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One bin outside and 2 bins inside the yellow-and-red boom gate.
This made me think of Mr Bean when he was trying to get out of the swimming pool carpark without paying.
I like to sit here and exipire the outdoor life
A big thanks to all of that faved and made comments! Explored!
One of the best storms I ever saw was this one in Alaska during the autumn season just outside Denali National Park. The tundra was exploding with red and the atmospheric clouds and thunderstorms adding nicely to the overall impact. It is hard to believe how red the fields are unless you been here..
It is hard to see the detail on a small size like this but it is better than nothing.
Thanks for all the tremendous feedback over the last little while.. — at Denali National Park and Preserve.
Valle de los Ingenios, also named Valley de los Ingenios or Valley of the Sugar Mills, is a series of three interconnected valleys about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) outside of Trinidad, Cuba. The three valleys, San Luis, Santa Rosa and Meyer, were a centre for sugar production from the late 18th century until the late 19th century. At the peak of the industry in Cuba there were over fifty cane sugar mills in operation in the three valleys with over 30,000 slaves working in the mills and the sugar cane plantations that surrounded them.
In 1988, Valle de los Ingenios and neighbouring Trinidad were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Although most of the sugar mills are in ruins, intact structures endure at some sites, including Guachinango, where the plantation house remains, and the plantation of Manaca Iznaga, where the owner's house, a tower and some barracones, the original slave quarters, still stand. Although the barracones are now used as housing and are in poor repair, the house (which has been converted into a restaurant) and the "Iznaga Tower" are well maintained. The 45 metre (147 ft) tower was constructed sometime in 1816 by the owner, Alejo Maria Iznaga y Borrell. According to experts, the bell that formerly hung on top of the tower announced the beginning and the end of the work day for the slaves, as well as the times for prayers to the Holy Virgin in the morning, midday and afternoon. It was also used to sound an alarm in case of fire or slave escape. The height and magnificence of the tower served to display Iznaga's power over his slaves and his stature in the sugar industry and local society; at one time it was the tallest structure in Cuba. A recognised landmark of the region, the Iznaga Tower testifies to the area's flourishing material culture in the Spanish colonial period. The large bell now rests at the foot of the tower.
From Wikipedia
Romantic Magnolia Plantation & Gardens White Bridge
Charleston County, Lowcountry South Carolina
Accessed via Ashley River Road (SC-61)
Date taken: April 03, 2015
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One of the truly magical places within the Lowcountry of South Carolina, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens during spring seasonal conditions shouldn't be missed! The historic site claims to be the oldest public garden in America, as well as the oldest public tourist site in South Carolina, opening its doors to visitors in 1870. The gardens are not formal, instead using organic shapes and growth patterns to provide a less manicured and controlled experience. Translation: a fantastic place for the landscape photographer to get lost in the beauty of the spring season in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
As always, for more narrative check out the backstory of this image on my webpage.
The orangutan has lost its rain forest to man's greed in Indonesia. I have explained this disaster in earlier posts in this series.
While I as visiting the country, it was suggested that I add the Tamen Safari Park to my itinerary. It is outside Jakarta. This proved to be a great plan.
Yes, the animals are in captivity, but in quite a different way. You can drive through the park and encounter animals like zebras who come to your car if you have things like carrots.
Their orangutan population is housed in an open area where you can walk. You mustn't let them try to play with you as they are so strong, but you can enjoy them without many barriers. This is so different than the orangutan exhibit here at the famous San Diego Zoo. The poor creatures are enclosed in a net type cage which is quite offensive to see.
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I've seen I haven't uploaded this pic (from an old shooting with Geraldine) and since I haven't got anything else new to put on the stream, I thought I could upload this one.
Hope you enjoy it.
Reached Explore nr. 15 on the 20th of September
Nikon D300s
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Explore, 5/31/09
Just outside Highlands, N.C., where the water "spills" into the Cullasaja Gorge and creates many great waterfalls as the river runs through it. Even more gushing goodness if you View On Black.
One of the early morning to see fog city fort far distance at Marin Headlands. A different perspective of the city by the bay.
#colors #fogcity #sanfrancisco #luckysnapshot #citybythebay #霧
42 minutes @ f4,..... a late night venture for a moonrise.....
