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Izobelle loves nothing better than playing with her cousins. So when they all met up at our home near christmas, it was bound to be a pleasant day all round.  Here are just a few images of the day. What does this do Adam? I see Some instruction on how to navigate the tablet by big cousin Adam. Then a request for Grandad to take them to the playing field to let off steam. First though, granddad needs a group photo Then back home to chill out and play something calmer - like Coppit With some sustenance to go with it! Home     Forward     Back

To quote the Stowmarket Church news   “The Christmas Tree Festival is an established and well-loved event in the town’s calendar attracting up to 30,000 visitors to see the hundreds of Christmas trees in the town centre venues as well as those illuminated ones on the lamp posts provided by the Town Council. It is truly an experience not to be missed. In our fourteenth century impressive and large Parish Church over 350 trees give that incredible 'WOW'' factor that has to be seen to be believed. So many of the town's groups and families work together to make a visit such a memorable experience. As well as a chance to think a little more about the Christmas story in a fun and imaginative way there is so much creativity and talent to admire. Some of the more unusual trees have included an optical illusion tree, one made from 600 buttons and another from inflated rubber gloves.” Some more images follow of the 2015 event, and I must say, it's well worth seein...

Lackford Lakes are man made. The Lackford Lakes reserve, renowned for its kingfishers, dragonflies and winter wildfowl, was founded 30 years ago, when local conservationist Bernard Tickner initiated the transformation of what was a quarry into a wildlife habitat. He said: "Lackford Lakes is now enjoyed by many species, rare and common, and the trust has a remarkable chance to create even more first-class habitat to allow even more wildlife to move in." We have visited on a number of occasions, and there is always something to see. Today, an Egret, wades past us looking for breakfast. An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. (Wikipedia) Today`s one had no plumage but I was pleased with the image. On one part of the site, a fallen tree is an excellent place to lay bait for the Nuthatch who usually obliges. I know that some people would class that as...

Autumn is noted for its changes to foliage from green to many shades of red, green and yellow, and the fields from golden to brown. Also, of course, the appearance of fungi in their many forms and varieties. 2015 was a good year for `autumn colours` and fungi, so here are a few of the images I captured. Always a sign, and not always a well received one, of the end of summer. Ploughed fields which were just yesterday it seems, covered in gold, now assume a mantel of brown. The road leading in toward Hadleigh had some lovely colours this year. The a close-up of the leaves before they fell. Autumn colours against a blue sky White Saddle Fungi The Miller - Clitopilus prunulus Not sure of the name of this fungi The jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula) Scurfy Deceiver - Laccaria proxima Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) Home      Forward      Back

We were staying in a forest cabin near Nottingham, so a trip to Nottingham and then another to Robin Hood country, was a must! Stanford House, in Nottingham - If you like Georgian architecture and buildings, then you’ll absolutely love Stanford House, (apparently!). Stanford House is a Georgian gem in the heart of Nottingham. Having read lots about it, it was great to see, if only from the outside! Sandstone caves under Nottingham City of Caves is a visitor attraction in Nottingham which consists of a network of caves, carved out of sandstone that have been variously used over the years as a tannery, public house cellars, and as an air raid shelter. The attraction is accessed from the upper level of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. Few people in Nottingham are aware of this labyrinth, which exists underneath the city streets, and fewer still have visited them. Nottingham has more man-made caves than anywhere else in Britain. People have worked and lived in t...