Herb Riddle's photos

Winter, though mostly cold and dark can be an exciting time. Here is a wonderful misty mood shot form my local valley, unfortunately maybe, also accompanied by this cruel barbed fence. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

The first time on this country park path and the views were un-expectantly good with this cold blue sky. The skyscrapers in the distance belong to the Lancashire town of Rochdale. PiP of waterfall within this Common. Enjoy the day.

We are walking the ‘Freedom Trail’ here in the beautiful city of Boston USA when we pass this scene. For me, framed by the dark skyscrapers, a stunning sight. ‘The Old South Meeting House is a historic Congregational church building located at the corner of Milk and Washington Streets in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1729. It gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.’ WiKi Essential full screen. (Z) HWW, have a great day.

Another winter look at this lone-Silver Birch tree that never fails to impress. Even after passing it many times each year for the last 40 years or so, I never tire of seeing it. Hopefully you don’t neither. Have a great day.

Whilst out exploring this area that I knew as a teenager, I came across a few new benches. Far too cold and wet to sit and relax on but this shot gives a general impression of the area. It was not far from here that I saw deer and a nice silver birch tree. In the distance you can see our Hartshead Pike monument. – The snow has all gone now! PiP's Best full screen. Enjoy the day.

I had a shock on the morning of December 23, for as I looked out of my window I saw two parakeets on our feeder. I had never seen them in the wilds of our country before. Apparently they are indigenous to Australia but they have made a nice home for themselves in parts of the Manchester area and even further north. It is supposed that they were originally pets that escaped from captivity around 1970 in the London area and have slowly moved north. They are a colourful bird and a little noisy at times but I fear that they might drive away our native far smaller garden birds. (They also eat a lot!) After seeing them for a few days running, I have not seen them here since. Have a good day.

Another look at this lighthouse from me. A little closer than my previous shots and with a dramatic mono conversion. Just a moment too without any nearby tourist in view but myself. Best full screen. Enjoy the day. Previous photo: www.ipernity.com/doc/1081863/52267912

A frosty fence provides a nice foundation for this Piethorne reservoir reflection taken just a week or so back. We walked around the perimeter of this reservoir. Our rather stark hills often take on this colour in the low sun of the day. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

After exploring a completely new place just the day before this, I decided to re-visit a small area just a 15 minutes’ walk from my door called Glodwick Lowes. Snow had fallen overnight and so I was in a winter wonderland. Here is one of my favourite types of trees, the Silver Birch with a still autumn leaved beech tree at its side. Just before seeing this, I saw a couple of very shy Roe Deer that eluded my camera. Best at full screen. Enjoy the day

Seen whilst walking through this wonderful city, from the Citadel along Sackville St. Sorry, as much as I have tried, I cannot find anything at all about this. There seems to be a lot of murals here in the city and so this might be considered of little importance? HWW, have a great day.

We think we know where we live and then suddenly we discover an area of beauty that we had no idea existed until a day or so back. That is the case for today’s winter walk in an area called ‘Crompton Moor’. Only a 20 minute drive from my door, it incorporates an old coal and sandstone quarry, wonderful paths though wooded and moorland scenery and a pleasant small reservoir. Here is the Pingot Quarry scene. I believe this is most spectacular after heavy rains but at the moment I am enjoying the iced grass cascades. Best at full screen. Enjoy the day.

Take in the sea air here on Porlock hill, overlooking Lynton and Lynmouth. Another from my recent Somerset trip, that I just had to share. See below for another shared bench with the same view a little lower down the hill. Enjoy full screen.

It’s Sunday and so I thought a church may be in order today. I did like the sense of geometric shape here along with the colours. Unfortunately I never got to see the wider side front nor the inside. Peggys Cove has just one church, but it's quite pretty and interesting. It was built in 1893-1894 in a style called Carpenter Gothic. It has a steep red roof and creamy white vertical board and batten exterior walls punctured by typically Gothic lancet windows. It was designated a Heritage Site in 1993. Best at full screen. Enjoy the day.

I never tire of seeing the faces of sheep as I pass nearby. They look upon me with wide eyes as if they want to say something like “do we know you –are you the farmer?” These seen near the Piethorne reservoir in Rochdale (the next town to my home town). Best at full screen. Enjoy the day.

Dec 21 2010 As Winter took hold of this spot just to the north of Pendle Hill one can see and understand the real beauty of snow and light. Taken thirteen years ago whilst visiting a nearby hostelry for a birthday celebration. It was one of our coldest days for many years at -8C in the middle of the day but this short walk to what to us was a familiar spot was well worth the frosty fingers. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend

Another golden oldie from my collection. Taken from the A498 just above Beddgelert and below the Pen-Y-Pass to Mount Snowdon Wales. Best at full screen. Enjoy the day.

Walking around some of my local reservoirs brings me to this, the outlet overflow from the Norman Hill reservoir. More water in here than usual after many weeks of continues rains. Enjoy the day

Seen on our local walk on a very frost morning.