photographs: people, places & things
Earlier this week we spent some time walking in Macclesfield Forest. It’s an area that is only a 30 minute or so drive from where we live, and yet despite it being so close it’s not a place either of us have been to before. We are blessed with a seemingly endless list of terrific […]
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For many years I have traveled past the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct when I have been on my bikes and when heading through Llangollen, onto the Horseshoe Pass and beyond, but in all those years I have never stopped to investigate it further. Last week however my wife and I drove there to meet my daughter her […]
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What’s not to like about seeing the morning sun as the earth’s motion allows the sun to appear and herald that short twilight dawn period. The pictures in the gallery below are a few of the sunrise over the River Tame and at a location that is typically close to the start of my walking […]
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We headed off to the National Trust site in Formby recently, mainly in the hope of seeing red squirrels in the woodlands that make up part of the National Trust land in that area, which is in the borough of Sefton Merseyside. Formby itself had a pleasant enough town centre to walk around and there […]
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We have tried to make the most of the decent weather as summer fades and autumn takes hold. The weather so far, in this initial part of autumn has generally been pretty decent and ideal for walking. There are three separate sets of pictures in this post, scrolling down past Gallery One takes you to […]
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It’s only recently that I have decided to give macro photography a go. I have been inspired in the main by my wife who has started to take some stunning pictures with her Canon M50 and dedicated macro lens. The inspiration was such that I put my hand in my pocket and recently added the […]
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Two totally different places but each providing decent opportunities for a wander round. The first few pictures were from a short trip to have a wander around Southport on recent Saturday evening. The second set are from Fletcher Moss in Manchester, which really is a delightful place to while away a few hours. Pictures are […]
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More wandering around walking along the river and canal and a few more general pictures. You can see other recent posts at these links: Sometimes it’s all about the squirrel A polecat, a ferret and Rodneys car Reddish Vale Country Park Broadbottom viaduct and the Pennine Trail; Swineshaw Reservoir; Peak Forest […]
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Squirrels aren’t always everybody’s cup of tea, it’s a rodent that has the capacity to annoy gardeners as they can damage plants, fruits and vegetables – although to be fair they don’t always damage too much and in our case the squirrels that come into our garden tend to be reasonably well behaved – although […]
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A few days ago we visited one of the attractions that really is right on our doorstep and one that despite its proximity to home we haven’t been to for a good number of years – Reddish Vale Country Park. Reddish Vale is located in the Tame Valley in Greater Manchester and is around 160 […]
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