Photo Blog Week 84 - Tue 17 & Wed 18 November 2015
I continue to have my wednesdays occupied with the walling team but I managed a couple of hours after a meeting in the Estate office to have a short, damp walk around Lyme this week which means that this post is more traditional and true to the Photo Blog.I was quite shocked by how much I've missed in the last few weeks. Autumn has turned from sparkling colours to dull browns other than the copper colours of the Beech and the gorgeous pale gold whispers on the Larch. I haven't seen anything of the deer and the rut has passed me by.
Winter looks as if it is at last arriving in northern England. For those of you outside the UK, October and early November have been unseasonably warm at around 13C (55F) with Dahlias and Geraniums still standing as most of us haven't experienced a frost yet. The last few days storms Abagail and Barny have brought strong winds and torrential rains but with warm temperatures for the time of year and we as we are promised that the temperatures are going to drop below 0C this weekend and snow will fall in some areas.
Naming storms is new to the UK this year, we're waiting to find out what 'C' will bring but happy to wait a while.
Tue 17 November 2015
I didn't have my boots or waterproof trousers so this was a walk along routes I would be OK with trainers and not too far from the car park. A nice varied walk.route: House North Face; Red Deer Sanctuary; Cater's Slack; Lantern Wood
Cage Hill - puddles in foreground and misty rain in the distance
Park Moor - a rich tan colour looking over the Nursery plot
Bank of cloud and rain hiding the Kinder plateau
Lyme has a completely new Orienteering course installed
Path along the bottom of Lantern Wood
Colour contrast between the green of Turfhouse Meadow and the Tan of the Moor
route: Lantern Wood; Turfhouse Meadow; Park Moor (lower path); Knightslow Wood
The pond in Turf House Meadow with the House and Gardens in background
The Lantern
I am delighted to see that the equipment has all ready been recovered following the end of the Distant Drumbeat installation. The Lantern open and back in business to be used by many over the winter months as a retreat from bitter weather.
The sheep in the meadow,
The cows in the corn....
Well, No, actually these highland cattle are on Turfhouse Meadow
Close up, the Moor still has plenty of green
Fungi fest' : pale and delicate, reminds me of a clam shell
looking back toward Lantern Wood
route: Knightslow Wood; Moor wall path; cut corner toward Drinkwater Meadow gate but divert to Quarry before continuing ; Drinkwater Meadow
Looking out from the protection of Knightslow Wood, misty rain obscures the Moor
Copper curls on beech saplings with odd green leaves still present
(rain drops on camera lens)
damp autumn path along top of Knightslow wood
The old quarry in Knightslow always fills with copper beech leaves
The Ferns look particularly green contracted against the leaf covered woodland floor
Drinkwater Meadow - on a clearer day, Greater Manchester would be in the distance
Autumn shades in the trees in the Fallow Deer enclosure (but no deer)
Larch needles dropping to create a golden carpet (lens wet)
Fungi fest'
Fungi fest'
route: Drinkwater Meadow; Crow Wood (circle); Timberyard; Main Car Park; North Face
The House South Face dominates today's empty car park
Water-logged area near millpond has a desolate feel but saplings are growing
Nature's Artwork: this perfect over water perch was unoccupied today
Mill pond and trees at mixed levels of leaf drop
Crow Wood Playscape
deserted today - looks fun
This sums the weather up
Beech leaves - I love how Beech trees manage to hold onto green, yellow and gold at the same time
Rosebay Willowherb showing that summer is definitely gone
vivid yellow highlight in the wood
Nature's Artwork
Stepping stone logs look a bit slippery today, think I'll pass
Nicely rebuilt wall by the race. Plenty ov water passing today.
Fungi fest'
Fungi fest'
The Black Headed Gulls have there winter plumage.
All that remains of the black cap is a grey spot behind the eye until next year.
Moorhen considering a dip (corrected from coot)
Wed 18 November 2015
Walling at Four Winds. Wet and windy though not cold. I actually built independently this week and managed to close off one course which is always tricky as the final stone has to fit both sides.
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Track and Profile for Tuesday 17
Total: 3.0 miles (4.84 km) 1 hr 20 min
duration includes stops for chats, inspections, photo's and snacks
This Time Last Year
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1 comment:
I think your coot is a moor hen (mooorhen>), having a red beak as opposed to a white one.
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