Saturday evening

Saturday evening and I am back again. I thought I would carry on from yesterday's post, today weather wise followed yesterday's pattern bright and sunny in the early morning with the cloud increasing through the day so that by the time I get a chance to go out the sun has long since disappeared. It is now early December and the days here are quite short, sunset is now before 4:00pm.

Much as I would have loved to go out this morning, today was the day when both my girls took their place in the performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. The were very good and I am very proud of them. OK enough of the family news.

By the time we got back and had lunch the light was going rapidly so I got to go down to Merrion's Wood just down the road from us. It was typically autumnal and the mud was gloopy. It was a short visit as I had to get back and the light in the wood was not the greatest.

I took a few pictures, but looking at them now they are not sharp and have too much "camera shake". as the light was not so good the exposure was just too long. I don't like really to take a tripod around with me but I think on reflection that this would have been one of those occasions. anyway it probably serves me right.

The only other picture that I really liked of the set was this one of a fungus. I have no idea of the species and Although I think it was growing on birch I could well be mistaken as I did not look at the time. If anyone knows what this is or where a good place to look would be... please let me know. I just like the colour and the autumnal feel they bring.

Yesterday was a less frustrating day in that I managed to take a couple of "good" pictures and got a "proper" walk in. As I said I walked along the river up to the school and saw St Chads. Along the way there were 2 cormorants in fishing in the river. I got a couple of pics of them as the bobbed around, but I think my favourite was this one. One of the many almost pictures I have,

almost in focus

almost framed properly

almost good


I will I hope come back to it and it may well grow even more on me.

Finally as I walked to wards the bridge I cam across this male Blackbird looking for his dinner on the grass by the side of the path.

This was as close as he got, I just stood in my bright yellow coat on the path and watched as he got closer.

Much as I would have liked to stay and watch to see if he found pudding, I knew I had to leave, and get back to the office.

anyway I have to go to bed now as I want to go out in the morning, the forcast suggests that there will be bright sunshine in the morning.