Mr Blue Sky V

Aah. A typical summer scene.

Typical for me anyway.

Often on my drive home from work in the afternoon, I take a scenic route across the Berkshire Downs near the Uffington White Horse.

The other day, I was struck by the yellowy-green of the fields contrasted with the blueness of the sky.

So I Instagrammed the shit out of it.

Mr Blue Sky IV

One of the things I look forward is the two week period around midsummer when the sun is actually up when I'm driving to work.

For the past week, it's been cloudy, wet or both - but not this morning.

I had to pull over to one of the best vantage points on my way, the windfarm at Watchfield.

I like the way all the turbines are in the same position.

Mr Blue Sky III

Le nuage et la Tour

Another example of what I'm now informed is cloud porn - and it seems I'm not alone.

I took this in Paris last summer against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. I bloody love it there.

Mr Blue Sky II

Looking back through my back catalogue of photos, I spotted another cloud shot, this time reflected in the HSBC building at Canary Wharf.

One Sunday back in May 2010, and on the spur of the moment, I decided to walk from my flat in Borough to Canary Wharf through Wapping and along the north bank of the Thames - one of my favourite walks.

Walking from dockside warehouses to high-rise skyscrapers is a real reminder of how London's wealth has changed; from turbulent seas to turbulent money markets.

As with The City, Canary Wharf is a spookily serene place on a sunny Sunday afternoon. There is virtually no-one about, apart from the odd dishevelled banker; empty buses trundle past.

I remain endlessly fascinated by skyscrapers, and remember enjoying being sheltered from the sun in their immense shadows.

And a big thank you to the window cleaners at HSBC for providing a shiny building. Carry on washing, guys.

Mr Blue Sky

I'm not sure why - maybe it's my age - but I've started to take quite a few photos of blue skies and clouds in recent years.

There's nothing quite like the random patterns that are created on cloudy days, like today on White Horse Hill near where I live.