Her beautiful red sweater really stood out in the fog.

This is the Howden Reservoir, the smallest of the three 'lakes' in the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District. The snow had gone - for now - but the lake was still frozen at the northern most tip where the river Derwent flows into the reservoir. The river has actually been tamed by three dams. The water is used to supply much of the drinking water for the East Midlands and the valley is also home to a host of recreation activities - including a place for my photography. For those of you who like details, the trees on the left of the image are in the Sheffield district of South Yorkshire while those on the right are part of Derbyshire - the county boundary runs along the middle of this reservoir.

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I didn't capture him well, but wish I had (cause this would have been my most favorite shot). Now do they act like us or what??? He is cold :)

As you watch this shot, listen to Quanta Qualia in Youturbe by Hayley Westenra ... Nothing to do with this pic but I was listening to IPOD as I was watching this shot... . ..thinking how these species are killed, eaten by human or sold to poachers (babies) etc ... when they are not so much different from us...I thought I share the music so you get the same feeling as I have experienced ......

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