The Darent River at dawn this week, at a spot just south of Eynsford, was so stereotypically beautiful I rather fancied a Hobbit might pop his head out from behind a tree.
The Darent as The Shire
Southern hawker
An immature female southern hawker dragonfly, photographed in East Sussex in a short burst of sunshine between downpours.
Spectacular rustgill
Brede High Woods in East Sussex is a fine place for mushrooms, in this case what I believe to be an outburst of spectacular rustgills.