With such stormy weather, it seemed right that we should go along the beach looking for flotsam and jetsam, but we didn't find very much of interest - no messages in bottles or valuable cargoes - just a half chewed tennis ball, a few very small pieces of wood and some pretty pebbles.
The last picture is of an oyster farm, set in an old granite quarry just inland from the sea.
Up to zero - almost spring like weather then Johnny
Great photos - I love that those little birds eat from your hand. I expect the conditions make them bolder. It's usually the case. The snow's lovely when you have blue skies with it!
My Canadian relations in Chilliwack apparently have an unusual amount of snow just now. They haven't had a lot in recent years.
I'll see plenty today - better get going
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I used to teach in a Special Needs dept, in the days when you didn't have to tick umpteen boxes every day. If the weather was good in the summer, our Head of Dept used to do an inpromptu booking of the school minibus and we would pile in all the kids and take them out somewhere. Plenty of lovely country locally but many of them had never experienced it.
One autumn day my colleague took us to Delamere Forest (in Cheshire). We unloaded the kids and they were told to be quiet. He had pockets full of corn and shared it out and loads of little birds came down and fed from our hands. It was absloutely magical, something I have never forgotten, and probably the children didn't either. Sadly, not something you could do nowadays, there are no tick boxes for enriching experiences!
Though if I went to Delamere today I would possibly find some takers, as it is very cold and snowing
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Taken in Sheffield Park.
That's a magnificent monolithic tree, Jacqueline.
Lovely photos Jacqueline. I like the second one best - really nice composition
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Beautiful sunset obscured by the drift of cloud , is that the calm before the storm Jacqueline?
With such stormy weather, it seemed right that we should go along the beach looking for flotsam and jetsam, but we didn't find very much of interest

- no messages in bottles or valuable cargoes - just a half chewed tennis ball, a few very small pieces of wood and some pretty pebbles.
The last picture is of an oyster farm, set in an old granite quarry just inland from the sea.
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Sheffield Park in East Sussex. Leeds Castle in Kent. It must be hard for visitors from abroad.
This is really in South Yorkshire! Sheffield Botanic Gardens Sheffield.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Nice pictures of green trees, flower gardens, sea and shores. I have a while to wait but it did get up to 0C today.
Canada Geese trying to stay warm
The trail I've made the past two days to where I feed the birds at the fish hatchery.
The Elbow River side of the Stampede grounds. The rodeo grandstand.
Up to zero - almost spring like weather then Johnny
Great photos - I love that those little birds eat from your hand. I expect the conditions make them bolder. It's usually the case. The snow's lovely when you have blue skies with it!
My Canadian relations in Chilliwack apparently have an unusual amount of snow just now. They haven't had a lot in recent years.
I'll see plenty today - better get going
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I used to teach in a Special Needs dept, in the days when you didn't have to tick umpteen boxes every day. If the weather was good in the summer, our Head of Dept used to do an inpromptu booking of the school minibus and we would pile in all the kids and take them out somewhere. Plenty of lovely country locally but many of them had never experienced it.
One autumn day my colleague took us to Delamere Forest (in Cheshire). We unloaded the kids and they were told to be quiet. He had pockets full of corn and shared it out and loads of little birds came down and fed from our hands. It was absloutely magical, something I have never forgotten, and probably the children didn't either. Sadly, not something you could do nowadays, there are no tick boxes for enriching experiences!
Though if I went to Delamere today I would possibly find some takers, as it is very cold and snowing