Show and Tell: Doves

This is one of our latest acquisitions. We’re always on the lookout for individual paintings and recently we’ve been diggin’ African barber shop signs. This is from Togo, just painted on rough plywood, and she’s a cutie! Photograph: Doves Here we are goofing around at Doves HQ in the Cheshire countryside Photograph: Doves This is from a walk in the Goyt Valley on Shining Tor. Check this caterpillar all curled up! There are red grouse nesting up there already. We disturbed a few, but they were reluctant to fly far and kept a wary eye on us, which means they must be nesting. Spring is here. Get down! Photograph: Doves This is the view having come back down a local hill! There’s still a little snow up there Photograph: Doves This is our fave new toy. It’s a portable recorder, so we’ve been out and about grabbing ambience and humming melodies into it whenever the feeling strikes Photograph: Doves Been doing a lot of walking lately as the hills are on our doorstep. This is the view from one of our favourite walks, the top of Shutlingsloe in Macclesfield Forest Photograph: Doves The view from the round window in Doves HQ. In January we photographed it when we were thigh deep in snow. This is spring and the plan is to take another two for summer and autumn. Simple pleasures Photograph: Doves