photographs: people, places & things
A surprise visit from a sparrowhawk In all the time we have lived where we do, we only recall a single previous visit from a sparrowhawk and that was actually earlier this year (see this post from the summer). So you can imagine that it was something of a surprise when my wife spotted a […]
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December walking at Lyme Park A cold but bright day is always good enough for a visit to Lyme Park – the splendid National Trust property – just a few miles from Manchester and Stockport. This is simply a picture post and mainly of the red deer – no words are needed for this visit […]
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Busy day at City Airport – Manchester Some days are busier than other but a visit to City Airport always seems to be worthwhile. The last time I was there was back in August and it was certainly a good deal warmer than last weeks visit (click here to see post from that trip) There […]
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Autumn colours in black & white It’s hard to beat the autumn colours and a recent walk along a local canal and conservation area highlighted again just how stunning the colours can be. For this photo’ set I have presented almost all of the pictures in black and white – maybe not to everyones taste, […]
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Back to Scotland and making the most of November – part three This is the third and final post in the short picture post series following our recent trip to the east coast of Scotland. You can read previous parts by following these links to Part 1 and Part 2. The weather for most of […]
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Back to Scotland and making the most of November – part two Part two of the back to Scotland post features more images from our coastal walking (east coast in Berwickshire). If you missed Part One you can see it here – the weather and the walking were superb and our second day there saw […]
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Back to Scotland and making the most of November – part one We’re just back from another trip to Scotland. In September we had been up to see the Red Kites in the Galloway Forest and then onto the west coast for a short break in the Argyle area. This time we were on the […]
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I wont ever get bored or tired of visiting the Manchester Monastery Once again we made a short visit to the stunning Manchester Monastery. I cant quite recall how many times we have called there but I dent think I will very get bored of calling in, even if just for a brief visit – […]
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Autumn wanderings along the water Family events and circumstances really have thrown our regular walking pattern into disarray, we will get back to old routines but the last few months have been pretty disrupted with one thing and another. Having said that we did manage to have quite a decent walk alongside the River Tame […]
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A fine day for an autumn walk in the Tame Valley Recent life events – bereavement, family commitments, decorating and any number of things to catch up on has meant our regular walking has been pretty disrupted since early August. But now and at last it seems like we have a good opportunity to get […]
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