Wander in the woods
I thought I’d take advantage of the dry weather this morning to get some early morning photos, so I was out before sunrise (about 7:40 actually). It had been a clear night, so I had to scrap the frost off the windscreen before I could go anywhere.
I first went up onto the Dunstable Downs, overlooking the gliding club, but decided that the location wasn’t what I was looking for, combined with the fact that I didn’t have any money for the car park. I drove on into Whipsnade,past the zoo and stopped in the car park on Bison Hill, where I took some mediocre shots before deciding it was too cold to hang around and driving back through Whipsnade to the car park at Whipsnade Heath. I had never been to Whipsnade Heath before, it is an area of shrub and woodland that has overgrown the commonland. I got some good shots here and it was a lot warmer, about 3′C. I got a bit muddy on the circular path through the trees, but it would be well worth coming back in the summer, as it supposed to be good for butterflies. The gorse was in flower, but although I took some shots, I didn’t get good ones.
I’ve put some of the photos I took in a new gallery, Around Whipsnade Jan 2008.
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January 6th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Ah, the great outdoors.
January 7th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Sunny but freezing. Ugh. Still worth it. I like the circle, lovely photo.
January 7th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Ian, I love those photos. So nice to be able to get in touch with nature, especially with the children.
January 8th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Thanks everyone, it was a great morning, even if freezing. I’ll certainly be back to the Whipsnade Circle at Whipsnade Heath, hopefully when it’s not so muddy underfoot.
The kids love getting out, but it was too cold this time. I’ll try to remember to post some of their photos when we visit it later in the year.
Regards,
Ian
January 19th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Great Pictures !!! thanks for sharing
January 19th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Thanks Johnny, glad you liked them.
Regards,
Ian
January 27th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Ian, come and join me and the others in the big bang world record.
http://love4kids.blogspot.com/2008/01/big-bang-world-record.html
January 29th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Great photos, Ian. I miss photography; used to love nature and landscapes. Digital is cool, but one misses the smell of the chemicals, the process of developing film and prints. I love winter landscapes, they move the melancholy celt lurking inside me. I’ve never been to the UK, but seeing these shots puts it on the top of my ‘to go’ list. Thanks.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Thanks for visiting and commenting Tim.
I haven’t had much chance to use my new camera since, except for the photo assignment on cre8Buzz. Not bad for a second trip out. There’s wonderful scenery everywhere, I’ll try to take advantage of it from now on.
Regards,
Ian