Herb Riddle's photos

Another look at the next reservoir above Dovestones. Always a bonus to see the reflections like this. Have a great last Saturday of the year.

For my last fence of the year I re-visit Barmouth and its River Mawddach estuary where we were at in July this year. A healthy hike up to this spot especially after many detours. Its all downhill from here now and a hot coffee awaits us back at the car, parked not far away from the right-most boat across the water. - Another capture with my phone here – please forgive me. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

Taken from the shoreline of Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Kidston Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Kidston Island, within the Bras d’Or lakes. The original lighthouse was built in 1875 but this present lighthouse was built in 1912 and the two stood side by side for some time. Made of wood, this looks quite different from any lighthouse I have seen over here in the UK. Try full screen. Enjoy this last week of 2023 in peace and joy. Herb

Looking down to the reservoir here, still in shadow on this late December morning we see the day opening up as new warm light falls on Alderman’s Hill on our right. This is always a popular view for me but I have seldom seen it displayed quite like this. An hour or so later, local cloud had cast the whole valley in flat light again. Enjoy this last week of 2023 in peace and joy. Herb

A glimpse of a Christmas landscape we love to see, taken only three weeks ago in Cumbria, North West England. Actually at Kendal castle. I wish all of my Ipernity friends here a wonderful Christmas and remember others less fortunate than ourselves in other parts of the World. Let Peace, health and happiness abound.

Baddeck, situated in the centre of Cape Breton, Canada, may only be a small village but it sports this super little lighthouse and also the Alexandra Graham Bell museum. I was captivated by this lonely view. This was to be the furthest north we cruised as we docked in nearby Sydney and then a 2000 mile return cruise to Cape Canaveral, Florida. I don't really like cutting pictures in two with the horizon but the cloud scape here was so dramatic that I decided to leave it in. Please forgive me. Enjoy full screen on this festive weekend.

Another capture from along this trail as we make our way up river. Described as a charming romantic ramble, who am I to doubt that? See Pip for previous picture taken just a few hundred yards before this scene along the left hand side of the bridge down river. Christmas Wishes.

As our ship casts off from Boston harbour USA, I get a chance to see a fine sunset. Enjoy full screen

The Cape Spencer Light is an active lighthouse on the Bay of Fundy east of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. There have been several towers at this site: the first was a wooden house built in 1873, which was succeeded by a concrete tower in 1918. The previous photo shows the view down to the wooded rocky cove below HWW & Enjoy full screen

The title says it all. It would have been nice to explore down there but alas time did not give me that option. Enjoy full screen.

Is does not take so much imagination here to understand this tear. All its leaves have died and dropped to the earth, it’s been a miserable year. It’s cold and then spring seems an awful long time away. Nearby a fellow tree is lying on the ground after being blown over in the ravages of May. But this tree hangs on, even though it’s frail, when a passer-by takes pity - with a touch, all it seems is not yet lost and hope again - prevails. To the people’s living in war torn parts of the World. Let there be more than just hope this Christmas!

What a place to drink your coffee or a beer. This high spot overlooks the beautiful ‘Portland Head Lighthouse’. pip Enjoy full screen. Have a great day.

A prettier location can hardly be found for a ford such as this. We have just crossed the old bridge here over Oare Water and now we follow the wooded Doone Valley. (PiP) Enjoy full screen.

A very wide view of Mispec Bay within the much larger Bay of Fundy. A world famous bay that lies between Canada’s Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provinces, and touches the U.S. state of Maine. It’s known for its extremely high tidal range of about 16 metres (52ft) and thereby is the highest in the world. (The second highest in the world is in the Bristol Channel area where I was only a few months ago.) This taken with my phone in panoramic mode. The first time I had used that handy mode after learning how on the bus to here! (My DSLR had decided to die on me minutes before taking this.) Enjoy full screen

Taken just off Porlock Marsh between Minehead and Porlock Weir in Somerset. “A groyne is a shore protection structure built perpendicular to the shoreline of the coast, over the beach and into the shoreface to reduce longshore drift and trap sediments.” Have a good weekend.

As much as I walk around the Dove stones Reservoir area I never tire of it. Is it any wonder with splendid views around every corner and all different in different seasons and times of day. This taken just weeks ago in wonderful late November conditions and shows the view over to the yacht club area from the circular trail. Enjoy full screen

Seen on the end of a big old warehouse in the seaport city of St John, New Brunswick, Canada. I think It is showing the re-building of the town after the Great Urban Fire’ of 1877 that destroyed two-fifths of the city. Most of the wooden city by the water was gutted leaving only the brick buildings and making 13,000 people homeless. It destroyed 200 acres and 1612 structures HWW, have a great day.

A different world for us here with this very American fire department vehicle. As in many of their cities, the fire department caters for medical emergencies too. Just count the number of lights on the back and sides here. Taken in the city of Portland Maine, which has quite a different feel to our European cities. Enjoy full screen.