(and now the long version )
After a relaxing Saturday and several hours of too much television, I began to grow restless, a quick peek outside showed stars overhead, checked the computer to find the moon rising soon. Good enough, pack-up and head to the beach at midnight. Extremely dark when we get there with some light pollution on the horizon. Just took a good guess where the moon might come up and look for some sort of foreground and lock down the remote. A convenient near-by log served as a comfortable seat to view the night, I can't begin to tell how tranquil it is sitting there at night listening to the waves gently lapping the shore. We saw a half dozen meteors burn-up while watching the stars. I was tempted to stop the exposure when the moon first started peeking through the clouds and glistening on the lake, but I felt it was not quite bright enough. Finally the moon ascended above the clouds on the horizon and brightened the shore and showed clear silhouettes of the rocks in front of us, a few minutes of this and then it was time to stop and wait for noise reduction to see if I had anything worth keeping. At least I had another camera so I was able to keep shooting.......
The Leo Triplet consists of three galaxies in a small region of the Leo (the Lion) constellation; they form in fact a galactic group and just not appear close by because of being in the same line of site. It includes: NGC 3628 (aka Sarah’s Galaxy), left, which is an unbarred spiral galaxy that is edge on from our line of site, it is approximately 35 million light years distance with a magnitude of 10.4 and an angular size of 13 arcminutes (I wonder why Messier left it out of his catalog as the other two closed by galaxies are within the same magnitude, maybe it was outside his FOV and missed it while scanning the sky; it was later on discovered by Herschel.) M65 (NGC 3626), top right, is an intermediate spiral galaxy also 35 million ly distant with a magnitude of 10.25 and an angular size of 9 arcminutes. M66 (NGC 3627) also an intermediate spiral galaxy with a magnitude of 9.7and 36 million ly distant and an angular size of 9.1 arcminutes; it is the brightest in the group. The bright star top center is HIP55262, a main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of 7.09. What appear to be small stars are in fact more distant galaxies and if one looks closely one can see little smudges that are intermediate spiral galaxies. North is left.
Taken at Lee, IL on 20150423 at 2300
Image Type: LRGB
L 9 x 300 1x1
RGB 6 x 300 2x2
Hardware:
AstroTech RC 8” with 0.8 reducer/flattener
Orion 400m Short Tube piggy back for guiding
Orion Star-Shooter Auto-guider
QHY9M with filter wheel with Astrodom filters
Software:
EQMOD with Starry Night Pro 7
Nebulosity 3.0.2
CCD Stack
Photoshop CS3
Conditions:
Cold night with good conditions and average transparency. Low temp 31F.
The incredible Louisiana Museum, outside of Copenhagen, is definitely worth the train ride out. The museum is amazing and the grounds around it are spectacular.
Une photo prise d'une fleur à coté de mon jardin japonais pendant le blue time, avec comme fond une petite mosquée du complexe touristique où j'habite à Cabo Negro près de Tétouan - Maroc.
Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden
Jabbering clouds of yellow, green, and black Lesser Goldfinches gather in scrubby oak, cottonwood, and willow habitats of the western U.S., or visit suburban yards for seeds and water. These finches primarily eat seeds of plants in the sunflower family, and they occur all the way south to the Peruvian Andes. Listen closely to their wheezy songs, which often include snippets from the songs of other birds.
Outside of Kingman in 1989, the perfect meet happened on the split track on the Santa Fe transcon-and I was there.
20-cylinder Kodachromes, bluebonnets, and sun. Man, this was a lucky catch.
No photoshop trickery here-this was captured on good ol' Kodak Kodachrome 64 shot with an analog Nikkormat EL and a 50mm prime lens.
Photoshop and Digital Cameras were unheard of in 1989.
Of the 7 woodpecker species which breed in Florida,
the Red-bellied Woodpecker is the most abundant and
widespread. It is highly adaptable and flourishes in a
variety of human-altered habitats. This species resides
in the eastern United States from Minnesota to
Massachusetts to the north, and south to central Texas
and the Florida Keys.
I found this one in my back yard. When I took this photo the Red-bellied Woodpecker had just arrived in the middle of a Grackle invasion of its
territory. (my back yard) The grackles will arrive in gropes of 40 to 100 or more and bully every bird in the yard usually running them off.
I have even seen them run squirrels off. The woodpecker will fly right into the middle of them and turn itself upside down on a tree limb, and wait for a Grackle to approach it. When the Grackle moves in, the woodpecker will give it a few hard strikes with its beak and the grackle will retreat. Usually about three or four Grackles try this, and the Woodpecker teaches each one of them the same leason. They get the message quickly and leave the Woodpecker alone. I have seen the Woodpecker do this on several different occasions and seems to take delight in doing it. (smile)
He seems to be playing the old game of "King of the Hill" and I have never seen him loose.
