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Tag Archives: trees
Sex in the Hall
Yesterday, according to the WordPress stats, the most popular search that was used to find my blog was “sex in the hall“. I have no idea why my blog was coming up in search results about “sex in the hall” … Continue reading
Posted in autumn
Tagged Bradgate Park, Dawn, Fallow Deer, Misty, Red Deer, The Rut, trees
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Addendum…
Today Yesterday Perhaps I was just a little too rash to downplay how brave/foolhardy I am. Luckily the flood waters are subsiding – so perhaps not quite as brave as first reported!
Posted in 100 Days, Jubilee Park, Summer
Tagged Flooding, Jubilee Park, photography, River Soar, trees
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YouTube…what is it good for? Absolutely…
I have found myself watching a great deal of youtube these days. In fact in my small and what I have always assumed exclusive selection I feel I have become something of an expert on the style and substance of … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Dawn, Lyme, Mist, National Trust, photography, trees, youtube
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A bit of a rough start….
April didn’t start too well – I was struck down with the a spring virus that whilst not particularly life threatening made me feel off it for almost two weeks. It wasn’t helped by the continued Brexit nonsense. Finally this … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, iphone, Macro, Photography, Spring
Tagged Dawn, Flowers, garden, Garden Centres, Jubilee Park, Nostell Park, photography, River Soar, Sculptures, trees
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Brexit Britain No. 08
What more can be said?
Posted in Brexit, Brexit Britain
Tagged Brexit, charnwood, Oak Tree, photography, Rural, trees
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Another Crazy Winter’s Day
Beyond the difficulty of shooting in bright sunshine it was another crazy winter’s day – at least if you consider nearly 18 degrees and brilliant sunshine a winter’s day! The nature at Calke Abbey today looked completely baffled as this … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Winter
Tagged Brexit, Calke Abbey, National Trust, photography, trees, winter
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Exercising my little grey cells…
Day 2 of the great Canon experiment – which is something I’m definitely not calling my dailiance with my old Canon FD lenses – and I thought I would try things out on much more familiar ground. I’m not sure … Continue reading
Posted in Jubilee Park, Photography, Winter
Tagged Canon FD 135mm F3.5, Canon FD Lenses, Dog Walking, Jubilee Park, photography, Reeds, River Soar, Sony A6000, trees, winter
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Teaching an old dog some new tricks…
The other day I made a rather profound discovery…the reason why I am a much much better digital photographer than when I used film is that I have total control of the process. In the chemical days I had to … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Photography
Tagged autumn, Autumn Colour, Botanic Gardens, Bradgate Park, Dawn, Flowers, photography, photoshop, sunrise, trees, University of Leicester Botanic Garden
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The declining ebb before the plunge…
So it is finally here, perhaps over a month late but Autumn has finally arrived. I don’t think we’ve had a frost at all yet, although that is promised for the weekend, but fall is happening. We still haven’t had … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Photography
Tagged autumn, Calke Abbey, Dawn, Fall, Farming, Fog, Mist, photography, River Soar, sunrise, trees, Woodlands
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There be dragons….
After spending an excellent day in north London we found ourselves in trees of the Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire. This may well mean nothing to an awful lot of people – it didn’t to me until today. However, many millions of … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Photography
Tagged Ashridge, autumn, Harry Potter, Leavesden, National Trust, Pinewood Studios, trees, Woodland
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