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peepmeister -- to answer your question: It wasn't yet raining when I snapped this, so I was standing about 10 or 20 feet in front of that tree in the foreground. I wasn't worried about getting struck by lightning, though, because it still was several miles away from this park. What really amazed me about this storm is how red the sunset had made the storm clouds appear. Eventually the rain did arrive and I had to run like hell for a nearby gazebo.
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Strong early spring sunshine and shadows on the remote farming hamlet of Holwick, and the dramatic Holwick Scar, Upper Teesdale. The track leading up the side of Cronkley Fell can be seen in the distance. Taken from a meadow below Middle Side with access by kind permission.
Wasn't thrilled with the way this came out, but I worked a while on it and I wanted to post it dammit. You may recognize two of the buildings from my photostream.
As I was walking along the main street of Oberon, I saw these Ducati Motorbikes, and I couldn't resist and took two photos!
This Sulphur-Crested-Cockatoo was out of here, after he heard a loud rumble. We had a another passing storm today, not as bad as the other day, all we got was a few rumbles, no lightning, and just a light drizzle of rain.
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Dramatic light and sky in this view over Holwick with Cronkley Fell and Scar in the distance also lit by strong sunshine.
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Some extraordinary and rapidly changing lighting conditions as very brief periods during which the sun almost breaks through the cloud cover create a dramatic view up the dale. Taken from Stable Edge above Newbiggin, with less zoom and a little further right than the previous image, this includes most of the Ettersgill farms centre and right of the picture.
Be gone!
Your time has passed,
the damage left lingering,
generations to bare the brunt,
yet there be those who persist,
those ignorant stunted minds.
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The whitewashed Peghorn Lodge farm stands out as a dot on the hillside with a snow covered Meldon Hill (767m, 2517ft) in the background.
Auckland Castle Deer House is in the grounds of Auckland Castle (also known as Auckland Palace or locally as the Bishop's Castle or Bishop's Palace) in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England.
The castle is surrounded by 800 acres (3.2 km2) of parkland, which was originally used by the Bishops for hunting and is today open to the public. The castle and its grounds contain seven Grade I listed buildings. These include a Deer House within the park which was built in 1760. It is a large stone castellated structure and acts as a shelter for deer. There is a viewing room for people to view the deer.
Described as a charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
The deer house can be reached on foot from the castle through semi-wooded public parkland.
The building is almost square, comprising a courtyard, where the deer were fed, surrounded by an arcade that was once roofed with slates. In the centre of the north side is an arched gateway, flanked by square pilasters, and on the south side is a two-storey tower, its first-floor room overlooking the interior.
The building was possibly designed by Thomas Wright who also produced designs for a gateway to the park in a similar style, though this was never built. It is known that the deer house cost £379 to build which suggests an absence of architects, they were as expensive then as they are now!
The deer house is a rare and well-preserved example of 18th century Gothic Revival architecture – a fanciful interpretation of medieval buildings – in the form of a mock castle with battlements, arrow loops, pinnacles and pointed arches.
Parts of Auckland Castle were also refurbished in this style in the mid- to late 18th century.
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A patch of bright sunshine on Bail Hill as seen from Middle Side. The mobile phone mast on Bail Hill can be seen together with the group of trees on Scarney Hill, Romaldkirk Moor to the right.
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A patch of very strong sunshine briefly illuminates Bowlees as seen from Stable Edge. A partially lit Holwick Fell can be seen in the background.
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An inquisitive trio on Harker Hill on the way down from Romaldkirk Moor, Teesdale.
a twilight view south over the teviot valley, from high up in the hills at branxholme. as the sun sets in the west, looking towards the high point of penchrise hill. near stobs, over in the slitrig valley, with the rolling hills and moorland of liddesdale in the far background. with a freezing cold force 8 blowing, glad to get back to the fireside. hawick, scottish borders, scotland. best viewed large
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Sunshine breaking though onto Holwick as the clouds start to thin and break. 2-shot pano
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A Massey Ferguson 7618 tractor and New Holland Big Baler 1290 at work on spring barley straw under a menacing looking sky.
the road to roberton, in the borthwick valley, at borthaugh farm. on a cold and frosty late winters day, with the fog rolling down off the top of cowlady hill, (cowhill) over in the teviot valley. hawick, scottish borders, scvotland.
