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Happy new year

10 September 202031 December 2019

Spectacular sunset from our front garden As you can see, we experienced a pretty amazing sunset on the evening of 29th December. Going by the ‘red sky at night’ maxim, we were hoping for a good day the next day. …

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Categories Derbyshire, Peak District, Photo Essay

Autumn: in the Peak District

15 September 202028 October 2019

For a slightly different twist on my Autumn series, I thought I’d show a few photos from a trip into the Peak District yesterday. For those that don’t know, whilst most people think the Peak District is in Derbyshire, quite …

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Categories Autumn, Derbyshire, Other Musings, Peak District, Staffordshire

Photo essay: Stanage Edge & Burbage, 5th August 2017

5 August 2017

It’s summer. The heather is flowering at Stanage Edge and Burbage. It just never gets old. Beautiful.

Categories Derbyshire, Peak District

Dovedale, and 20th revisted

4 August 202023 May 2017

Back in January, Kevin and I tried to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. I say try, because our quiet few days in the Yorkshire Dales was ruined by our car conking out. It died on the day we arrived. We had …

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Categories Derbyshire, Other Musings

Nursery: Tissington Nursery

23 May 2017

On our recent visit to Dovedale, we also had a little look at Tissington Nursery. I mean, it was there, and it would be rude not to go. The nursery is housed in Tissington estate’s walled Old Kitchen Gardens. It is …

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Categories Derbyshire, Nursery

Garden visit: Renishaw with friends

22 April 2017

We visit Renishaw Hall Gardens at least a couple of times a year, and often around bluebell time. This year coincided with Easter and friends. So this is a slightly tongue-in-cheek take on visiting Renishaw Hall Gardens with friends. If …

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Categories Accessibility, Derbyshire, Garden visit, MECFS, Spring

Garden visit: Renishaw Hall Gardens in early Spring (photo essay)

3 April 2016

There was real warmth in the sun today and it really felt like Spring. After nearly a week of bad ME days that kept me mostly bed/house bound, I was feeling a little better and really wanted to get outside. …

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Categories Derbyshire, Garden visit, Photo Essay, Spring

Photo essay: Dovedale

12 August 20201 March 2016

Even on an overcast day, the Peak District never disappoints. We decided to venture further south into the White Peak part of the District to explore part of the Dovedale area. It’s an area that’s decidedly peaky with it’s pointy …

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Categories Accessibility, Derbyshire, MECFS, Other Musings, Peak District, Photo Essay, Staffordshire

Photo Essay: Burbage and Stanage Edge

12 August 20203 February 2016

I faced a choice today. I could be taken on a drive through the Peak District in the sun, or I could go to the Hardy Plant Society (HPS) talk tonight. I didn’t have enough spoons to do both. I …

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Categories Derbyshire, MECFS, Other Musings, Peak District, Photo Essay

Heather on the moors

12 August 202025 August 2015

It’s that time of the year again and the heather is in full flower in the Peak District. What is different this year is that this was the first time we also was able to experience the fragrance of the …

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Categories Derbyshire, Other Musings, Peak District
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