Items observed on visits to National Trust Properties: #5from7photo

This week we visited two National Trust properties; Shugborough and Downs Bank. Here is a selection from these places:

At Shugborough there were hundreds of frogs in different places hopping across the paths. These frogs were only about an inch long but they could move fast. In addition when I put the camera in front of them they quickly turned and hopped off in the opposite direction before I could take the photo. Here is one of only 2 reasonable images:

Tiny (1″) frog, one of many, hopping across the path

The second place we visited was Downs Bank – a wooded hillside. This is a selection of photos:

A large broken tree but still living
We were surprised to see a marker for an underground gas pipe
An old dry stone wall full of trees growing out of it
A panoramic view over the countryside

Author: Paul L.G. Morris

I am an amateur photographer whose photography is mostly of gardens, nature and the rural environment. My specialities are close-ups, panoramic views, or a combination of both that I call 'Nearscapes'. I work mostly for my own interest having closed my business PM Studios Ltd.