28 November 2006 - Bothal Castle, Northumberland.

A local walk this afternoon to Bothal. Many of the trees have lost their leaves in the recent strong winds. Some trees are hanging on to a bit of colour though and mixed with evergreens form a nice backdrop to the castle.

Here is a view of Bothal Castle in late afternoon sun.

26 November 2006 - Cresswell, Northumberland Coast.

This afternoon we visited Cresswell on the Northumberland Coast. Rain was forecast but there were clear skies and sunshine all afternoon.

The beach here is popular for walking and fishing and there were plenty of people enjoying both.

Here is a view looking south along the beach at the south end of Druridge Bay. On the right is Cresswell Village and on the left people are fishing from the beach.

25 November 2006 - Amble, Northumberland Coast.

A walk at sunset after a very heavy rain shower over the Northumberland Coast at Amble. Quite calm in comparison to the previously forecast weather.

Below are two photos of the sky turning red over the Amble Fishing Fleet and the North Breakwater with it's green navigation light already on.

18 November 2006 - Druridge Bay, Northumberland Coast.

This afternoon we walked along the beach at the north end of Druridge Bay to Low Hauxley on the Northumberland Coast. The sun was setting and creating a colourful sky.

At the same time, the tide was going out leaving the wet sand to reflect the colours in the sky.

Here are two photos of "Sunset Beach".

17 November 2006 - Happy Sheep, Northumberland.

Today was spent editing photos for websites from recent trips, so we didn't actually go anywhere, but there is often a photo lurking within a photo.

That was the case when editing some photos from Ingram. Sheep were in the foreground of some photos where a number of shots were taken within seconds of each other. It wasn't until these were blown up while editing today that the photos below were revealed.

If sheep could speak what would these two be saying to each other? Were they lovers whispering in each others ear or were they talking about me looking over the wall at them? Whichever it was they look very happy.

16 November 2006 - Bothal, Northumberland.

A local walk this afternoon at sunset to Bothal in Northumberland. Not much scope for photos but a bit of colour in the sky provided a good background to some old trees.

Tree Silhouette.

11 November 2006 - Amble, Northumberland Coast.

The weather today was not very good but by mid afternoon the sky was clearing and turning fine so we went to Amble for a walk around the harbour

The Trinity House survey ship "Mermaid" was moored just outside the river entrance by the north breakwater and some of the crew were in the harbour in a small boat.

What it was doing we weren't sure but there are wrecks nearby so perhaps they were updating data for navigation charts near the harbour entrance.

These photos show the Trinity House survey ship "Mermaid" moored at Amble, just before and after sunset.

09 November 2006 - Coquetdale, Northumberland.

Another beautiful November day and the trees in many parts of Northumberland are now taking on their full Autumn colours.

Today was an outing to the Coquet Valley to take photos for websites.

These photos were taken at Woodhouses Bastle, a fortified farmhouse near Holystone.

02 November 2006 - Cheviot Hills, Northumberland.

A visit to the Cheviot Hills today to take advantage of the fine weather for some website photos. A much calmer day than yesterday at the coast.

Below is a photo of St Mary's Church Tower in Wooler Town Centre while the second photo is at Hartside near Linhope in the Cheviot Hills.

01 November 2006 - South Shields - Tyne & Wear.

A visit to South Shields today to take photos of lighthouses, but the wind hadn't dropped much from yesterday so the sea was very rough and the pier end was closed.

Nevertheless the rough sea still provided an opportunity for some more distant shots of the waves pounding the pier.

This photo shows waves breaking over the lighthouse and pier in bright sunshine. A short while later and the sun was replaced by very dark skies, seen in the next shot.

In these photos the King of Scandinavia battles through huge waves to enter the River Tyne, arriving a few hours late due to sea conditions - no doubt many passengers were pleased to arrive!

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