Lake Wales, Florida.
I heard alot of hammering in the trees before this Nuttal's Woodpecker came out in the open 'looking' for a possible mate, I'm guessing!...that time of the year...:)
This is Morraine Lake, in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. I am thankful to have been privileged, to witness some of these places and at the same time be able to share them with you, through my humble lens.
Have a great weekend!
As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and visits.
Sunset in Iona just outside of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Cropped version with different treatment of a scene posted earlier. 5xp hdr
I don't know if it's a baby crickett or a grasshopper; this very tiny little fella was enjoying the sun on a soft daisy :)
This is my new favorite spot:) I'm sorry if you're getting sick of it!
Buuuut, more description later... Mmmmm...
The Mackinac Bridge is currently the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world. In 1998, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan became the longest with a total suspension of 12,826 feet. The Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere. The total length of the Mackinac Bridge is 26,372 feet. The length of the suspension bridge (including anchorages) is 8,614 feet. The length from cable bent pier to cable bent pier is 7,400 feet. Length of main span (between towers) is 3,800 feet.
The width of the roadway is 54 feet. The outside lanes are 12 feet wide (2), the inside lanes are 11 feet wide (2), the center mall is 2 feet wide, and the catwalk, curb and rail width is 3 feet on each side - totaling 54 feet. The stiffening truss width in the suspended span is 68 feet wide making it wider than the roadway it supports.
The height of the roadway at mid-span is approximately 200 feet above water level. The vertical clearance at normal temperature is 155 feet at the center of the main suspension span and 135 feet at the boundaries of the 3,000 ft. navigation channel.
All suspension bridges are designed to move to accommodate wind, change in temperature, and weight. It is possible that the deck at center span could move as much as 35 feet (east or west) due to high winds. This would only happen under severe wind conditions. The deck would not swing or "sway" but rather move slowly in one direction based on the force and direction of the wind. After the wind subsides, the weight of the vehicles crossing would slowly move it back into center position.
The steel superstructure will support one ton per lineal foot per roadway (northbound or southbound). The length of the steel superstructure is 19,243 feet. Each direction will, therefore, support 19,243 tons. The answer is 38,486 tons (2 x 19,243 tons).
Just one of the images I want to sort out from my evenings wander in some bluebell woods just outside Ilkley. It was a great evening, but I was on strict orders to get back before 8 pm because Cathy knows what I’m like when I get carried away. (She has gone out for a music evening in Otley)
Anyway I must open the bottle of wine now. God its 10 pm already!
I know I'm stating the bloody obvious but this is much better large! (o:
A drive outside of Ha Noi quickly lands you in rural farmlands and fields. Such peaceful scenes with usually one or two people working in each of the fields and a glimpse into the Vietnam's past and of course present. The large cities of Southeast Asia are often a tangled mess of vehicles and modern conveniences linked together with unsightly power lines. But it is in the countryside where one can still see the appeal of Southeast Asia.
"One Small Step"
I usually do not post the background stories of what happens when shooting Horizons. But today I
will. You see, there was this bush.
My day always begins the same way when the alarm scares the crap out of me at 3:10 am. I dress
in the dark so as not to wake my wife Mary (unless I forget to turn off the secondary backup alarm and that is a whole other story) and stagger down the stairs to start the coffee machine, usually tripping over my sleeping dog. I step outside at 3:15 to have a smoke and listen to the distant, and often not so distant, gunfire of the city of Milwaukee. That must be the golden hour of discharging firearms here. To me it is no different than the sound of crickets these days. (Oh ya, someone forgot to prep the coffee machine this morning so I cooked air) At 3:25 I fill up my mug,grab my camera and hit the road to start my work day. At 4:00 am I get to our office, take an hour getting the orders for my morning deliveries together, punch in to my digital time card and then head out into Horizon land.
As I was cutting through the back roads in Racine county at 5:45 am, as I have been doing now
for 17 years, the sun hit the Horizon with the softest of light. The sky was perfect, all I needed
was one thing that stood out in the landscape. And there it was. A bush with white flowers about
200 feet off the road. Cool. Awesome. Time to wade through knee high grass and get soaked before a
full work day and 180 orders to deliver. So I parked on the side of the road, threw on my flashers
and worked my way to that bush. Damn thing is, the closer I got the bigger it got. I should have
brought a ladder because by the time I got to the bush it was 8 feet high and about 20 feet long.
