December mark 2

So back again. I think Lauren has given me some inspiration. So now this is the second stint of the Month and it is only the 9th well it was when I started. For the last week or so it has been cold the canals and lakes and even some of the rivers are iced over. For the first week in December this has been a shock to the system.

Yes I know if you live in other places this fairly common. However here it it unusual to say the least, especially this time of year. This is Forge Mill lake in Sandwell Valley modeling this months Iced over look.

Even Telford where I am based now has taken on a winter look.

this was taken just up the road from my office looking across to the other side of the valley. In the background through the mist is the Wrekin.

It does have a picture post card look about it. The Wrekin sits in the background. The rose hips in Frost is my favourite and the moment.

The temperature seems to set to rise over the next few days and frost has now gone from the trees and the ice on the ground is melting

Good night !!

December already

So it is December and I have not put anything up since September/October. I suppose I just do not have the enthusiasm that I used to have and "getting around to sitting and typing something up at the end of the day is not all I once thought.

So has any thing changed since last I wrote not much. I am still working in "sunny" Telford. I can still go for a walk and in fact walk just as far if not further than in Shrewsbury, there is a road, a motorway even, but the River is not there and the River changes every day however subtly. By its nature it brings new things passed every day. and I miss it.

I went to see the Cowboy Junkies in at Gorton Monastery Manchester at the beginning of November and they were great. I even managed to take some half decent pictures. The sound was good and they could have played all night. I was a very happy bunny. I first heard them probably over 20 years ago playing Blue Moon (Song for Elvis) , and since then I have kept up with their output. well I usually was about 5 years behind, I actually have almost all their releases over the last decade and they are getting better and better.

I always start this far to late and don't really have the time to put every thing down.



I have to got to bed so good night