Northumberland 2010 photoset

Some of my (hopefully!) more interesting photos from Northumberland may be found here.

This emotive shot is most likely to be used again:

World War Two Pill Box, defocussed, with barbed wire in foreground.

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I was pleased with this falcon(?) too:

It was hunting on the updraft around Dunstanburgh castle, with a swift(?) bouncing in playfully:

A hovering falcon with a swift bouncing into shot

The weather is a cruel mistress



Vassiliki Bay Panorama, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Too little wind this morning and a storm this afternoon, so we took a stroll, discovering this magnificent grasshopper (cricket?).



Grasshopper, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Cornish Woodland, Lanhydrock



Lanhydrock 38, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

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Lanhydrock House, Cornwall



Lanhydrock 192, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Caerhays Castle gardens in Spring



Caerhays 100, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

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Caerhays 148, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Bright yellow landscape



Yellow field, Brize Norton, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

It was necessary to walk to the pub. This field was spectacularly yellow in the sunlight.

Frosty this morning



Frosty spider’s web, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Frosty Greenwood, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

A lovely day for a skydive



Winter woodland, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

But family first: it was also a good day to walk for a pub lunch.

And I might sneak in a few jumps tomorrow, on Weston’s last day of the year…

Suprise snow and a riot of colour



Suprise snow, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

A few early morning pictures. Follow the link from the photo for more.

Moon over the Chilterns



IMG_1973, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.