Apedale, January 2014 |
towards the South |
Energy generators |
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Nymphenburg Gardens, Munich March 2014 |
The Badenburg |
The Monopteros |
Barnacle Geese |
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Grey-Lag Goose |
The Palace |
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Along the Schlosskanal |
A Goosander duck ... |
... with its mate |
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Cannock Chase March 2014 Pat's first walk after Shingles |
Start at the Katyn Memorial |
The Chase |
at the trig point |
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Macclesfield Forest April 2014 |
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The heronry |
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Grebe |
The Nice Nosh |
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Newborough Warren Angelsey April 2014 |
Rest in the forest |
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The Lleyn Peninsular |
Llandwyn Island ... |
... inaccessible at high tide |
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changing weather |
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blackthorn |
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Gorse |
The South Downs Way April 2014 |
The Meon |
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Corhampton Forest |
Pheasant |
on Wayfarer's Walk |
on Beacon Hill |
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Bradgate Park near Cropston with Paul and Rosalind May 2014 |
Bradgate Church |
The War Memorial |
Old John Tower |
Paul and Rosalind ... |
... and Pat Ratcliffe power station with plume to the left of Paul |
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with Paul |
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War Memorial and Old John Tower |
watching a model aeroplane enthusiast |
The plane (blurred) |
An aged Red Deer |
Bradgate House |
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The Chapel |
Sir Henry Grey and his wife 1st Earl of Stamford |
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A Fallow Stag |
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Rudyard Lake May 2014 |
The Sailing Club |
Rhododendron |
from the South |
King Arthur Rudyard Lake Railway |
Pendragon, en route for Rudyard |
King Arthur returning to Rudyard |
Pendragon arriving at Hunter's Wood |
Running round the train. |
Earls Hill, Pontesbury June 2014 |
On the summit |
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Heath Bedstraw |
Misty day on the ridge |
Earl's Hill |
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The Stiperstones and Snailbeach Mine July 2014 |
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up through the woods |
The smelter chimney ... |
...and from higher up |
The Breiden Hills on a wonderfully clear day |
The Devil's Chair |
Visiting the lead mine |
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The walk in entrance |
The personal tour |
The rescue wagon to take us back through a very low tunnel |
Out into the air |
The restored shaft hoist |
The restored railway engine shed |
Final view |
Caer Caradoc July 2014 |
from the Cardington lane |
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from Willstone Hill |
Hope Bowdler Hill |
on Caer Caradoc |
waifs & strays? |
The Cave of Caractacus |
Caractacus emerging? |
Caterpillar |
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Lathkill Dale September 2014 |
"selfies" on a gloomy day |
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Descending beyond Meadow Grange |
In Low Wood |
Toiling up from Cales Dale |
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Bolbitius vitellinus |
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Brightening a little at the end of the day |
Bradford & Lathkill Dales September 2014 |
Bradford Dale above Youlgreave |
Middleton Church St Michael & All Angels |
the site of Middleton Castle |
Lomberdale Hall |
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Lathkill Lodge |
Lathkill Dale |
Geese on the Bradford (unidentified) |
below Youlgreave |
Alstonefield & the Dove Two walks in September |
The Church from the south |
Wetton Hill |
Grange farm, Stanhope |
Hall Dale |
The Dove |
Ilam Rock |
Pickering Tor |
Dove Holes |
on the Stepping Stones Bridge |
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Alstonefield Church |
Exhibition and sale |
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Carved box pews |
Hall Farm |
The following week harvesting the air flow! |
approching Narrowdale Hill |
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Narrowdale Hill |
in Wolfscote Dale |
over the Dove |
Dovedale looking north from above Milldale |
Alstonefield Church from the south-east |
Munich, October 2014 Three walks |
The pulsating fountain; Gasteig |
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Englischer Garten Finish of the Frauenlauf |
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The Monopterus |
The Englischer Garten and the Munich skyline |
The skyline with the Frauenkirche and the Theatinerkirche |
Egyptian Geese |
The Theatinerkirche being renovated |
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Along the Isar |
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Opera: Simon Boccanegra |
Opera: Schweigsamer Frau |
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Narrow, Mill and Wolfscote Dales October 2014 First outing with the Samsung Phone Camera |
Narrow Dale: a misty start
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emerging from the mist |
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Cow with calf |
towards Alstonefield |
more mist |
Narrowdale Hill |
Alstonefield Church |
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lunch selfie with front camera |
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Milldale Methodist Church |
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in Wolfscotedale |
Ilam, Castern Hall, Hall and Dove Dales October 2014 Second outing with the Samsung Phone Camera |
Ilam Hall |
Thorpe Cloud from the Italian Garden |
Ilam Church |
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Castern Hall |
Beeston Tor (with the zoom) |
Stanshope |
Hall Dale |
A new trick with the new Phone Camera |
The Dove |
A new trick at Ilam Rock with the new Phone Camera |
The Dove below the stepping stones |
Thorpe Cloud and Dove Dale |
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Llandudno October 2914 |
The Pier |
Doughnut thief Herring Gull |
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Great Orme Head |
The Little Orme |
The Sea Front |
The Pier |
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The Tram ascending the Great Orme |
The Coast to the West |
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Cannock Chase November 2014 |
At the 199m Trig. Point |
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The Stepping Stones |
At the 194m Trig. Point |
At the "Findling" - the Glacial Boulder |
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The Katyn Memorial |
Cannock Chase again! 30th November 2014 |
Fungus |
The Stepping Stones |
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The Findling (Glacial Boulder) |
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Rudyard Lake December 2014 |
Cold start from Rushton Spencer |
Frozen shadows at Great Hough |
Shutlingsloe |
Sutton Common Telecom. Mast |
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Birch Trees Farm |
Rudyard Lake |
Rudyard Lady on maintenance duty |
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Frances with a track maintenance train |
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Apedale, 22nd December |
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Siverdale and Keele Hall 24th December |
Keele Church |
Keele Hall in winter sunshine |
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Lunch on the terrace |
The view, North East, from Keele Bank |
North |
The New Moon with the camera |
Apedale 25th December 2014 |
Stormy weather to the South ... |
... and the East |
Wintry showers |
The Monument |
Selfie! |
Opening presents |
somewhat ... |
... overwhelmed |
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Pekhull, Stoke, Etruria and Newcastle 26th December |
Penkhull Church |
Plaque to Sir Oliver Lodge |
The Library in Stoke |
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In the White Star Pub |
"Another Gift", Liz Lemon, The Kingsway, Stoke |
St Peter's Minster, Stoke |
Along the Trent and Mersey Canal to Etruria |
Preserved Bottle Kilns |
Sculpture, Etruria |
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Butterton, Seabridge and Clayton 28th December 2014 |
The Motorway, from the A53 |
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Lunch in the bus shelter |
Frozen fields from Butterton Lane |
Climb from the motorway foot bridge |
Butterton from Rowley Wood |
Image: Canon Powershot 210 IS (from October:Samsung Galaxy S5 Phone Camera); web reduction with Photothumb