Well, I do not little things like this bother me. I worked my way to the front of this bush ( you
will notice I have no idea what this or many other plant life are called. Too much information
takes away from the beauty of the photo. LOL)
So I worked my way to the front of the bush and pushed in about 5 feet through a tangle of
branches, held my camera up as high as I could and began shooting bursts of bracketed shots. In the
photo I posted, "One Small Step", those pretty white wild flowers were eye level to me. And just to
my right and behind my that bush must have been 8 feet high. Or so I thought.
Did I mention the Red Wing Blackbirds? No? Oh, yep, they must have had nests in this bush
because as soon as I stepped in and started shooting they took flight, circled, and started diving
bombing me. I brought my camera down, took a peek at a few of the some 50 bracketed shots I took
blindly and knew I had something to work with. But with mosquitos ringing in my ears, my shoes and
socks soaked through and crazy birds wanting me dead I decided to try to get a couple more from
just a little bit to the right. Just "One Small Step". Just, you know, a little more. So I moved my
right foot over about two feet, raised the camera over my head and pointed it at the Horizon, put
my finger on the exposure button (yes, all this at once) and put my foot down.......on nothing.
There are moments you remember. Like my kids being born. Like the night I asked Mary to marry
me and ten minutes later we get rear ended. Like a first kiss. Like when the earth disappeared and
you find yourself falling backward with a camera over your head as if you are being devoured by a
giant bush and evil black birds are laughing at you. Ya, like that. That moment, falling about 8
feet down and backwards into a ravine through tangled masses of branches not quite knowing when the ride will be over.And what was the one thought going through my head? My cell phone was in my car. As I layed there in the belly of the 16 foot monster bush from hell looking at the filtered morning
light of sunrise I realized something. I realized I was laying in water and once again wet through
and through and I had an 8 hour shift yet to be done. But hell, I got the shot.
(Explore May 5, 2008 #78)
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Arco Iris (banda).
El arco iris es un fenómeno óptico y meteorológico que produce la aparición de un espectro de luz continuo en el cielo cuando los rayos del sol atraviesan pequeñas partículas de humedad contenidas en la atmósfera terrestre. La forma es la de un arco multicolor con el rojo hacia la parte exterior y el violeta hacia la interior. Menos frecuente es el arco iris doble, el cual incluye un segundo arco más tenue con los colores invertidos, es decir el rojo hacia el interior y el violeta hacia el exterior.A pesar de que el arco iris muestra un espectro continuo de colores, comúnmente se suele aceptar como seis los colores que lo conforman, los cuales son el rojo, naranja, amarillo, verde, azul, y violeta producto de la descomposición de frencuencias de la luz,y es formado por los 3 colores primarios y los 3 secundarios, aunque tradicionalmente se habla de 7 colores, incluyendo el añil entre el azul y el violeta.
Hace más de tres siglos, Isaac Newton logró demostrar con ayuda de un prisma que la luz blanca del Sol contiene colores a partir del rojo, pasando por el naranja, amarillo, por el verde, por el azul y añil hasta llegar al violeta. Esta separación de la luz en los colores que la conforman recibe el nombre de descomposición de la luz blanca.
Rainbows are optical and meteorological phenomena that cause a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. They take the form of a multicoloured arc, with red on the outer part of the arch and violet on the inner section of the arch. More rarely, a secondary rainbow is seen, which is a second, fainter arc, outside the primary arc, with colours in the opposite order, that is, with violet on the outside and red on the inside.
A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colours. Traditionally, however, the sequence is quantised. The most commonly cited and remembered sequence, in English, is Newton's sevenfold red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. "Roy G. Biv" and "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" are popular mnemonics.
L'Anse aux Meadows (from the French L'Anse-aux-Méduses or "Jellyfish Cove") is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the most famous site of a Norse or Viking settlement in North America outside of Greenland. Dating to around the year 1000, L'Anse aux Meadows remains the only widely accepted instance of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact and is notable for its possible connection with the attempted colony of Vinland established by Leif Ericson around the same time period or, more broadly, with Norse exploration of the Americas. It was named a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1978.
