This is the sixth annual collection of my photographs (or the tenth, if you allow for the fact that I bundled 5 years' worth into one volume, covering 2004 to 2008.....) and I'm running out of things to say by way of introduction. No bad thing, you might say - especially if you ploughed through the previous ones.

However, I guess I should make some comment on this collection. It runs to 160 pages again and, at one point in the preparation, threatened to go beyond that! A swift cull took place, to bring it back to manageability; but I did find I lost 'coverage' of my year as a result, and certain events, visits, journeys, walks and so on have disappeared from the record. So be it.

I find it very difficult to assess the relative quality of the books I produce, so I'll leave that to others. I still enjoy taking the photographs, and I'll continue to do so, as long as that's the case.There's been no change at all this year in the equipment I've been using; indeed, I'm enjoying working with what I have, particularly my two Canon DSLRs (EOS 400D and EOS 500D) and the two 'fixed' lenses (35mm and 50mm) I bought last year.

My main regret, this year, is that I haven't spent enough time in the hills - with, or without my camera - and that's something I intend to rectify in 2014. In the meantime, I hope you find something to enjoy in this latest collection.