It was a little bit of a mix weekend weather-wise! Yesterday the drive to Elterwater (via Kirkstone pass due to the lack of access via the A591) started in a wintery blizzard and ended up at a bucolic Elterwater. In amongst discussions of the suitability of the use of the word bucolic (how can a word that sounds like a cross between bubonic and colic be a good thing?) there was time for some photos!
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It was mixed weather yesterday but clear enough to get out and about around Aira Force, taking the very top car park and walking down via High Cascades to High Force. The colours really are beautiful at this time of year and its so good to get out and remind myself that it isn't all grey in January!!
I know 'Photos of the Year' type posts are meant to be limited to a small amount of shots (I have a great deal of respect for photographers who can choose 10!) but I've gone for a smaller amount of shots in a variety of categories! 2015 has been a fun and varied year with lots of exciting and beautiful things to capture. Spring and summer seemed particularly long this year and so there were more opportunities for outdoor photos. I also had the great joy of becoming an Aunt too (my new nephew Eli makes an appearance below). To all who I've had the privilege of working with this last year, thank you! Weddings... Some lovely locations locally and further down the country (a beautifully sunny Bristol!). Congratulations to all this years couples x Flora and Fauna...As ever, its a real pleasure to live in Cumbria with easy access to the Lakes. There were also some new (furry) additions to the residents at Dalemain Mill that will probably mean that next year's 'fav photos' will feature less birds! Local Businesses and Organisations...Thanks to Creations Hair and Beauty Salon, MJ Cabinetmakers, Eden Boutique, and The Rendezvous Restaurant for some fantastic sessions this year. As always, it's been great to work with Ullswater Community College again this year and join in with all the wonderful things they do. Sessions with some lovely people... Thanks to all the lovely people I've spent time with this year - I look forward to seeing some of you again soon! And of course, welcome to Eli! Hospice at Home... Lastly... a little splash of colour at two Hospice at Home Colour Runs. If you weren't involved this last year and live in Cumbria I'd definitely recommend signing up for the Carlisle or Penrith event. As you can see, it's amazingly fun! There may or may not be a film show reel of the year too but just in case - a belated Happy New Year! Here's to an equally wonderful 2016
Just a quick post with these - the kittens are slowly turning into cats, and the garden is quickly turning wintery!
There's been a lot of 'people' photography going on here at DLMP but all of those are currently sealed away for the time being. Not only was it great fun to photograph Rachel and Wayne's wedding at the Heather Glen a couple of weeks ago, and Tom and Hannah's down in Bristol more recently (with a sneaky pop-in to Bath in the mix!) there's been a lot of fun with UCC students that will hit the stands at some point in the near future. In lieu of any of that, here are a couple of shots from the longest day around Dalemain this weekend.
I doubt its customary to name ones plants but it helps me keep them alive! Aggie the Agapanthus started as a seed three years ago and has been growing a little every year. Bright blue Agapanthus are particularly prolific in Guernsey and so remind me of home, however its been a bit of a battle to cultivate them up in the slightly cooler climes of Cumbria. Against all odds, and my negligence, Aggie is currently going strong and looked so beautifully dewy the yesterday morning that despite having lots of other things to blog about I had to post these few!
As mentioned in my last blog, here's the little bit of footage from last night:
Firstly, the name 'in the night garden' deserves to be the title of a novel or a poem! Not that children's programmes aren't important but there is more impact in the name than, perhaps, is needed. It might be the fact that it reminds me of Tom's Midnight Garden. There's a sense of mystery and magic.
Just as the light was fading at 10pm this evening, I popped outside to see what was going on in my night garden. Most of the birds were tucked up in their nests but the floral was still soak in the last morsels of sunlight. Making good use of a tripod and my skirt as a wind-break these are some of the results. I was pleasantly surprised by the x-ray style of some of the images. I did take a tiny bit of footage too, but that always takes longer to upload so for the time being, here are the photos... A very quick round up of a wonderful year - thanks to all those involved! Time with some lovely people...Great opportunities working with local businesses... Great times at UCC again this year... Some beautiful flora and fauna...And lastly, a great weekend away with the family in Fort William... Thanks for a great 2014!
Just a quick blog to upload a few photos from the weekend... the walnut thief was back and more or less alluded my camera but a few resident birds and flora were happier to oblige. Such a lovely touch of sunshine on an autumn Sunday morning.
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