Cheeseburn Sculpture Park ~ part 3

On to the main event following on from part 2 HERE the reason Sophie & I went to the park in the first place was to see big shiny things, by a gentleman called Qi Yafeng. I can’t find a website for him, maybe not allowed one in China. Anyway he’s done quite a lot […]

Cheeseburn Sculpture Park ~ June 2018~ part 2

Following on from part 1 HERE The gardens at Cheeseburn Grange are quite lovely and a perfect place for delicate glass sculptures Can’t remember who did that sorry!! Laura Johnston http://www.laurajohnston.com thrilled us with these beautiful glassworks in the woods I loved how the colors reflected onto the woodland path Simon Hitchins http://www.simonhitchens.com combined […]

Alnwick Gardens ~part 2 ~ the water features.

Part 1 HERE WARNING- long post alert, short attention spanners cease here. 🙂 I neglected to tell the History of Alnwick Gardens in part 1, so I’ll remedy that here. The History Bit Adjacent to Alnwick Castle, the gardens have a long history under the Dukes of Northumberland but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn […]

Herrington Country Park~ March 2018~part 4

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 So on we go over the dinosaur rib cage and back towards the lake, alongside a rivulet where we watched a swan doing it’s thing Back at the car park we came across a hound meeting I think […]

Herrington Country Park ~ March 2018~ Part 3

Part 1 HERE Part 2 HERE After we’d finished at the standing stones, Sophie and I made our way down the hill and went on to the next hill where there appeared to be a big rock. The rock has square metal engravings fastened to it, as you can see, each one bears the face […]

Rising Sun Country Park ~ Nov 2017 ~ Part 3

Part 1, Part 2, We’ll finish up walking the last leg of our trek around the park today, there were not many leaves left on the trees so it was nice to come across some pops of yellow but mostly it was grey and brown I’m not sure what this next thing […]

Rising Sun Country Park ~ November 2017 ~ part 2

Part 1 HERE So we’ve had a little rest, and now continue past where the Back to Future train disappeared, turning right and starting the long trek up an incline to the top of a hill under some stunning cloud formations the horses we saw earlier came charging past us in the opposite direction Looking […]

Pow Hill Nature Reserve ~ Sept 2017 ~ Part 1

Pow Hill is set in moorland overlooking the Derwent Reservoir. The word Pow comes from Old English and means ‘slow moving stream’ which refers to the waterlogged boggy area in the north of the site. Conserved for its special wildlife interest, the area is home to goldcrests, coal tits, roe deer and red squirrels. The […]

Fraggle Report~ Bolam Lake~September 2017

Now the Road Trip is done, I can go back to reporting on the lovely scenery that Sophie and I got to see on our day trips this year. Back in September, just before Autumn turned up, we had a sunny day and headed off to Bolam Lake. Although I’ve been before a few years […]

Hardwick Hall Country Park ~ June 2017~finale

Part 1 HERE More pictures from the country park, well worth a visit.

Bridges Over the River Tyne ~ Part 3

Part 1 HERE. Part 2 HERE After we got to the end of the High Level Bridge it was time to go to lunch, and we found a fab little cafe called Long Play Cafe, as well as serving great food and coffee, they have a record deck and loads of music on vinyl […]

Day 365~366

Tonight Phil came with me to photograph the bridges over the Tyne. I’ve seen loads from other people, and it probably doesn’t look any different to those, but this is mine and I’m chuffed it turned out so well. I took a few others so here are they, The millennium bridge and The Baltic […]

Day 347~366

Phil’s on night shift this week, and the temperature is quite mild, so took a trip into South Shields and shot the Port of Tyne from our side of the river, lots of pretty lights and reflections. Better if you click on the picture to embiggen it I think.

Day 332~366

A busy day today and the weather was pants, so just messed about with flowers and floating the balls :). Might have gone a bit OTT. 😀 Am away early tomorrow morning, off to Manchester on a train, and back again on Tuesday. I haven’t been on a train for years so am quite […]

Day 331~366

This afternoon I went for a walk on Cleadon Hills, hadn’t been there before, but thought I might catch the sunset as it’s high up. I managed to park in the wrong place and ended up walking up a really steep muddy hill to get to the top, as opposed to the gentle incline I […]