Posted in Birds, Derbyshire, Farming, Trees, Wildlife on November 11, 2009 | 16 Comments »
‘Quick grab the camera, there’s a bird in the barn, it’s quite big.’
So said Mr Uhdd; a kestrel had found its way into the barn, but couldn’t find its way out again.
It was looking a little battered and bewildered
In its frantic efforts to escape it had been launching itself against the window, its feet were [...]
Posted in Autumn, Derbyshire, Family, Farming, Fell running, Field studies, Thoughts, Weather on November 1, 2009 | 15 Comments »
People tell me Springer Spaniels are ‘all weather dogs’ ready for the off what ever the conditions. But when I opened the door this morning to let Spud out for a pee, he took one look at the raging storm and sat his bum down firmly on the door mat and shot me a ‘I’m [...]
Posted in Boundries, Derbyshire, Drystone walls, Environment, Farming, History, Lake District, Landscape, Moorland, Peak District National Park, Photography, Weather on October 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This time last year we were holed up in Wasdale, I’ve been hankering after the place, although there is nowt wrong with here you understand, it’s just I’d like the freedom from ‘stuff’ that comes with going away for a few days, at home you can never quite escape the chores, the niggling phone calls [...]
Posted in Autumn, Boundries, Derbyshire, Drystone walls, Environment, Farming, Field studies, Landscape, Peak District National Park, Photography, Thoughts, Travel, Weather on October 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Early one morning. Fields, houses and the English village essentials, the cricket pitch and football pitch.
The puffs of smoke from the chimney in the photo below, are from the tunnel of a railway line that burrows it’s way through the hillside.
Posted in Birds, Derbyshire, Drystone walls, Farming, Landscape, Photography, Weather on October 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Men and their flying machines, at the top of a hill.
Of course what goes up must come down,
Some landings are softer than others.
Whilst we were out and about we also watched three buzzards circling, their flying skills are far better than my skills at manual focusing the camera. So take [...]
Posted in Derbyshire, Environment, Farming, Field studies, Found objects, Landscape, Moorland, Nature, Peak District National Park, Photography, Thoughts, Wildlife on October 21, 2009 | 9 Comments »
A giggling grouse, one amongst many, they are out there, you hear them, but you just can’t see them.
This sign gave me a smile,
Ok, I’m all for protecting moorland, all birds in fact (I’m especially very fond curlews) but the sign could also have read, ‘To protect moorland birds until such [...]
Posted in Boundries, Derbyshire, Dogs, Drystone walls, Environment, Farming, Field studies, Landscape, Photography, Stone, Trees on October 16, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Posted in Autumn, Boundries, Derbyshire, Environment, Farming, Found objects, Landscape, Nature, Peak District National Park, Photography, Thoughts, Waters Edge, Weather on October 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I went looking for a sunrise and some decorative morning mist
and got distracted by a lost bracelet glinting in the sun, I’m easily distracted.
Anyroad, here is the mist, curling up off the water and rolling off down the valley.
Our very own little weather system.
Posted in Derbyshire, Drystone walls, Environment, Farming, Landscape, Peak District National Park, Photography, Thoughts, Weather on October 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The weather over the last couple of days has been beautiful; crisp, with glassy blue skies. Not a breath of wind, so still that every sound seems amplified, the barking dog across the valley, the honking geese on the reservoir, the rata- tat- tat call of a wren weaving through the drystone wall. The frost [...]
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