Posted in Derbyshire, Farming, Field studies, Humour, Landscape, Moorland, Peak District National Park, Photography, Thoughts, Weather, Winter on December 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Another inch or so of snow fell last night.
The Goyt valley is looking very fine, I was taken with how different species of trees shed their weight of snow. There are more snowy photos of the Goyt Valley here, from April 2008.
We are very fond of happy baby stories in this house, so [...]
Posted in Boundries, Derbyshire, Drystone walls, Environment, Farming, Field studies, Peak District National Park, Photography, Weather, Winter on December 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
More snow today, the boys wanted me to photograph their ‘snofa’, as the name might suggest a sofa like construction made of snow; as it was snowing horizontally at the time I declined to get the camera out. Spud thought it a wonderful thing, he leapt all over it and then had a pee on [...]
Posted in Derbyshire, Drystone walls, Environment, Farming, Field studies, Photography, Thoughts, Winter on December 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
A nice warm fleece, essential wear for such weather.
The local flock were looking very photogenic in the warm light of the setting sun.
The rougher the ground and more tussocks the better it seems; as they can turn over the snow to find food
Some were a little unkempt
and weighted down
But [...]
Posted in Derbyshire, Dogs, Field studies, Thoughts, Weather on November 17, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Everything seems a tad too serious, intense and busy at the moment. I can’t see it will ease off very much this side of Christmas. I thought the calls on my time during November/December would be easier once the boys were past the nativity plays, carol concerts and school fairs age; but other things have [...]
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 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 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 Art, Farming, Field studies, History, Landscape, Thoughts, Waters Edge, Weather on October 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve not had a lot of time getting out and about with the camera over the last couple of weeks, today was a window of opportunity, but it’s raining.
But here are a couple of news items that have rather captured my imagination,
The Royal National Lifeboat Institute memorial sculpture,
By Sam Holland
Here is [...]
Posted in Derbyshire, Environment, Farming, Field studies, Landscape, Peak District National Park on October 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
South Head, New Smithy, between Chinley and Hayfield, Derbyshire
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