Entries from January 2007

Red sky in the morning

8th January 2007 · No Comments

… shepherds warning. The rhyme holds true today as we had a beautiful pink, red then orange dawn but strong winds and heavy rain later. The picture is shot from Newtown looking back towards Warslow, Butterton and Grindon.

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Dragon’s Back

7th January 2007 · No Comments

View of Chrome Hill, also known as Dragon’s Back, from the hamlet of Newtown near Longnor.

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Feathered friends

6th January 2007 · No Comments

Our two cream legbar cross hens are roaming the garden freely over winter. We’re hoping they’ll do their bit to reduce the slug and snail population before spring. Here they are at the back door on yet another dull, wet day – when are we going to see some sunshine?

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A winter pick me up

5th January 2007 · No Comments

The light has been so bad today here in the Peak District that I thought it would be nice to remember the summer. This is a view of the back of the Barn at Ivy House Farm from our back door. I can almost smell the roses and hear the swallows – only 6 months [...]

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Rain coming in from the West

4th January 2007 · No Comments

This is a view most guests don’t see. The shot was taken from behind our outhouse towards Butterton Clews in the South West. Most of our weather comes in from this direction and often offers up beautiful skies – here’s hoping I can capture one soon!

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