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Thursday, 1 January 2015

The End Of The Year Show

The morning of December 31, 2014, was spent rambling around Amwell Nature Reserve in Hertfordshire. Here are some photos:
The sun attempting to battle its way through the early morning mist

Down on the River Lea Navigation nothing stirs

Searching for birds....

Ah, there's one!
This little Robin hopped on to the fence
right in front of me,
just begging to have his picture taken.

Time for a walk to try to warm up.

Exploring the valley of the River Ash

A frosty Teasel seedhead

The beautiful little River Ash

Back to the Lea Navigation

The thaw begins

Sunshine at last.
A cheerful omen for the year to come, perhaps.

That's all for 2014.
Now I really must fly!


Take care.



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35 comments:

  1. Sally Tharpe Rowles1 January 2015 at 17:05

    Beautiful Finnish to 2014....looking forward to your photos in 2015.... Happy New Year!!

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  2. Marleen1 January 2015 at 18:08

    Your winter photos are absolutely stunning! Happy New Year, John.

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  3. Linda W.1 January 2015 at 18:59

    Great photos, especially your first one!

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  4. sweetbriardreams1 January 2015 at 19:36

    Wonderful atmospheric photos John. Happy New Year!

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  5. Jack1 January 2015 at 19:47

    So beautiful, John. Your early photos with the frost are simply wonderful.

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  6. Gosia1 January 2015 at 19:57

    Your photos present great nature.

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  7. Louise1 January 2015 at 20:31

    Beautiful photos! The light was lovely and I love the robin photos too - great close ups! Happy New Year to you.

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  8. Susan Anderson1 January 2015 at 20:46

    Simply gorgeous! And much appreciated.

    Happy New Year.
    =)

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  9. jennyfreckles1 January 2015 at 22:33

    What beautiful photos (as always) - a reward for being out in the cold so early.

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  10. nilly1 January 2015 at 23:42

    Love the robin! We saw some treecreepers on our frosty walk but they were too quick for us to get pictures.

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  11. it's me2 January 2015 at 00:02

    Happy new year!
    Beautiful winter landscapes with a cheery robin to warm the day.
    I started my new bird list today on the shores of the Pacific with a few neat life birds!

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  12. Roy Norris2 January 2015 at 00:44

    Super images John. Have a great 2015.

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  13. Valerie2 January 2015 at 05:21

    Superb captures here John. I especially like the 2nd one - it beckons one to tip toe along the path! .... and the first Robin capture is exquisite! Happy New Year to you.

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  14. Joe2 January 2015 at 07:14

    It looks like a gorgeous place to ramble John. Hope you were wearing your mittens. Happy 2015. Wishing you many days with your lens cap off

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  15. diane b2 January 2015 at 07:20

    Fabulous last post for 2014. How can you better that next year? I'll be checking. You are brave to be out in the early morning frost and cold but it sure does make photos beautiful.

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  16. Deb2 January 2015 at 09:51

    Beautiful, peaceful and surreal comes to my mind.

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  17. betty-NZ2 January 2015 at 10:12

    These are some frosty but still gorgeous shots! Happy New Year!

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  18. Hilary Melton-Butcher2 January 2015 at 10:18

    Hi John .. fantastic shots ... so stunningly beautiful ... with a Robin redbreast for warmth ... the sun photo is amazing ...

    Happy New Year and looking forward to more countryside views ... Hilary

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  19. Rosie2 January 2015 at 14:52

    Beautiful photos - so atmospheric. I think robins like to have their photo taken they always pose well and don't hurry away like the other birds:)

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  20. The Weaver of Grass2 January 2015 at 19:32

    Happy new year John. \love the photographs - especially the robin.

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  21. Anonymous2 January 2015 at 20:18

    So beautiful there. The frosty morning mist and the lovely warming sunlight. You really do capture the transition in these photographs. Love seeing that robin. What a beauty!

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  22. Cynthia2 January 2015 at 22:28

    Such beautiful photos. I bet that little robin's feet are cold! Happy New Year!

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  23. Folkways Note Book3 January 2015 at 04:13

    The tone of your words were fun -- especially when you stated "now I must really fly." Your accompanying winged bird photo fulfilled your words. We call your frost -- a hoary frost here -- it really is quite beautiful. Looking forward to more of your wonderful posts in the new year -- barbara

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  24. DeniseinVA3 January 2015 at 07:05

    Wonderful photos! I especially loved the misty morning ones. Thanks for visiting John and you spotted my English Landscape. It is actually a print I had framed of my home village.

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  25. DeniseinVA3 January 2015 at 07:06

    I also meant to add the little robin shot with its wings outspread was stunning!

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  26. Kaya3 January 2015 at 17:49

    How beautiful nature is in all these places! These are amazing photos with a great light. And I love images with birds. You are very patient taking wonderful pictures of them.

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  27. Teresa Evangeline4 January 2015 at 01:17

    Gorgeous photos ...

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  28. DeniseinVA6 January 2015 at 11:41

    Glad I came back for a second look at your photos John. They truly are a treat for the eyes. I wanted also to thank you for your latest comment and to say that this place in my header was Widecombe-in-the-Moor? We visited on my last trip to Devon and I will be sharing a post about it sometime soon.

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  29. EG CameraGirl6 January 2015 at 15:58

    I wish I'd been there too! Your photos are fabulous!

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  30. Natasha6 January 2015 at 21:04

    Beautiful photos - what a gorgeous little robin you found! - Tasha xxx

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  31. stardust8 January 2015 at 05:04

    I really enjoyed your version of quiet beauty of winter. The mist made the scenes more atmospheric. Is the encounter with the lovely bright-colored Robin the simple result of serendipity? I look forward to seeing how you fly in 2015 with your inner wings to fly.

    Yoko

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  32. PerthDailyPhoto8 January 2015 at 13:59

    John these winter images are totally gorgeous, the first is stunning. As you can imagine with temps in the high 30C's I view these vistas with much pleasure. What can i say about your wee friend, the cutest!

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  33. orvokki9 January 2015 at 21:16

    Heips.
    I love these winter photos. The landscape look beautiful.

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  34. Mike@Bit About Britain12 January 2015 at 11:45

    Looks like you've got next year's Christmas card picture sorted out...

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  35. Peter12 January 2015 at 23:09

    Brrr. It's easy to forget that my home county has this to offer HNY for 2015

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