Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Jan 2012: Waiting for the falcons

The Sepia Set group of photographers went to do a spot of falconry. This is the first photo essay of that visit. While I was waiting for the others to arrive, I took the following photographs of the spot.

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Drooping branches

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I wouldnt want to meet this tree in a dark night now…

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Two rather strange and creepy statues of dogs (whippets?)

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Moss growing on the tree trunk.

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I think these tree trunks look very rude, dont you? lol.

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These mossy branches reminded me of sea weed, flowing in the current…

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Some lovely snow drops, peeking their shy little heads above the ground…

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A fantastically complex tree trunk

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A closer view made me think of a very old man, with wrinkly skin

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No leaves yet..bare naked trees

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Here’s the hotel…we didnt go in there, the falconry place is behind here.

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A statue nestling in the bushes.

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Quack quack>?

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Now all the chaps are in place, we are now walking towards the birdhouse. Curious structure, that arch. On researching this, this is a buttress, obviously there was a subsistence or a leaning problem with the wall so this structure was built to support the wall. Fascinating.

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The roof is covered with green velvety looking moss

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And a stone wall, it must have been back breaking labour to make this wall. But we cross the wall and enter into the birdhouse.

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