After touring the Lindisfarne Castle on the north-east coast of England, we walked around this fortress. It is easy to see why this rock, also called Holy Island, was chosen as a defendable position. Now only facing the sea, the site is picturesque.

Coastlines change and as a result this castle is no longer on an island. There is a small garden created by Gertrude Jekyll which lies to the west of the great rock. The subject of many artists, from Turner to Charles Rennie Mackintosh, this site is well known and is now in the hands of the National Trust.

This is a farm very near the northwest coast of England. I was intrigued by the huddle of stone buildings and the way the farm was perched on the side of the hill. I deliberately faded out the surrounding trees and bushes so that the viewer will focus on the buildings.

Yorkshire, England

Yorkshire Dales, England

Shambles, York's most famous meandering medieval street, England. Plein air.

Near Penrith, Cumbria, England

Lake District, England