I’d read in a few places about the idea of taking a photo from the same spot each month to track seasonal change. I’d tried it once before, but the place I’d chosen, while beautiful, wasn’t somewhere I visited reliably. St Nicholas Rest Garden I visit almost every weekday when taking Breezy for her morning walk, so committing to being there wasn’t a problem.

As it turned out, committing to the first of each month was trickier - sometimes I wasn’t in Brighton, sometimes I simply forgot. But they’re all from early in the month, and a good enough record of how this well-loved space changes through the year.

The composite image was put together with Claude’s help, based on my instructions. It’s what I wanted to do with the photos, but didn’t have the tools to do manually.