Bare

Castleside

The view is of Castleside in the Valley and in then further on the villages of Moorside and The Grove. In the far distance is Consett where I live.

King of the Castle

I couldn't resist taking this picture. He was quite happy munching away on the top of the pile of hay and looking down at the others as if to say 'Im the King of the Castle'.. LOL

Up on the moors

Snowy moorland landscapes. It was -3degrees and I thought my hands were dropping off. LOL I must be getting soft in my older years.

Snow

Well I took the advice from my doctor and got out of the house for a while today. As you know i've been off work poorly with stress etc and haven't been out the house much. I was advised by my doctor after being tested for my blood pressure to get out and try to destress for a while. So I went up on the moors and took some shots of the snow that had fallen.

A walk out

Sunset

As the sun sets on my birthday I wanted to post these images I took today whilst at a friends house. This was taken over the road from where my friends live. In the winter they always enjoy these beautiful sunsets from their front window. This was a zoomed image. Later on, when the sun went down, I took another couple. One from inside the house and one outside.

It's my Birthday.

Yes folks i'm now the grand old age of 51 years. A few more wrinkles, bones tiring, body sagging but I still feel 30 in my mind. The sun may be setting in this picture but I feel that a new chapter of my life is starting now.

The image was taken the same evening of the image on the previous post. This was the scene as the sun was setting over Holy Island causeway.

sunset

Taken in September On Holy Island, Northumberland. The sun is shining through the ruined Lindisfarne Priory.

Happy New Year

The Gift of a New Year

Here’s to the year

that’s almost past its expiration date—2008.

We all had some surprises, didn’t we?

Some good, some distressing.

Let’s use everything we got from our experiences,

everything we learned,to enrich the new year.

Here’s to the new year, 2009,

a gift we haven’t opened yet.

May its bright, shiny package

contain even more than we hope for.
And even while we’re delighting in new treasures,

let’s appreciate fully what we already have—

the blessings we take for granted.

Make a list, and check it twice.

And here’s to all you wonderful people

who are putting up with my toast;

I hope in the new year

you see yourselves the way I see you:

intelligent, interesting, and likable.

To 2009:

May it give a whole new meaning

to the phrase, "the good life."

By Joanna Fuchs