Those of you who've been following this blog for a while will be familiar with my yearly collection of photos - one from each month - that usually sees the light of day each December. If I'm a little early this year it's because I have a slight cold at present and it's horrible outside. So grab a cup of tea and a mince pie and drift through the year with me. Starting in....
January
February
April
May
June
August
October
November and December's pictures date from 2022, otherwise all shots were taken this year.
Take care.
No tea and mice pie here, John, so coffee and a blueberry muffin will have to do as I browse through these award class pictures. Great retrospective. I hope your cold goes away soon.
ReplyDeleteI see that I have created mice pie! Be sure to let me know how it tastes.
DeleteI haven't tried mice pie, though I know that it's highly ratted by some.
DeleteIt’s that time of year again. Nice collection of photos for a British countryside calendar. Take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteHi John and David ... for some reason I saw my first rat in Eastbourne last night - it was xxll-freezing cold ... and then I had no water for 12 hours ... so mince pies would be great with tea or coffee. I was talking to some friends about rats and lack of sightings - now I can update them! I love your calendar photos - excellent choices - oh how I long for March, though I know the cold snap is essential for our natural world ... we seem to have forgotten by-gone days - when in winter I always set out with food, water, spade etc in case I encountered difficult times. Cheers - well with the mince pie on a platter in front of me - take care and I hope that cold goes soon. Please leave it up there?! ... Hilary
ReplyDeleteOh Hilary. No water? Ugh. And the same for the rat.
DeleteAs always (which I tend to remind myself and you) your photos are so well taken, just amazingly enjoyable and good art of photography. Hope you feel better soon, and can resume your treking about!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, I'm green with envy at your skill.
ReplyDeleteThe January one is especially brilliant.
All glorious, John. Hope you feel better soon. I'm recovering from Covid but on the mend, just stuck at home for a bit. Your photos lifted my spirits!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful collection.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful stroll through the year in photos there. A lovely calendar, John. (NewRobin13)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful year. May is the winner for me, John.
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful pictures, but honestly, I have a passion for ancient trees. November just takes my breath away. If you ever did put together a calendar, I would buy it!
ReplyDeleteA brilliant set of images as always John. Don't know how you do it.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it lovely to be reminded of the almost miraculous progression of life through the seasons? Hope you soon feel better. Snowy here so I've not been out today either. I need it to be crisp if I'm going out in the snow, not wet and foggy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious retrospective. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have my freshly made mince pie and tea to hand and have really enjoyed my stroll through your 12 months of 2023.
ReplyDeleteA cheery sight for me today was seeing those little white harbingers of Spring already poking through the ground in our garden.
Beautiful selection of photos, John.
ReplyDeleteGlorious! May is a favourite!
ReplyDeleteI am relatively new to your blog so appreciate your precis of your year in photographs. I plan to visit more often in the New Year. You have a good eye. What camera do you use?
ReplyDeleteNikon D5600. It's getting a bit old now but I've no plans to replace it till it breaks down completely.
DeleteBrilliant selection/collection of photos! Hope you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteThese look stunning to me
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection, John, and i was hard pressed to select my favorite month, but I do have a couple of favorites - May because of the purple blooms (my favorite color) and December because of the snow, which we have yet to get here in NH to date. I hope that you will be feeling better soon, rest up and enjoy a cuppa with the pie!
ReplyDeleteA reminder of the special feeling and look of each month as they pass by...whiz by is more like it, actually. February is my favorite this time.
ReplyDeleteA great selection. Thought at first you were going for a bid in every photo but looked back ad didn't see one in February after spotting them in Jan, March, and April. Hope your cold is better. Would love some mince pie. My mom used to make it at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteAwesome set of photos. It tells the story of the year.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, as always, John. I hope you feel better soon. Thanks for sharing the beauty of England with us.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, all wonderful but January is stunning:)
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures! I can't decide which is my favourite, January or September.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos as always, John. Doug says would you mind him using one of your photos as the base for a painting.
ReplyDeleteThat would be absolutely fine, maybe you'll be able to show us the finished result if all goes well.
DeleteI love that you asked us to 'drift' through your year and your first photo is of a bird 'drifting' through that wondrous sunset. I love your choices especially the stunning bluebells. I wonder how long it took you to make your selection?
ReplyDeleteAll year! I put aside one or two likely candidates each month - and chop and change several times too!
DeleteBeautiful photography, John! Of course, impossible to pick a favorite. Each month is outstanding in it's own right. Some day I'll have to try a mince pie!
ReplyDeleteWell done and yes beautiful photos. Can I steal your idea?
ReplyDeleteOf course - though I think someone thought of calendars a long time ago!
DeleteI love the October shot
ReplyDeleteBliss to look at John. I want that calendar hanging on my kitchen wall. Every month is a joy - February - so green in what is usually a horrible month. A very happy Christmas to both you and your brother - asmy life gets limited I look forward to your uplifting photographs - every time you post ir makes my day.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection.
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