Finding beauty in everything

I'm constantly inspired by nature and if I could, I'd spend most of my time amongst plants, trees and wildlife. When I do get the opportunity to spend time outdoors, my eyes are so often drawn to the little or unexpected things that may at first seem ordinary but up close are wonderfully beautiful.

For me, it's the wildness, diversity and variety of our environment that I find most beautiful. The same can be said for people too. I don't believe that perfection is beautiful; things that are the way nature intended - with all their flaws and imperfections - are without doubt, the most beautiful.

Here's a few photos from a walk I took recently in a nearby nature reserve: each plant, object or scene caught my eye and stood out as something to be treasured, no matter how small or insignificant it might at first have appeared.

I'm slightly obsessed with bark. It's one of my favourite things to seek out when I'm walking through woodland. The colours, layers, textures... bark is like a beautiful piece of pottery.

The fluidity of water - in whatever form it takes - has such a calming effect on the mind. Pair it with the sound of running water tricking over rocks and stones... I could sit and listen to a babbling brook all day.

I love these fallen sticks and the way they line a trodden path.

I found so many half-broken, half-nibbled chestnuts lying on the ground in one particular spot. I can just imagine a little squirrel running around gathering his bounty in preparation for winter, stopping now and again for a quick bite.

The soft sage hue of this leaf with burnished edges and rain droplets seems so serene and unspoiled.

This fungi had nestled itself into the nook of a tree. I loved how sheltered it looked and how well it fitted into shape of the trunk.

What colour.