1 February 2018

Lovely afternoon, clear bright and cold. Had to take the van for a run so went to the Ness Botanical gardens. Nothing in bloom apart from the snowdrops but plenty of green.

Snowdrops

31 January 2018

Working this morning at the foodbank.

30 January 2018

Quiet day. Decluttering and cleaning in my study, which is still full of junk.

29 January 2018

Peed down all morning but brightened up at lunchtime. About 9ºC. Beautiful sunny afternoon. A trip to the barbers was in order so I took the opportunity to take photos of local buildings. Haven't checked any dates but they are not Elizabethan. One or two have interesting figures near the eaves.

28 January 2018

Trying to capture the sunset and sky again but went out a bit too early. There is a particular row of trees that looks good silhouetted against the evening sky.

27 January 2018

Photos haven't come out great but these were taken at the great annual Burns supper hosted by friends Stuart and Shelley.

'Chieftain 'O the pudding race' 

26 January 2018

Beautiful day. Another walk by the river.

Love the Lichen on the hedge. A sign of clean air.

Can't get enough of this barn, the colours and the vertical and horizontal lines 

25 January 2018

Broad Beans I planted in November are coming up. I planted them a bit late last year but they seem to be doing well.

24 January 2018

Arriving at the foodbank where I am a volunteer.

23 January 2018

After having flu and an infection for the best part of a month I wasn't sure I was going to survive until my Birthday but I did. Here's one of my birthday presents. Not sure if I'll be able to hack the language but I'm sure determined to try.

22 January 2018

Must. Not. Spend. So. Much. Time. Online.

21 January 2018

Another very grey day. Snowed in the morning but that has melted now. I'd rather still have the snow. Time to do some reading. These are on my current reading list:

20 January 2018

Planned a decent walk today but it's grey, miserable, raining and cold. Even the ducks look fed up!

19 January 2018

Beautiful morning, bright and sunny, if cold. After lunch, I decided to go for a walk by the river only to find it was cloudy with a cold breeze and the field was waterlogged! When I returned home it was bright and sunny again!

Still, managed to get a few shots of the locks and some wildlife including Swans and a Cormorant - though the pesky Cormorant dived several times when I tried to photograph it. As usual, every time it surfaced it was further away!

In case anyone reads this blog - I live in hope - the camera I normally use is a Nikon Coolpix I bought for £35 as an offer in Currys. I do have a Canon EOS 400D as well.

Vale Royal locks

River Weaver viaduct

Swans on the Weaver

Spot the Cormorant

18 January 2018

A quick cup of coffee then down the river to the Odeon.