Late walk to Shining Cliff

Aylestone - en-route to football

Matlock to Cromford Boxing-day Raft Race.

 It seem that the watchers are expected to pelt the rafts with flour and be drenched with water by the rafters in return.

Festive Season

Possibly the World's Smallest Christmas Tree

Greens

The images don't quite do them justice. Bright, vibrant green moss in the sun

Big Winds up Here

Blown over in the high winds a fortnight ago. Surprisingly shallow roots; but the bedrock isn't very deep on the way across to Shining Cliff so it's perhaps not surprising.

Cookie with big softie, Uncle Don.

Capital One Cup

Leicester City 1 : 3 Manchester City

Halldale Woods

Statues - Matlock Bath

Leicester 1 : 1 Burnley

Fair result from two well-matched sides.

Cressbrook & Millers Dale

With pillow larvas!

Tea with Mr Tumnus.

Chatsworth

Tough Day

Even better than yesterday's

Gratton Dale

Maybe leave this one to do again in the Summer,
after a few weeks of warm, sunny weather.

Today's 'aahhh' moment.

Sunset

Very Windy Day

Fallen tree at Lea Bridge.

Deer in the Woods

Shining Cliff Woods

Keeping Warm After Swimming

Sheep-Dipping in Bradford Dale

This picture copyright Bob McCraight

In late May or June to wash their fleeces the farmers brought their sheep.

In this deep pool the waters rush to escape.

The foam like wool pulsates,

Flock burbling bumbling bleating sheep.

Dip your ghosts, cold merky place.

River Bradford

Smelloblog

Our fluffy cute little Cookie. Not mud but a sticky soup of well-decomposed sheep. Don't you just love dogs?

Cotoneaster

(Next door's, but our view).

More Monsal Dale

Monsal Dale

Garden Acer

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Matt Came to Lunch

In the Garden

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