Category: photography
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1 October: Macclesfield to Buxton
I love peace and quiet and a bit of solitude, like living inside my own head, but this is even too much for me. I could hear the sheep in mid-field chewing grass. For a moment there, I thought I had tinnitus, but no, it was just the sheep chewing away. Buxton and St Ann’s…
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30 Sept: On Dunmail Raise
On Dunmail Raise The wind on Dunmail Raise plays tricks on the ear. Can’t see him, but you can hear him. Up there on the hill, shouting at his dog. One man and his dog, and the wind carrying them both. And then you see them. White specks, a fleeting flock across the bare hill.…
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29 Sept: Garsdale & Skipton, Peak District
19 Sept: We’ve entered the Peak District. Not a soul on the road, not a truck, nor a car. It’s the morning The Queen’s funeral. ps: The man in the last photo is not my husband; he is a stranger.
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28 Sept: Cockermouth and Ambleside
The last image is an AA Emergency Box (#487) located on Dunmail Raise in Cumbria. It’s quite a find because they’re rare and Grade II listed structures. For a little more info … It’s interesting. The second to last image is a “ghost sign” which is an advertisement associated with a building or shop that…
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26 Sept: Lake Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere
The town of Bowness-on-Windermere at Lake Windermere. It was from here that we explored the surrounding areas of the Lake District for 5 days. Regretably, the WordPress Gallery block has no “alt” or caption field for describing each image. Images include a view over Bowness toward the lake and hills; a restored wooden boat for…
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9 Sept: Garden
After four stormy nights of rain … Fiddlehead fern shoots Rosehips Grapes ripening Grapevines ©Misky 2022 Shared with #photos on Twitter. Images taken on my old Canon EOS 1000D.
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1 September: Last Photo on the Card
I’ve been playing with my old Canon EOS 1100 camera, and discovering what a joy it is. It’s a bit heavy, and a bit cumbersome, but the quality is still impressive. This post is in response to Bushboy’s monthly photo challenge: Post the last photo on your SD card or device in August. ©Misky 2022…
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1 Sept: Jane’s Oracle #3
An American Sentence: 17 syllables. The jaded sweltering heat that marched through August has brought us apples. Jane’s Oracle spoke her words: jaded; sweltering; heat (which turned out to be heal); and march. The full list of words are at Jane’s. I believe the Oracle has finished talking to me this week. Poem form: an American sentence consisting of…
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29 August: A River Gone
A River Gone The oars have gone silent, and only a poem haunts those once rushing waters. for Earthweal weekly challenge. The photo above is mine, taken a few years ago along the Loire River. The image used for the prompt is below, which is the current state of the Loire River after a summer…
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24 August: The Garden
Not everything in the garden is dead! All photos ©Misky 2022 Shared on Twitter
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