One of my favourite reserves in the whole North of England due to it's open plan nature. There are many lakes, ponds, reedbeds and meadows. There are lots of nature trails and as you walk around you can see the wildlife and observe it from the paths.
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/s/staidans/
St Aidan's is a perfect place to get close to nature and relax, unwind or exercise in a stress-free environment. Just outside Leeds on the banks of the River Aire, it's a big new space to walk, run, cycle, or ride your horse and enjoy the wildlife that surrounds you.
It has a wide range of wild plants and animals, and is home to thousands of birds, brown hares, roe deer, wild flowers and insects - all living in a stunning landscape of vast reedbeds, grassland, woodland, lakes, ponds and islands.
With a variety of circular paths of varying lengths and large areas of open grassland, St Aidan’s is a great place for families to enjoy the outdoors, share a picnic and play together.
Over 7.5 miles (12 km) of footpaths, bridleways and cycle routes connect the surrounding communities, with links to national footpath and cycle networks. St Aidan's is a fantastic place for locals wishing to explore the wider countryside or as a destination for people who love nature.
Opening times
St Aidan's is an open access site. Opening times apply to the visitor centre and car park. From March-October they're open from 9.30 am to 5 pm. From September-February it's 9.30 am to 4 pm. They're closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Entrance charges
Entry to the site is free but donations to help us continue our work are welcome. There is a car park charge of £2.50 per car for RSPB non-members. RSPB members and disabled badge holders park for free.
Information for dog owners
Dogs are allowed on the reserve as long as they are kept on a lead in the appropriate designated zones. There are some less sensitive areas within St Aidan's where dogs are allowed off the lead. Please check with staff before letting dogs off the lead.
Star species
Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.
Bittern
Bitterns are brown, secretive herons, camouflaged to hide amongst reeds. Visit in spring to hear male bitterns 'booming' or summer to watch the parents making feeding flights.
Great crested grebe
Watch the amazing courtship ritual of great crested grebes on the open water in spring. You may see pairs performing their 'weed dance' when they present one another with weed and patter across the surface of the water together.
Little owl
You may be lucky enough to find one of these compact owls perched in a tree or on a fencepost. They become very active at dusk and you may hear their shrill calls.
Marsh harrier
Look for marsh harriers gliding over the reedbed with their wings held upwards in a shallow 'v'. In spring, pairs perform their breathtaking 'skydancing' displays high in the sky.
Skylark
Spring visits will be enriched by the beautiful song of skylarks. They rise up into the air from the grassland until they are barely visible and only their song can be heard
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/s/staidans/seasonal_highli...
Seasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
Look out for marsh harriers displaying over the reedbeds, great crested grebes performing their elaborate courtship dances and returning swallows skimming low over the water and grasslands as they collect insects. Listen out for skylarks filling the air with their song, the deep booming of male bitterns, male snipe 'drumming' as they vibrate their tail feathers to attract females and lapwings calling as they perform their aerobatic displays. Enjoy the fusion of colour as wildflowers burst into bloom and a host of brightly-coloured butterflies and dragonflies take to the wing. Spring is also a great time to see kestrels. You can often see several hovering around the site at the same time as they hunt for voles in the grassland. Kestrels have also been seen nesting in the huge dragline.
Summer
Watch overhead for herons and little egrets dropping into the reeds to feed, female bitterns flying low over the reedbeds as they seek out food for their chicks or marsh harriers passing food to each other in flight. Keep an eye on the open water for lines of young ducklings paddling along behind their parents or young great crested grebes riding around on their parents' backs and admire the abundant lilypads on the lakes. Stoats, weasels and water voles are often seen at this time of year as are basking butterflies and dragonflies hawking the waters edge. Thousands of black-headed gulls set up a colony at this time of the year filling the air with their calls. Summer is the best time to spot the elusive black necked grebe as it will have its fluffy youngsters in tow. Avocets also nest at this time of year. St Aidan’s is a good place to spot this iconic bird that is the logo of the RSPB.
Autumn
Autumn sees the arrival of migrant birds, such as black-tailed godwits, ruffs and green sandpipers. Local birdwatchers will also spot a few rarities such as spoonbills and pectoral sandpipers. Huge flocks of lapwings arrive to spend winter with us and can be seen around pool edges and on grassland. Short-eared owls hunt over the reedbeds and our winter wildfowl begin to arrive. Look out for flashes of blue as kingfishers flit up and down the river.
