Cromford and high peak junction

After  having a break from photography for a week or so having the plasters in had a day out with the grand children ,But took the camera with us because theres always some thing to photograph dome there or any where when your out and about 

 A walk on the Cromford canal down to high peak junction

Harvey and Seth having a great time 

Great to walk down here 

Some think lurking in the under growth 

Seth and Harvey on one of the old break /guards vans from the high peak railway

Mono shot of the old workshop at high peak junction

Great to see the canal boat Birdswood in operation with a load of passengers 

what a colourful character , a great sight to see on the canal

  Then it was off to the Millhouse for a meal at Milford another bit of History from Derbyshire 

View from the A6 road bridge looking down the river Derwent to the Milford weir 

pool just before the weir nicely tucked away in the trees 

  then it was off home after a great day out ,,,

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A morning with Bess of Hardwick

A nice cloudy sky ,so it was a trip up the M1 to Hardwick hall , been thinking of going here for some time so first stop was the lake down in the park below the hall

A nice cloudy sky above the hall 

   Then a trip up to the hall but on my way up there a couple of things caught my eye , 

saw these lines going up to the wood 

then this lone poppy caught my eye this was just asking for a photo

and then there was more

looking of the approach road to the car park 

Hardwick Hall , What a sight to see

then it was a stroll round the gardens

some great well kept gardens round the hall

lovely colour 

drying out stumps looks like another feature in the planning

part of the old hall

window in the old hall

stopped for one last shot on the way home

hope you enjoyed my trip out ,Hardwick hall is a great place to visit 

take care every one 

and thanks for viewing

afternoon staying local

looked like it was going to be a good afternoon so headed out to some local 

places ,Started of up the Chevin up at Farna green last time i was up there must have been 60 odd yeas ago carrying a bottle of fizzy pop and some bread and jam sandwiches in a brown paper bag thats when we where young and days out exploring woods and fields 

bought back a few memories walking up there , Dad use to tell me Dick Turpin the highwayman used to ride is horse up there is ghost used to be seen at nights , we never stayed to see 

looks a great place for wild life and insects i reckon another visit is called for 

, then it was off for ride out to see some more places which could come in useful for some photos later on in the year

 Of course i finished up at Alport heights for the clouds 

 great place as always but some idiots have been spraying there names in paint round the bottom next time i go up there I'm taking some stone cleaner up , all these years i have been going up there never seen this happen 

then stopped on the way down to Belper for a shot of Crich stand 

 aquick stop in my friend the farmers field and a chat with him to see if i can use is field for some night photos ,no problem 

 then down to the river gardens at Belper 

Belper river gardens, over looking the weir 

then it was off home

mono of the river gardens

Heage windmill on the way home

hope you enjoyed the photos thanks for viewing 

 have a great week end every one

a day out at the dams

had a day out up at the dams Thursday ,picked Mike up at 8-30 and had a great ride up to the dams we could great clouds forming as we got nearer to our destination ,Instead of stopping of at the plug holes we decided to go up to the top and work our way back to fairholmes for coffee and snacks

we where surprised how low the water was after all the rain we had come down in the last month 

 looking up to the start of the dams 

Then it was down to fairholmes for a coffee and a cob 

Which turned out for a disaster for me ,Having a coffee sitting on the wall by the snack bar enjoying my sausage cob two bites then bang the dam ducks knicked it out of my hand , So finished my coffee after having a curse at them

  and we decided to walk over to the other side and take some photos of the towers

 mono of the towers

 View from Fairholmes carpark looking down the dam
 Had a great day out with some great laughs ,oh and another bonus we got sunburnt 
  thanks for viewing and have a great week end