Title: Ice Breaker
Location: Little Waltham Nature Reserve
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 50mm EF f/1.8
Notes: Our Chelmsford Flickr group took a walk in the Nature Reserve at Little Waltham this morning. There was plenty of frost about, and ice lingering in some of the pools and rivers. This stretch of ice held our attention for a while.
One Year Ago: Day #363
Category Archives: nature
Day #715
Title: Fingers Of Frost
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Basildon
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 50mm EF f/1.8 + 12mm extension tube
Notes: We had a very heavy frost overnight, and in some places, it hung around all day where the sun didn’t shine. I had to take the car for an MOT and service early this morning, and spent some time in Gloucester Park and Noak Bridge Nature Reserve in Basildon while I was waiting for it. These leaves were in a dim corner of the Nature Reserve and were still perfectly preserved with their icy coating.
One Year Ago: Day #350
Day #713
Title: Green And Pleasant
Location: Tiptree Heath
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 24-105mm EF f/4 L IS USM
Notes: I dodged the showers today and managed to find a few geocaches. This was the last one on my list, on Tiptree Heath, a location I had driven by many times but never bothered to stop before.
One Year Ago: Day #348
Day #712
Title: Fungal Growth
Location: Hanningfield Nature Reserve
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 24-105mm EF f/4 L IS USM
Notes: I enjoyed a walk around the nature reserve today, and found these intriguing Fungi growing on a log.
One Year Ago: Day #347
Day #686
Title: Jaws
Location: At home
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 50mm EF f/1.8 + 12mm extension tube
Notes: This week’s 52Themes2009 topic is Shapes In Nature. I thought this bit of my Aloe Vera looked like a crocodile’s mouth! A bitey shape, perhaps? Anyway, it fits the bill rather well.
One Year Ago: Day #321
Day #672
Title: Filtered Sunlight
Location: Hanningfield Reservoir
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 17-85mm EF f/4-5.6 IS USM
Notes: Despite a different forecast, the weather was beautifully sunny first thing, so I decided to nip out for a quick walk in the nature reserve at Hanningfield Reservoir. It proved to be an excellent diversionary tactic from doing the filing at home, albeit temporary!
One Year Ago: Day #307
Day #668
Title: On The Forest Floor
Location: High Wood, Pilgrims’ Hatch
Camera: Canon EOS 30D / 50mm EF f/1.8 + 12mm extension tube
Notes: I managed another quick walk this afternoon and found these fungi growing in High Wood. I thought they would suit this week’s 52Themes2009 subject, Macro.
One Year Ago: Day #303