Winter
Waders and wildfowl such as lapwings, curlews, wigeons, teals, shovelers and goldeneyes gather in big numbers, roosting and feeding across the grasslands and pools. Water rails can be spotted feeding on frozen pools, or you can listen out for their strange, pig-like squealing! The elusive bittern is also drawn out into the open at times. One of the most awesome spectacles in winter is seeing massive flocks of roosting birds panic and fly into the air as peregrines hunt over the site. Look and listen out for overwintering stonechats. Their calls sound like two pebbles being knocked together!
Facilities
Facilities
•Visitor centre
•Car park : There's a car park charge of £2.50 per car for RSPB non-members. RSPB members and disabled badge holders park for free. We have cycle parking and a height restriction of 2.7 m (8' 10'') for vehicles.
•Toilets
•Disabled toilets
•Baby-changing facilities
•Picnic area
•Group bookings accepted
•Guided walks available
•Good for walking
•Pushchair friendly
Nature trails
Bowers Bimble: Starting from the car park, this 0.9-mile (1.5 km) flat trail takes you on a short walk around Bowers Lake then through grassland and wild flower meadows. Great for a relaxing stroll (20-30 minutes).
Lowther Loop: For a walk through shady woodland glades and along the banks of the River Aire, venture onto this 1.3 mile (2 km) flat trail. In wet winter months, it’s a welly boot walk (60 minutes).
Hillside Hike: For stunning landscapes and panoramic views of the nature park and surrounding areas, t ake a hike onto the hillside. This trail is 1.3 miles (2 km) with some steep hills and inclines, which wind through the trees and grassland (40-60 minutes).
Reedbed Ramble: To explore the magic of the whispering reedbeds, take a walk on this 1.7-mile (2.8 km) flat route that runs around the edges of the reedbeds and loops back to the main entrance (40-45 minutes).
As the new custodians of St Aidan's, we are aiming to improve the accessibility of our paths as soon as we can. Please contact us for updates on footpath and bridleway conditions.
Refreshments available
•Hot drinks
•Cold drinks
•Snacks
•Confectionery
By train
The nearest train stations are Woodlesford (3.2 miles), Castleford (3.2 miles) and Garforth (4.3 miles). If you're going to be walking or cycling from the station to St Aidan's, choose Woodlesford station. Turn left out of the station then left onto the main road. When you get to the bridge over the Aire and Calder navigation, cross it, then turn right and walk along the riverbank until you reach St Aidan's. If you're going to take a taxi from the station to St Aidan's, head towards Castleford station as it's easier to get a taxi there.
By bus
The nearest bus stop is just outside the entrance to St Aidan’s, on Astley Lane. The Number 167 Leeds to Castleford bus stops here and is run by Arriva Yorkshire.
By road
Reach us from junction 46 of the M1. Follow the A63, signposted Selby and Garforth. At the roundabout, take the fourth left for Wakefield A642, Swillington and Oulton. Follow the A642 for 1.5 miles then turn left on to Astley Lane. St Aidan's is 1.8 miles on the right.
From Castleford, follow the A656 (Barnsdale Road) north out of the town centre for 1.4 miles. Turn left onto Station Road towards Allerton Bywater and travel 1.2 miles. Turn left onto the Leeds Road (next to the yellow corner shop). St Aidan’s is 0.5 miles along the road on the left.
Please forgive me as I post yet another picture of my favorite winter bird, the cedar waxwing. As the cold moves in, I look forward each winter to their arrival.
Last week I took a day off and while outside filling up my bird feeders, I was thrilled to hear a flock of these in a neighboring tree. I watched as they (without warning) all seemed to dive into the holly bushes in my front yard to raid the red berries. Later on in the day, they visited my backyard for berries and I was ready for them, camera in hand. In a few weeks, they will begin their northern migration and I will be sad to see them go.
Forgive me but I cannot remember whose texture I used on this.
Thanks everyone for your visit!
Poor Flickr! I have been neglecting you! *tries to revive*
But I have an excuse. I have been working on my own blog. Yes I now have a real blog aside from my tumblr where I just randomly post photos like a madwoman. I will try to write more there so if you're interested, check it out here and let me know what you think. :)
Photo info: Mamiya C33/ Fuji Pro 400H
I was so nervous there would be people passing by D:
One did, but just as I was packing (:
I've been hearing sirens all day long... pretty weird.
My best friend is arriving tomorrow morning :D
I haven't seen her in 10 months...