Roe Deer

I came across this group of deer on the way up to the cottage this morning.

No matter how often I see them, especially those beside our burn it is always very special, such beautiful animals.

 

Roe Deer, Healy

Wolter

Wolter our Vorverke cock was looking particularly splendid in the winter sunshine!

Ice, Ice….

Not a bad day here today, cold and bright with lying snow adding to the fun!

Jonny noticed the ice slipping from the greenhouse roof but made the mistake of not grabbing his camera first!  Ah, the youth of today, he will learn!!

Snow and blind!

Hilary had to pop over to school in Allendale this afternoon so Jack and I went along for the ride and a walk in the snow, sorry about the quality of this picture but bouncing around in the Land Rover while getting use to new varifocals proved inconjucive to good photography!

 

 

 

Jack had a wonderful time!

 

After a couple of hours trying to to restore syncronicity between eye, specs and camera, so did I…..

Newcastle, Ancient and Modern!

A trip to Newcastle today to have Lauren’s car serviced etc.

On my way back to the station I had a short walk round part of the City, for the first time I had my walking stick with me and my old Mother was right, they are a bloody nuisance!  Not least because they get in the way of taking photographs, not to mention getting on the bus and buying train tickets at the machine!

 

This first picture is of the gateway to Chinatown.

 

 

Just a few hundred meters away in complete contrast, this is the new Business School at Newcastle University.

 

Ever since I was very small I have been fascinated by the cast iron vaulting of the Central Station.  This is just part of the vast multi vaulted roof.

Meg R.I.P.

We had to have Hilary’s old collie, Meg put to sleep last night, a sad lost to the family.

For the past couple of years her favourite pastime was herding the hens!

Or just watching them!

For the past few days she had to turn her talents from livestock the lighter duties…..

Goodbye Meg.

Earlie One Morning!

Every morning I drive up to Slaley to see my Mother and feed the animals, the light yesterday morning was good so I thought I should have a shot of the Townfoot end of the village as I passed by.

 

 

A few hundred meters down the road the light was slightly hazy to the east and a pony was standing on the skyline.  Perhaps he could hear my horses and the donkeys?

 

 

 

 

Turner Prize 2011

It was a dreary day up here in the grim north but it presented us with the opportunity to go into Newcastle and have a look for the first time, at a Turner Prize Show.

My immediate thoughts as posted to Facebook moments after leaving the show:

Re Turner#1, I am happy to concede that I am somewhat of a heathen but five years training in design and an associated career have left me with a little appreciation of art. If these four works are the best that the British art world can produce then we can all be ashamed……
re Turner#2, for a critique I will quote Charles Brown one of my old Art College colleagues, ” It flows Man, like diarrhoea…..

Well,  that will upset a few people but there we are, the truth hurts!

Landrover Evoque Photographic Competition

http://blog.landrover.com/news/range-rover-evoque-bike-photo-competition-peoples-choice-2835.html

Hi folks,

This photo of mine has made it into the final five in the Landrover Evoque Photography competition. If you would like to add your vote please follow the link or click “Like”.

Thanks, Jon

Old Gold