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Looking down Skelton Lane, Marske near Richmond. A very brief hole in the cloud cover produces a patch of bright sunlight in the middle distance.
The Southern Uplands have been my playground for many years, I've lost count of the hillwalks I've had in this lovely part of the world. The Tweedsmuir, Moffat, Ettrick, Culter, Broughton & Moorfoot hills inparticular. These hills are often considered less by walkers than their bigger northern cousins which is a shame. You can lose yourself in solitude here seldom seeing another soul on a days walking. Erie Hill & Garelet Hill are the hills I've been up the most in my time as they are easily accessed from the Menzion Forest and have wonderful views.
Erie & Garelet... youtu.be/F9Pq-S9DggQ
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High Force waterfall under a moody looking sky on the last day of June 2024. The River Tees is at its low summer level in this shot. Taken from the viewpoint on the Pennine Way long distance footpath which passes to the left of the waterfall. 2-shot pano
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Looking down Ettersgill from Birch Bush farm across the dale towards Holwick in the distance. A squally shower approaches in the right of the picture.
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The Teesdale village of Mickleton in strong sunshine during a brief break in the dark cloud cover, as seen from Whistole Crag.
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Arguably the best view in Teesdale, this is looking north from Harker Hill. Strong winter sunshine on the landscape with the east end of of Middle Side above Middleton centre left, and part of Snaisgill centre right. Staight ahead is the Hudes Hope valley with Club Gill farm at the head of it standing out nicely. A dark grey sky as the overnight mist and fog lifts creates a dramatically lit scene. Boxing Day 2024.
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A fleeting patch of extraordinarily bright sunshine lights up the meadow in the foreground and produces this rainbow. Looking from Stable Edge towards Ettersgill which is becoming obscured as the next hefty squall approaches.
A dull and overcast day weatherwise in the hills north of Loch Lyon. This is the view looking west from Meall Buidhe. I was hoping for a teeny bit sunshine to poke through the clouds but the sun was away elsewhere today.
Now I can pick up my speed, I was walk 40km in the school zone now I can walk up to 50km.LOL! This is a view looking down my street.
the ruins of a very old drystane dyke. almost 1000ft up on the top of the wrae hill, makes you wonder how they got all these stones up there. almost 150-200yrs ago, bearing in mind that there is almost a ton of stone per yard of wall, and this old wall runs for a good distance, along the top of the hill. the small cairn is the result of the hillwalkers who some add a stone from the old wall to the cairn as the go bye. in the background are the meikleholm hill, timpen-mid hill, warbla hill, and part of the castle hill, looking north west. langholm, dumfriesshire, scotland. view large
The sky is starting to look stormy. After such a hot day, it sure was a nice relief. On the powerlines, you can see Chicken little my friendly magpie and on the right a Galah.
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A brief burst of strong autumn sunshine lights up the vivid autumn colours of beech trees on the riverbanks at Whorlton, Teesdale.
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A huge sky and disturbed weather pattern as this line of snow squalls moves in. Taken looking north west towards Barnard Castle and beyond from near Van Farm, Teesdale.
Just before I filmed this cheeky short-bill- Corella .He put on a real good show for me, and here is his 5 part act.I hope you enjoy the Corella show.
I captured this truck on my way down to my local store, I didn't get a front shot of it, because the council worker was inside, so this is the best I could do.
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The remains of the now derelict High Stonygill Farm, also marked on a 1964 Ordnance Survey map as Stony Gill High House, near Middleton in Teesdale.