near-dislocation of the reed stems.

One grey drizzly February morning, two horses and a donkey point their backs to the wind and wait for sunnier times and the grass to grow.

I tried to capture an image of the hellebores from ground level, but the chives chipped in, and the bay tree wasn

A jolly array of species tulips with pink petals around a yellow centre, which seem to enjoy naturalising.

A young Song Thrush begs for food from the adult bird, which looks unmoved, whilst another youngster looks on hopefully.

A blue bodied dragonfly poses in the sunshine on a ligularia (var. rocket) flower spike in the garden over the pond. I hadn

A fine white water lily flower surrounded by a sea of duck weed.

A visit to the York Railway Museum would not be complete without a photo of this impressive engine. Streamlined and shiny, it cuts the mustard.

Waves breaking along the Sidmouth seafront, with dark clouds covering the sun and looming above the western horizon

A sunlit birch against a dark sky with a hint of rainbow, plus the unending road works.

The snow fell so gently that it covered every twig and branch, turning this birch tree into a snow maze.