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Dashed out after dinner this evening to catch the sunset. It’s nearly the longest day so, even I , didn’t manage to miss it today. This is a shot from the top of a hill on the edge of Thaxted with the windmill and church easily visible.
We took a walk we have done a few times before around Rickling Green today. Despite all the dire warnings of horrendous weather we managed to avoid the rain until the drive home.
There were 2 quite magnificent weeping willow trees around Doctors Pond a few years ago. Then, this one was (possibly for good reason) cut right back to the trunk…it’s clearly a fighter though and it’s definitely making a come back.
The sun made a rare appearance this morning…but as the morning progressed more and more cloud appeared so, fearing the worst, I popped out at lunchtime and drove down to Rye Meads Nature Reserve just the other side of Roydon. It’s a funny place positioned as it is bang in
Another cracking Tuesday evening spent with the Bishops Stortford Camera Club. Today we visited the Nags Head in Little Hadham where we met up with local nature expert, author and raconteur Jono Forgham who took us on a walk around nearby Hadham Hall. A leisurely walk took in some Bee
Our regular walk through Rowney Woods included a quick walk around this field – just 2 weeks ago this was bright yellow, now the rape flowers have all been replaced by the pods that, I presume, are what the farmer will eventually harvest.
Tuesday night is Bishops Stortford Camera Club night and we were due to complete a photowalk around Hatfield Heath. Unfortunately the rain arrived and the meeting was moved to the pub…but I still needed to get my daily photo. So I visited the area of the photowalk and caught this.
Just a quick sunset shot for tonight of Doctors Pond in Great Dunmow.
We had the promised downpours early evening today. By 8.30 I was just finishing my dinner and thought I’d pop out and see what sort of sunset we’d get. It was a cracker…if only I’d been out 15 minutes earlier! Never mind, the heavy rain that had fallen was quickly
We took a walk through Rowney Woods and around the surrounding farmland. It was 27 degrees – way to hot for a long walk – and we were exhausted when we got back. All the recent rain and then this sudden explosion of heat has made everything very verdant. The
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