Claire Matthews

A river scene with an overcast sky.

It was cold, gray and wet for our morning walk but the river wasn’t showing the impact of the rain yet. #DailyWalk 16/02/26

A small tractor behind the duck pond.

New equipment by the duck pond - no idea what they are doing. #DailyWalk 08/02/26

Pink hydrangea flowers above a red robin hedge.

Pretty pink hydrangea peeking over the hedge by the walkway #DailyWalk 07/02026

A covered picnic table with a rubbish bin and supply of plastic bags.

Sometimes i have to use the bag supply and rubbish bin to clean up after my walking companion 😊 #DailyWalk 06/02/26

Yellow and striped orange/red flowers among green leaves.

Im a big fan of the colourful marvel of Peru. #DailyWalk 05/02/26

A group of spiky white flowers.

Apparently this is the white rātā vine, a New Zealand native. #DailyWalk 04/02/26

A flock of seagulls on a fountain in front of a sunrise.

Seagulls enjoying the sunrise 🌅

The sun in the centre of the Napier Sunscope.

Perfectly timed 🏨

A man standing on the side of a bridge with a fishing rod.

Fishing off the bridge - there were actually two of them.

Red and orange marigolds.

Home to colourful marigolds. #DailyWalkPic 31/12/25

Trees around a koi carp pond, and a bridge over the pond.

Greenery at Singapore Airport #DailyWalkPic 30/12/25

An Edelweiss airline plane.

I’d love to fly on this airline seen at Zurich airport. #DailyWalkPic 29/12/25

Wooden cow models encased in ice.

Swiss cow models in the ice cave at Mt Titlis #DailyWalkPic 28/12/25

A dotty version of The Girl with the Pearl Earring.

An illusion at WOW in Zurich #DailyWalkPic 27/12/25

A green fountain.

Wallace Fountain in Zurich #DailyWalkPic 26/12/25

A large sculpture of a rhino.

Seen on the main street of Zurich #DailyWalkPic 25/12/25

A deep red helleborus on the street

A Helleborus seen in Basel. #DailyWalkPic 24/12/25

The entrance to the Christmas market at Mannheim, which is by the water tower.

Mannheim Christmas Market and water tower. #DailyWalkPic 22/12/25

An elf slides down the back of a reindeer.

Fun in the Mainz Christmas Market. #DailyWalkPic 21/12/25

A set of large brown incomplete circles in steel.

One of Bernar Venet's signature "Arcs" sculptures using raw, pre-rusted Corten steel in Koblenz #DailyWalkPic 20/12/25

A medieval statue that looks like a frog wearing a crown, but is in fact a lion.

A lion statue (yes,really!) at Reichsburg Castle at Cochem. #DailyWalkPic 19/12/25

A life size traditional German Christmas display.

The Christmas pyramid at the Trier Christmas Market #DailyWalkPic 18/12/25

A gothic-style cathedral

Reims Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Reims) is a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture #DailyWalkPic 17/12/25

Christmas trees with wooden reindeer, a polar bear and a large white reindeer.

Our first Christmas Market of the trip #DailyWalkPic 16/12/25

Several large meringues with a fruit topping in a shop window.

Delicious-looking large fruit meringues :) #DailyWalkPic 15/12/25

The River Seine in Paris is looking dirty.

The pictures for the rest of the year are going to be more varied. Today we have the Seine and one of its many bridges. #DailyWalkPic 14/12/25

Two small pine trees by the river.

Undecorated Christmas 🎄 trees in the wild. #DailyWalkPic 13/12/25

The clouds appear smeared against the blue sky.

The clouds caught my eye today #DailyWalkPic 12/12/25

A light purple hydrangea flower in a hedge of green and red leaves.

A hydrangea flower peeks through the hedge. #DailyWalkPic 11/12/25

A flock of sheep in shades of cream and brown.

I always enjoy seeing these coloured sheep. #DailyWalkPic 10/12/25