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Switzerland, Wales, Outdoors
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Portmann Carrick retweeted
I'm quite frankly showing off here, with not just one but two gates. This lovely path leads into the peace of Tideswell Dale, surrounded on all sides by steep limestone cliffs and now full of the most stunning autumnal colours. Who could resist the click and creak at the start of this walk?!
๐ Peak District, England
Portmann Carrick retweeted
Fate is turned, beneath the wood's shadows,
where the dawn shines through the ancient grove.
The sun rises, sky-bright and glorious,
gleaming through leaves with golden beams.
Still stand the trees, strong and wise with age,
awaiting the light after the long night.
Portmann Carrick retweeted
I went back to Kubota Garden yesterday to photograph the twisted Japanese maple, this time from underneath, looking straight up into the canopy.
The bark was still wet from the rain, dark and smooth against the orange leaves. When I showed my wife this one, she said it looked like a sculpture.
I think she is right. It looks less grown than carved.
Do you see a sculpture in it, or something else?
I keep finding new shapes every time I look at it. ๐
#JapaneseMaple #KubotaGarden
ALT Looking straight up from beneath a Japanese maple tree. Thick, dark, wet branches twist and curl in every direction against a canopy of orange and gold fall leaves, with small patches of pale sky showing through. The smooth bark shines where it is wet. The scene feels quiet and sheltered, like standing inside a sculpture.
Portmann Carrick retweeted
On a still morning, sitting by the froth of Burbage Brook as it tumbles through Padley Gorge, you can't help feeling that you've somehow fallen into a different world ... perhaps when you tripped over that tree root. Here, there's no haste or pressure, no noise but the constant rush and bubble of water and the occasional fall of a leaf. I find that I always stay long, long after I've taken the shot, losing track of time, just watching and listening and breathing it all in, so grateful for such places and the chance to fall into them.
This is the view that will be bringing autumn peace to your wall throughout November if you managed to snap up one of my 2026 Peak District Calendars. My 2027 Calendar is still available but I'm now running low on stock - so if you would like one for only ยฃ10.95 + UK P&P please see the link in the comments below or in my bio. Thank you.
๐ Peak District, England
