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Dovestones in drought conditions

Dovestones in drought conditions
A Saturday walk brings me once again to my local reservoir which I have not seen for some months. I was shocked that the water was the lowest I have ever seen. This old tree stump is usually submerged under about 40-50ft of water here. You can see the normal water height almost touching the edge of the grassy bank on the right. Notice too my well photographed ‘One Tree’ standing proud. See PiPs.
Again, I was informed that water from here is being pumped to other reservoirs near here then south.

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Andrea Ertl, Berny, Peter_Private_Box, Loose_Grip/Pete and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo


24 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Admirable et excellente prise de vue.
Bon dimanche.
19 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Very well composed; like the moody PiPs too !!
Enjoy your Sunday.
19 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Great Image Herb that is low long time since I have been to Dovestones will have to put that right.
Best Gordon
19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
Yes it must be as low as the one's you have recently visited over the hills. Glad you enjoyed it.

Best. Herb
19 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Love the series specially the second PIP: outstanding wide angle pic
19 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
I love all three pictures Herb! Let's hope the reservoirs are soon filled. Only problem is, that means rain and I'm enjoying the dry weather ;-))

Sunday greetings,
Rosa.
19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
We generally have more than enough rain to fill these but not this year. One wonders how long it will take to fill up again.

Best Wishes. Herb
19 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
Awesome captures, Herb!
19 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Extreme drought!!
An impressive series, Herb!!
19 months ago. Edited 19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to J.Garcia club
Thanks Judite. the PiPs were taken some time ago.

Regards. Herb
19 months ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
Herb is is Australian standards not what I would expect from a UK dam. you cant tell me the weather has not gone haywire in a big way... I truly hope this is filled back to what is should be.

46 years ago I came to WA I was told to go look at the level of water in the dams, yes they where down. Some twenty years ago I looked again in the old water high mark there are now trees growing and even lower and they continue to grow. for all the rain we seem to have had we are just so far behind we never seem to catch up. HOPE YOU DO.
19 months ago. Edited 19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Steve Paxton club
Looks like you are right there Steve. This is more like your Aus than Northern England. It has been almost as low at least twice before and always filled back up again. It all depends on our Winter. Usually there is a lot of rain here now but we only get dribs and drabs. You see the new grass and green growing here on the ground that is usually metres under water so yes it is possible that one day trees might grow here.
As someone joked yesterday on one of our BBC satire programs yesterday re the heat- 'not to worry - nuclear winter is just around the corner!'

Take care. Herb
19 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Despite (or perhaps because of) the low water levels this is a fantastic shot Herb. The green of the hills contrast well with the earthy colours of the foreground. I love your use of the tree trunk to anchor the shot.

Assuming the water levels recover over the winter, I suspect this may end up being the first and last time you get a shot of the reservoir like this.

Two lovely PiPs.............a nice reminder of the lone tree that you like so much, and which I've seen before and lovely shot of the reservoir from 2015 which was new to me and I have now commented on.
19 months ago. Edited 19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thanks so much Keith. Yes, like you, I loved the lighting here yesterday -I seldom see it quite like this. The stump gives a different perspective to a familiar view. Very happy that you enjoyed the PiPs too and I have answered your comment on the reflective one.

Cheers again, enjoy the week. Herb
19 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wonderful image!
19 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Another great view, Herb !
19 months ago.
 LutzP
LutzP club
Both PIPs magnificent, Herb
19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to LutzP club
My thanks Lutz.

Regards. Herb
19 months ago.
 Marek Ewjan Stachowski
Marek Ewjan Stachows…
lovely sight, very attractive shots, delightful PIPs
friendly greetings → Marek-Ewjan
19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Marek Ewjan Stachows…
Always good to see you Matek, very happy that you enjoyed my local scenery,

Regards Herb
19 months ago.
 Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca club
Beautiful even with no much water.
19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Daniela Brocca club
Good to see you again Danni. Glad you see the beauty in this ad I see it.

Best wishes. Herb
19 months ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Dramatic shot and good illustrative PiPs!
19 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Always good to read your thoughts here Andy.

Regards. Herb
19 months ago.

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