This year we went to Amble Harbour for our Xmas afternoon walk, shortly before sunset. It was very cold with a biting wind and very slippery with ice on the pier, promenade and quayside.

The first three photos below are views taken along the pier as the sky took on a glow from the setting sun. The fourth photo is a view up the River Coquet towards Warkworth with snow covered hills on the horizon.

The last photo is a view of the little shore where a dog was enjoying itself and keeping warm by digging a huge hole in the sand.

23 December 2009 - Bolam Lake, Northumberland.

Today we visited Bolam Lake Country Park for a walk around the lake. It was a beautiful winter day with a few inches of snow and the lake was frozen solid, apart from a small area where all the swans and geese were congregated. The birds were gleaming in the strong sunlight.

The first two photos below are views from the north side of the frozen lake, followed by a view from the south side with the swans and geese in their "pool".

The last two photos are views of the swans and geese swimming between lumps of floating ice and walking across the frozen surface.

20 December 2009 - Bothal, Northumberland.

Today we walked to Bothal on a fine, sunny morning following overnight snow. There was less snow in this part of Northumberland than other parts of the county, but still enough to make side roads treacherous. Indeed the footpath and road approaching Bothal Village were very dangerous where water had been running off the fields and then frozen solid.

The first three photos below are roadside views between Pegswood and Bothal. The next two photos are views along the footpath through the fields from Bothal to Pegswood.

11 December 2009 - Berwick, Northumberland.

Today, on a fine, sunny afternoon we walked along the River Tweed to Berwick and around the Quay Walls and Town Walls.

The first photo below is a view towards the bridges taken from the jetty beside the lifeboat station at Tweedmouth. The next photo is a view downstream to Spittal from the same location.

The third photo is a view across the river from the Tweedmouth end of Berwick Old Bridge and the fourth photo is a view of the Royal Tweed Bridge, also taken from the Old Bridge. The fifth photo is a view along the Quay Walls to the bridges. All the photos were taken with a compact camera.

10 December 2009 - Spittal, Northumberland.

This afternoon we walked from the River Tweed at Spittal, along the beach and up across the railway at Sea View. The sun was low and long shadows were being cast.

The first photo below is a view across the River Tweed from Spittal to Berwick at low tide. In the second photo, also looking across the river, holes in the sand, probably caused by swirling water and strong currents make an interesting foreground.

In the third photo a Retriever is trying hard to retrieve a big lump of seaweed, in the background is Berwick Pier and Lighthouse.

The fourth photo is a view up the river, in the foreground is a giant shadow cast by the Spittal Chimney. The last photo is a closer view with a train crossing the Royal Border Bridge.

01 December 2009 - Nunriding, Northumberland.

This morning we went for a walk in the countryside at Nunriding, near Morpeth. It was still frosty and the sun didn't manage to break through the clouds.

When we arrived a flock of sheep in a nearby field all came down to the gate, probably thinking our car belonged to the farmer, who arrived later to feed them. Their backs were as frosty as the ground, some of them are seen in the first photo below.

The second photo below is a view looking towards Nunriding Moor and the third photo is a view of the road to Nunriding Hall.

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