Our Friday walk saw us at Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Moorlands. It is close to the village of Meerbrook, near Leek and The Roaches.
It was 1st December and the weather had turned decidedly wintry. By the end of the walk my fingers and toes were tingling with cold.
The winter sun was bright in the sky and glistened on the water. There seemed to be very few water birds around, just a few gulls bobbing up and down seemingly immune to the cold.
There was a crunchy frost underfoot as we made our way down the path towards the boardwalk.
It was too cold to sit on the stone sofa provided for those wishing to relax and gaze over the lake.
The boardwalk path was very slippy, down in this area we could hear and see the birds flitting in the trees, birds like Siskins and Long Tailed Tits too quick for me to capture with my camera. Paul has written a post about the other birds we saw - here
Only the robins were prepared to pose for a photo or two.
There was still lots of intersting fungi to be spotted.
Further along the water on the reservoir was white and fozen over.
Time to return to the visitor centre for a bowl of tasty Carrot and Parsnip soup.
It was delicious and warming after such a cold walk.
A long time since I've walked around there. Glad to here that the soup is still as good as I remember it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, John - yes the soup is still good:)
DeleteGetting caught up on your blog, brrrr, it looks cold in your pictures. In your photo mosaic I loved your Nora Battie socks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janet, I had to smile when I saw my wrinkly socks:)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous walk, even though it looks freezing. I love the stone seat, the fungi is amazing & soup is something I enjoy. I've both had & make sweet potato & parsnip, but not tried it with carrot. Your walks are so my sort of thing & when I saw the frozen lake, ice skating came to mind, but I'm sure it wouldn't be thick enough. Thanks for sharing & take care.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan, yes, the lake was only a thin skimming of ice, I think even a larger bird landing would have broken it, it did look very pretty though. I love all those root vegetable combinations for soup especially at this time of year:)
DeleteA lovely walk :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Louise:)
DeleteI bet you really enjoyed that soup at the end of such a chilly but bright walk. 😊
ReplyDeleteI was looking forward to soup and hoping that they had a vegetarian one on offer:)
DeleteWhat a lovely walk even though it looks so cold! I love that stone settee! - a beautiful set of photos Rosie and the soup looks so tasty.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the photos it was a very cold walk but we soon warmed up in the cafe with the soup:)
DeleteThat looks like a satisfying walk around the reservoir. I like the first photo with the hill and the rocks in the background. The visitor centre looks interesting. The carrot and parsnip soup must have been very welcome - thick, tasty and warming.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda. It was a lovely walk and yes, the visitor centre is interesting with displays a shop and a cafe, the shop has some lovely things in it too. The soup was lovely and just what was needed after our walk in the cold weather:)
Deletelovely shots, felt as if I was there. Helen, Darcy, Bingley and Fred X
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen, best wishes to you and to Darcy, Bingley and Fred too:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful walk I bet you were ready for a bowl of hot carrot and parsnip soup. The visitors centre looks interesting - perhaps it has been modernised. The combination of the sun and the snow with the light and shade made for some lovely photography :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely day for taking photos apart from the cold fingers! I think the large window at the front of the centre where the cafe is was added a few years ago:)
DeleteA perfect spot for a walk this time of year. Doesn’t the snow make everything look so special? Bet you needed that soup;it looks yummy. B x
ReplyDeleteSnow does makes everything look wonderful doesn't it? The soup was greatly appreciated after the walk:)
DeleteA bowl of wwarming soup sounds like the perfect end to a beautiful walk. I love that stone sofa, though I imagine it would not be very comfortable for relaxing. Marie x
ReplyDeleteI bet the stone sofa would be cold to sit on even in the summer. The soup was very welcome after the cold walk:)
DeleteRosie I twice wrote a post here and lost it! Stunning, wintry photos! Hope you are not too cold where you are! x
ReplyDeleteOh, dear I wonder what happened? At least this one appeared. We have had snow since Friday on and off and today's snow is the heaviest and deepest. Just when we wanted to get out and about to do card posting and shopping etc. Never mind there is still a while to go yet:)
DeleteYou've captured the wintry atmosphere perfectly, I think. I love a walk in the crispness of winter as long as I'm sufficiently wrapped up. There's so much to notice when the leaves are down and there are fewer people around and if the sun is shining, it feels like a bonus. I'm hopping over to read Paul's post now. x
ReplyDeleteThank you Mrs T, it was a very cold walk colder than the weather today even though we have snow outside, I think you are probably having the same snow storms as us, take care and stay warm:)
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