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#ScenicSaturday 25/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot, from 28th February 2021, depicts a steep climb up a path that dissects the slope of a narrow valley carrying a small stream. Most of the trees here are larches, and buzzards have nests near the tops of a couple. …

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#ScenicSaturday 18/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot, from 2021, depicts a view from one of the surfaced roads that follow old tramways and railway lines through the Forest of Dean. It’s many years since that industrial work ceased, although there remain a tiny number of free mines. …

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#ScenicSaturday 11/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot is from 2020 and shows a fairly steep valley that runs down to a brook. The trees here are mostly native oaks, but the greenery is almost entirely ivy at this time of the year. The remnants of bracken can …

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#ScenicSaturday 04/Feb/2023

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I share these pictures, from February (though not this year), to show . This shot is from 2020 and shows the brook that flows through the beaver enclosure. They were introduced to help reduce the flooding caused by the brook that flows through the village. So far, that seems to be working well. The area …

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#ScenicSaturday 28/Jan/2023

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These pictures are from January, though not this year. I share them here to show .This shot is from the Forest of Dean, taken on an afternoon walk in 2020 as mist slowly cleared from the valley where a small brook flows. Frost remained from the previous evening, dusting the leaves of wild flowers still …

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#ScenicSaturday 21/Jan/2023

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These pictures are from January, though not this year. I share them here to show .This shot is from the Forest of Dean and was taken with my second-hand iPhone in 2022. I love the way beech saplings cling to their autumn leaves throughout winter and shed them only as new leaf buds burst in …

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#ScenicSaturday 14/Jan/2023

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These pictures are from January, though not this year. I share them here to show .From the Forest of Dean, this photo, taken in 2020, depicts afternoon mist lit by the sun’s rays. # Please comment, like, and share these to spread the joy of natural beauty to as many people as possible. It might …

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#ScenicSaturday 07/Jan/2023

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These pictures are from January, though not this year. I share them here to show .From Wales, this one shows the sunset over Caerphilly Mountain. I shot it in January 2019 after a trip to Caerphilly Castle with our daughter and her then boyfriend (now husband) who were on a visit from their home in …

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#ScenicSaturday 31/Dec/2022

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These pictures are from December, though not this year. I share them here to show .From the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows a small portion of the brook that eventually flows through the village to join the River Wye, which forms a border with Wales. This particular part of the forest is …

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#ScenicSaturday 24/Dec/2022

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These pictures are from December, though not this year. I share them here to show .From the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, this one shows a faint, narrow path between beech and fir trees on a hillside north of our home. This one was taken on Boxing Day 2021, with my used iPhone 8+. # …

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#ScenicSaturday 29/Oct/22

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Those Autumn Colours! This month, all photographs in the series were taken in October, though not necessarily this year. My digital pictures go back to when I bought my first DSLR camera quite a few years back, and I like to share them.This image is from a walk in our local forest. It’s a track …

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#ScenicSaturday 24/Sep/22

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In the Forest of Dean This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. My digital pictures go back to when I bought my first DSLR camera, and I like to share them.This image is from the forest we walk in almost every day. The Forest of Dean …

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#ScenicSaturday 17/Sep/22

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Woodland Walk near Upwey This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. My digital pictures go back to when I first bought a DSLR camera, and I like to share them.This image is from a small woodland we walked in 2011 while visiting Dorset to explore the …

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#ScenicSaturday 10/Sep/22

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Worm's Head. This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. I have pictures going back to the time I first bought a DSLR camera, and I like to share these.This image is from the Gower Peninsula, the first UK Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), established in …

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#ScenicSaturday 03/Sep/22

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Yorkshire Dales This month, all the photographs in the series were taken in September, though not this year. I have digital images going back to the time I first bought a DSLR camera, and I like to share these.This image is from the Yorkshire Dales and was taken in 2009. One of the Three Peaks …

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