Amelia's photos

SC79 - Post 21 January - Diptych - triptych - polyptych A Herring Gull (May 2023), a Cormorant (October 2023) and a Robin (January 2024)

This little robin was sheltering inside the twisted canopy of an old yew tree.

We've had a smattering of snow here in Shropshire this morning. This sort of scene, photographed in Norway, is what I think of as proper snow. The 'whiteness' beyond the barrier of this restaurant is the frozen Drammenselva, Drammen's river. The pinkish tint was due to the early morning sunrise.

After 36 years in a long term relationship, Adrian and I decided to have a civil partnership ceremony yesterday, 13th January 2024. Our two witnesses, Sally and Bernard, have been our very loyal friends for over 50 years

The river Severn has now totally burst its banks in the town, this pavement and the road to the side are underwater and the road is now closed to traffic, and many properties will be pumping out water. Many other roads are also closed in town. It looks beautiful but there is a lot of damage and despair. Three of the town's car parks are closed, and buses have been rerouted. The cricket ground is flooded as are bowling greens and tennis courts. The floods are almost as bad as the record water levels of 2000. We live 8 miles from Shrewsbury, and although there is a small river running through our village, things would have to get a lot worse for flooding to affect us. There was a critical period for us mid-week when heavy rains brought mud and debris down from fields onto the road and the drains became blocked with leaves etc., but It's just a matter of getting outside and unblocking drain openings - getting soaked in the process. Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire seem to be suffering a lot more than Shropshire this time. .

A decaying tree trunk,

Look carefully and you may see adult seals on the beach, and the young pups with their mothers in the dune area. This fence is a temporary structure preventing humans and dogs from disturbing the seals, but sometimes we do silly things. Only last week a seal pup that looked a bit lost was picked up and wrapped in a coat by a well meaning lady, and taken to one of the wardens. The pup died very shortly afterwards, and should have remained near its mother. I used the zoom built in to the camera to achieve closeups.

SC 76 - Post 17 December - Composition #3. Foreground Interest and Depth #5. Leading Lines #10. Fill the Frame #25. Let the Eye Wander Around the Frame