By rob on 23/09/2020
Wansfell Pike & Troutbeck Loop The path from Stockgill Force to Wansfell Pike is a near vertical ascent which took the best part of an hour of climbing before reaching the summit.
Posted in Photography | Tagged Ambleside, Canon 6D Mark II, iPhone, The Lake District, walking, Wansfell Pike |
By rob on 23/09/2020
Stockgill Force Waterfalls With Wansfell Pike on the doorstep of our Ambleside accommodation, we plotted a visit to Stockgill Force waterfalls to warm us up!
Posted in Photography | Tagged Ambleside, Canon 6D Mark II, iPhone, Stockgill Force, The Lake District, walking, waterfalls |
By rob on 22/09/2020
Rydal Water & The Caves Rydal Water was our destination for day 3, where we explored Rydal Cave & made our way back to White Moss Car Park via the path over the main road.
Posted in Photography | Tagged Canon 6D Mark II, iPhone, Rydal Cave, Rydal Water, The Lake District, walking |
By rob on 21/09/2020
Tarn Hows & Tom Gill Falls What started out as a chilly overcast day, ended up blue skies & red hot by early afternoon. Starting from the main car park at Tarn Hows, we headed down through Harry Field Wood to climb back up the other side of the stream to Tom Gill Falls before […]
Posted in Photography | Tagged Canon 6D Mark II, Tarn Hows, The Lake District, Tom Gill Falls, walking |
By rob on 20/09/2020
Ambleside & Loughrigg Fell The first day of our 2 week Lakes escape had us walking from our apartment in Ambleside to Loughrigg Fell and back, via Todd Crag & Lily Tarn.
Posted in Photography | Tagged Ambleside, Canon 6D Mark II, dragonflies, Galava Roman Fort, Lily Tarn, Loughrigg Fell, The Lake District, Todd Crag, walking |
By rob on 01/07/2020
Garden Wildlife Another lockdown-influenced set of photographs, this time taken while having a beer in the back garden on a sunny, blue skies day. Almost forgetting about the highly contagious virus plaguing the globe.
Posted in Photography | Tagged Canon 6D Mark II, flowers, garden, summer, wildlife |
By rob on 20/06/2020
Textures in Nature During lockdown, as the weather picked up, daily walks & spending time in the garden became the norm (usually forfeit while at work). With a keen eye & a camera at the ready, the “Textures in Nature” project came to fruition…
Posted in Photography | Tagged Canon 6D Mark II, flowers, garden, nature, summer, Textures, walking, wildlife |
By rob on 24/05/2020
Brewing up a Brown Ale for Dark Farm’s Mashed Magazine First duties as part of the Brew Crew for Dark Farm’s Mashed Magazine was to brew up a recipe submitted by another member of the Crew!
Posted in Homebrew | Tagged Beer, Brewing, Canon 6D Mark II, Homebrew, Small Batch |
By rob on 02/01/2020
Brereton Heath Walk As festivities drew to an end, and with the inevitable thoughts of healthier lifestyles taking centre stage once again, we headed home via Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve to kick start 2020 with a short walk surrounded by trees coated in vibrantly coloured moss!
Posted in Photography | Tagged Brereton, Brereton Heath, Brereton Mere, Canon 6D Mark II, Congleton, Nature Reserve, trees, walking, wildlife, Winter |
By rob on 01/12/2019
A Frosty December Walk Around Dunham Massey With frost on the ground and the chance of spotting some deer, a Winter walk around the grounds at Dunham Massey was on the cards.
Posted in Photography | Tagged Canon 6D Mark II, Deer, Dunham Massey, National Trust, walking, wildlife, Winter |