Best of June 2020

Swaledale sheep pens

Six months of the year have now passed. Months that have changed many of our lives forever. Lets not be too despondent though, there seems to be light at the end of the Covid19 tunnel. It may be many months or perhaps even years before we return to anything like…

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Best of April 2020

Blencathra

A third of 2020 has already passed. A year that none of us will forget. For the whole of April I have stuck to the guidelines set out by the Government and only ventured out once a day on my daily exercise. I think that only twice have I used…

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Best of March 2020

Pennine Way approach to High Force

Who would have believed only four weeks ago that the world would now be in a such a state? Covid19 has gripped many of the countries of the world and as I write this, here in the UK be are in almost full Lockdown. This is a momentous time in…

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February in photographs

Romaldkirk snowdrops

Well the month of February 2020 has been and gone. It certainly threw up a mixed bag of weather here in Teesdale. As I did last month I have put together a small selection of my photographs that capture the moods and spirit of the month. Maybe you have seen…

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Winter in Upper Teesdale

Upper Teesdale

On Location 11th February 2020 Winter in Upper Teesdale in the north pennines of England can be long and harsh. Sometimes though a covering of snow in conjunction with a bit of winter sun can make for some beautiful conditions. So it was on this day and with camera, dog…

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Two blog posts in a row.

West Plantation Bowes

Yes, thats right, the second post in two days. My blog posts are a bit like buses, you wait for a while and two come along at once. Well, I’m not saying that this is the start of a new flush of posts but after the great response to yesterday’s…

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Another day, different weather

Winter conditions around Bowes Village. The one thing about living up here in the north pennines is that weatherwise hardly two days are the same. After my blog post of that bright winters dawn yesterday (The Early Bird) today was a different matter. We were greeted by a thick layer…

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A new day dawns

Holwick sunrise

A new day dawns. The time is just getting away from me, it must be something to do with getting older. I have been remiss in posting updates or blogs to my website for which I apologise. However, an early trip out to Holwick in Teesdale this morning (and the…

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The early bird….

There are many days where I could sit and type a decent short blog. The words may not be as important as the accompanying illustrations, whether artwork or photographs. But time just slips away. However, this morning was one of those days where I felt the need to put together…

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