photographs: people, places & things
Fresh and crisp winter walking in the Tame Valley It’s never too cold really to get out for a walk, and theres a lot to be said for getting out when the air is cold and crisp. Fortunately there have been a few mornings in the last week that were ideal for a morning walk. […]
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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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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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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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Red Kites edited pictures not original but … In an earlier blog post I said we had been to the Red Kite feeding station in Galloway Forest – you can see that post here. The supporting picture gallery had quite a lot of pictures of the magnificent red kites. The pictures in the gallery below […]
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Visiting Scotland – enjoying Argyle and Haste Ye Back This is the third post in a recent series of posts following a short trip to Argyle in Scotland. You can click these links to check out Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Part 1 features the visit to the red kite feeding station in […]
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Macro photography with the Sigma 105mm – insect close ups A lack of time for a variety of family reasons has meant it’s been a bit of a struggle to find time to get out and about with my camera in the last couple of weeks. Thankfully things are retuning to normal and we were […]
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