John Preston

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Dabbler in environment, moths, stained glass, private pilot, when not with the Development team at The Conservation Volunteers. Own views.

A small spider with zigzag deep pink stripes on cream bulbous abdomen the candy stripe
Heron on the stern of a fishing boat.
Four black guillemots on a harbour spillway. Black with white wing patches. Shetland, Gaelic name tystie
A watercolour of a Palladian mansion seen through an arch of overhanging branches. Thankfully not as many windows as Wentworth Woodhouse 365 !
The approximate site of the landing of the first transatlantic flight. Clifden West of Ireland.
A grey heron looking over a rocky pool. Seaweed covered rocks around, blue water in the bay behind.
Leamaneh Castle near Kilforan
A street cabinet with a painting of a little egret with a warning symbol on it.
Swallowtail
Full size replica hull of Boeing 314 Clipper
A white lighthouse with red railings round the parapet. Cottages to either side, one with a lookout room on top.
Half "Queen Victoria" half seal with antlers and dragon flipper. Way too difficult A chair I should have photographed at a more interesting angle.
View from the summit for geology folks
Holyhead breakwater from the headland beyond its quarry. A fine selection of marker lights coming in to Dublin.
Green Silver-lines
The TR9 two seater painted as the prototype Spitfire for the 90th Anniversary of the type.
Wild cherry 🌸 and wisteria the view from our doorstep
A light brown apple moth.
Image of 1970s Pub, Tinsley Sheffield, the Pike and Heron
Title page of the book Last of the Curlews Fred Bodsworth illustrated by T M Shortt
A montage of gannets flying and on the cliffs over the sea in watercolour