Weather Snapper

It’s going to be another cold night, so BBC Midlands Today used my WeatherWatcher photo taken earlier on my walk today of the Burway closed due to snow and ice.

Snow Capped

So gloriously quiet, Caer Caradoc sits with a dandruffing of snow over its head and shoulders.

Dark Snow

The noise of crunching through the snow at night …  

As Seen On TV … Again!

I’ve just found out that Shefali Oza used another of my BBC WeatherWatchers photos on the regional weather forecast last night. That’s two images within a week. We must have …

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Charming Church Stretton

Charming Church Stretton - published in The People's Friend - 16th jan 2016 issue
Charming Church Stretton – published in The People’s Friend – 16th jan 2016 issue

It’s not difficult to see why Church Stretton is known as Shropshire’s Little Switzerland when there’s been a fresh dusting of snow overnight. If weather forecasters predict snow in Shropshire, you can guarantee Church Stretton will get some!

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Frost Patterns

Here’s a rarity this winter (so far!). We’ve had a frost this morning, and the patterns on top of the cars are truly amazing. Such a shame the sun will …

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Me, And My Shadow

  For a brief moment, it stopped raining and the sun came out … long enough to appreciate my shadow (although it does fade slightly, about half way through this …

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Misty South Shropshire

My photo of a misty South Shropshire, as seen from Ragleth Hill, appears in the February 2016 issue of Outdoor Photography, under the Viewpoints section.

Ann Cook

A more unusual mindful moment, probably. In my local churchyard is a gravestone to Ann Cook, who as the gravestone declares: On a Thursday she was born, On a Thursday …

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Wonderful Weston

Wonderful Weston - published 28th November 2015 issue The People's Friend
Wonderful Weston – published 28th November 2015 issue The People’s Friend

‘Capability Brown was invited back to Weston Park in 1766 to undertake a second contract,’ says our guide, ‘for which he was paid £1,725.’ Scanning the beautiful one-thousand-acre parkland in front of us, I nod in approval. At that price I might ask him for a quote to landscape my front garden. Then again, at today’s prices that works out at over £216,000!

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