Sunrise at Trowell Nottingham

The sunrise on Monday near Nottingham with the covering of snow was riot of pinks, oranges and yellows.

Dusk and Dawn at Trowell, Nottinghamshire

I was staying at the Travelodge on the M1 at Trowell and went straight out on foot on arrival back there on Sunday afternoon from the trip to Blacktoft Sands - it was almost dark but managed one photo with the colour still in the sky and a blueish tinge to the snow. The next morning I headed out again before sunrise and took the same scene but now the colours were reversed with some pinkish light on the snow and a blueish sky. The next photos are in time sequence as we got nearer to sunrise. The next set will show the landscape once the sun had risen.

The Workhouse, Nottinghamshire - Nik Recipes

Following an evening on Nik software, which included the making and saving of recipes, here are five images each subjected to two very different recipes that I made. The Workhouse, Southwell (National Trust) has been extensively altered since my last visit and the Infirmary opened to show how the building was from the 1960s till it closed in the 1980s.

 

Attenborough Nature Reserve Nottingham Birds

 I visited this large nature reserve on the River Trent yesterday.  It was overcast but warm and lots of birds were setting up their territories including Chiffchaff, Tree Sparrow and Reed Bunting.

Mansfield

 We visited Mansfield on Wednesday. Mansfield is a market town with a 700-year old market tradition, and a campaign is running at the moment to Save the Market. Certainly the 1950's large store, formerly a Co-op, now known as Beales is in need of refurbishment. There is concern at  the decline of the town centre shops and an under-used main Market square. The town certainly did not give the feel of a vibrant market town, though they do seem to like hands in Mansfield.