Nature Photos

Capturing the exquisite beauty of life in the country

We caught this image on our way to the lodge one summer evening. It was our pot of gold.
Photo by Kim Thornton

I've been a photo nut pretty much all my life. I come by it naturally... My grandmother had a 35mm camera and took thousands of photos, all Kodachrome slides, on her extensive worldwide travels... my dad picked up the habit, becoming both an avid still photographer and also an early adopter of 8mm movies, shooting hundreds of hours of family events, camping trips, birthday parties and so on.

I even studied photography for a time, although I never pursued it professionally.

I now split my time between shooting with a Nikon D70 and my new toy, a Canon Vixia HF100 HD camcorder. It's a nice piece of equipment that also takes excellent still shots.

As submissions come in to this part of the website, we'll gradually expand the pages by creating categories to post the photos to.

So send in those shots, telling us a little bit about them!

There's nothing like a day in the country - this little girl was certainly enjoying it!
Photo by Kim Thornton

Crocuses (Croci ?) growing along side of gravel road. Taken from ground level.
Photo by Kim Thornton

The Joys of Childhood... carefree and leaping from hay bale to hay bale on a clear spring day! The sheer joy of moving.
Photo by Kim Thornton

Wild blueberries photographed in the evening light.
Photo by Kim Thornton

We love these magical giant bubbles - the kids love them too!
Photo by Kim Thornton

We love abandoned houses - they conjure up so many questions and ideas.
Photo by Kim Thornton

Haidyn, Woody, and Tessa. An amazing photo opp - no one could orchestrate this!
Photo by Kim Thornton

This picture has special meaning - it was the night our son and his dog were reunited after the dog went missing for 4 days.
Photo by Kim Thornton

The radiating beauty of this sunflower really caught my attention.
Photo by Kim Thornton

A walk in the early morning mist revealed dozens of spider webs, dripping with dew, waiting for their prey.
Photo by Kim Thornton