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For me, this scene suggested a warrior departing a battlefield. He turns his back on the ruins of the conflict leaving a field red with blood like poppies.* (*This reversal of the common phrase I have 'borrowed' from the poet Ann Lewin.)

In Worcestershire, England. 7.20am.

No parking, garage in constant use (says the sign on the garage door). Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

At Bishop Wordworth’s School in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The slight distortion in the image was introduced deliberately by me. I wonder if today's youngsters still read 'The Lord of the Flies'. It was very popular amongst mid teenagers in my day. Bishop Wordsworth's School is a Church of England boys' grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for boys aged 11 to 18. The school is regularly amongst the top-performing schools in England, and in 2010 was the school with the best results in the English Baccalaureate.

Test shot with smc Pentax-A f3.5 35mm-105mm zoom lens.

Contribution towards "Teddies for Tragedies" 2022. Hopefully, a suitably cheering, if naive, picture.

The yellow of daffodils is bright even on a dullish day. SMC Pentax DA 35mm f2.4 prime lens.

Trial picture with 'Plastic Fantastic' SMC Pentax-DA 35mm f2.4 prime lens. JPEG from unedited DNG via SilkyPix. Simnel Cakes were originally associated with 'Mothers'Day' in the UK but for a long time now have been a part of Easter.

SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 vintage prime lens.

“Bright light in the darkness outside” The twentieth day of the UK's second period of lockdown in 2020 - 'Lockdown Two'. SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50mm prime lens.

Tree(s) on the banks of Derwentwater, in the English Lake District

Tree(s) on the banks of Derwentwater, in the English Lake District

Tree(s) on the banks of Derwentwater, in the English Lake District

Tree(s) on the banks of Derwentwater, in the English Lake District

Tree(s) on the banks of Derwentwater, in the English Lake District

Tree(s) on the banks of Derwentwater, in the English Lake District

Very old woodwork at the Fortress of Chora, on the island of Naxos.

St Luke's Church, St Helier.