As the year draws to a close I thought I'd find a photo from each month this year to remember things we'd done and places we'd visited. It was hard to choose which ones to use as there were so many. I thought we'd had a quiet year this year with no long holidays and just two short breaks. We seem to have pottered about quite a bit locally and within a day's reach.
January - Snow and a foxy visitor to the garden.
February - Snowdrops at Rode Hall, Cheshire.
March - Kingfishers nest building at the Wolseley Centre, Rugeley, Staffordshire
April - Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales
May - Riding the trams at the Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire.
June - Creswell Crags, Creswell, Derbyshire.
July - Boscobel House, nr Brewood, Staffordshire.
August - Sunflowers at Barlow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
September - Scallop Shell, Aldburgh, Suffolk
October - Fly Agaric toadstools at Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent
November - Trent and Mersey Canal at Westport, Stoke-on-Trent
December - Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
Unusual visitors to our garden this year have included -
A pair of Mallards
A Great Spotted Woodpecker
and a Red Legged Partridge.
We only managed a couple of short breaks away this year as we had quite a bit of work done in the house through July and August. In April we spent a few days in Rhuddlan in Wales and visited the castle there as well as visiting nearby St Asaph cathedral, Denbigh castle and the RSPB reserve near Conwy. In September we went a bit further afield into Suffolk and visited Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge and Aldeburgh.
All for now. Take care.
Beautiful photos - I shall have to be on my game in 2024 to produce my "calendar". Interesting visitors to your garden too.
ReplyDeleteThank you John. Your photos are always wonderful it must be hard to choose your 'calendar' photos. The partridge was a complete surprise. Happy New Year:)
DeleteWhat a great year you have had, so many wonderful photos. It's hard to choose a favourite but perhaps those two kingfishers as they have proved so elusive in this neck of the woods. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you CK. We have done lots of pottering this year in between work on the house. It was good to look back on things that reflected that. It was wonderful to see the kingfishers - usually if spotted they are a quick haze of blue. Happy New Year:)
DeleteYour photos are a good reminder of the interesting places you've visited and the nature you saw during this year. I look forward to seeing more of your walks in 2024.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, good to hear from you. We saw some lovely things this year. Happy New Year to you and Mr P:)
DeleteI have always been amazed at how many places you visit, Rosie. You have certainly had an interesting year.
ReplyDeleteThank you Granny Sue. Most places have been local or within a couple of hours away. We try to get out and about whilst we still can. It has been a good year for walking and nature. Happy New Year:)
DeleteA perfect year with lots to enjoy. Here’s wishing you a happy new year. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you B. I was amazed at where we had been and the wonderful places both locally and not too far away. Happy New Year:)
DeleteYou have had some lovely days out and breaks this year Rosie. Always hard to get away when work is being done at home. Super photos and I love the one of the kingfishers in particular. Wishing you a very happy and healthy new year. Caroline.
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline, we did get out and about before and after the work was done. I was so pleased to be able to see and take photos of the kingfishers. Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year to you too:)
DeleteSuch happy photos! Wishing you and yours all the best for this new year, dear Rosie, hope it's a good one!
ReplyDeleteAmalia
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Thank you Amalia, all my best wishes to you too:)
DeleteThat fox is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteThank you William, the fox visitors are a joy:)
DeleteHappy New Year Rosie! x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone, Happy New Year to you too:)
DeleteLovely pictures and arranging them by months is a great idea for a year in review. LOVE the toadstool photo. It's soooooooo cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandy, it was fun looking through the year and remembering the things we had seen and done:)
DeleteMy favourites of all these photos have to be the wildlife. You captured some amazing shots in 2023.
ReplyDeleteThank you Beverley, there was some lovely wildlife to photograph and sometimes in the garden too:)
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