A stroll of about four miles this morning, with Gordon. Bare trees, some muddy tracks, not a lot of colour or light, but we stayed pretty well dry.
Finished off with coffee and muffin in the Top Lodge Cafe. Just a gentle stretch of the legs . . .
Friday 11 December
Pitsford Water from the café, anti-clockwise, with Marta. Jut under seven miles and we walked fairly fast. A brighter day - you could even see the blue of the sky later on.
Lots of lapwings, which took flight as soon as I stopped to take a snap.
See, the sky is brighter.
More water than usual, and two herons
Friday 11 December
Pitsford Water from the café, anti-clockwise, with Marta. Jut under seven miles and we walked fairly fast. A brighter day - you could even see the blue of the sky later on.
I really want to catch a big flock of lapwings in flight, their bold plumage and big flappy ragged wings make them a great photographic subject
ReplyDeleteI think you'd need more patience than I have - today was cold and I was walking with others, too, so didn't really try to hang about! But there are usually a fair number of lapwings there - certainly more than a hundred today. Lovely birds.
ReplyDeleteA breath of fresh air. You chose your moments and your subjects well, Alison! Shame the lapwings didn't want to stop and pose for you though. Ha-ha.
ReplyDeleteI really need to stay still and hang around - they always fly up the minute I stop and raise the camera!
ReplyDeleteIt was so refreshing to be able to get out and see some light. Today is grey and wet again. Grrrrr!