Landscapes

Sun1Apr12

Dereham, Norfolk.

Seen from the banks of the River Esk at Eskmeals Viaduct, Northern Rail Sprinter 156484 is framed by the masts of yachts as it approaches Ravenglass with the 1420 Carlisle - Barrow. Mon15Oct12

A group of 5 cooling towers at Ratcliffe Power Station, adjacent to East Midlands Parkway railway station. Tue16Sep14.

A farmer goes about his daily business underneath power lines close to Ratcliffe Power Station, Notts. Tue16Sep14.

Notts. Tue16Sep14.

Brush Falcon Works, Loughborough, birthplace of the Class 31 47 and 60, amongst others. Just to the right of the pylon can be be seen 73006 E6005 - in for a rebuild - and 92006 'Louis Armand'. Further along is Chiltern Trains DMU 168107. Tue16Sep14.

Stanford on Soar, near Loughborough. Tue16Sep14.

Looking north from Low Row towards Hadrians Wall and the Scottish Border. Photo taken through the window of an East Coast Trains diverted HST whilst parked at Low Row level crossing - about 14 miles east of Carlisle on the Tyne Valley Line from Newcastle to Carlisle. Due to a signal power failure a few miles outside Newcastle, and a landslide near Brampton, the journey of 1hr 32mins took nearly 3 hours. Plenty of time to admire the scenery.... Sat4Oct14.

The village of Holme Chapel, in West Yorkshire. Sat27Jul13

Manchester. Sat27Jul13

There are some fine images of birds on Ipernity. This is not one of them! Just as I pressed the shutter the woodpecker ducked down behind the gatepost, and this is the resulting photo. The top of its head can just be seen above the post. It flew off shortly after. You win some, you lose some.... Sale Water Park. Wed13May15.

General view. Wed13May15.

The River Mersey near to Sale Water Park, showing the footbridge leading to the Jacksons Boat Inn, just behind the trees to the right and, beyond that, the bridge carrying the Manchester Metrolink tramline to Manchester Airport. Mon15Jun15.

The River Mersey, near to Sale Water Park. Mon15Jun15.

Sale Water Park. Fri10Jul15.

A line up of 6 aircraft waiting their turn to get away from Manchester. From left to right they are: 9H-AHA Boeing B737-505 Air X Charter (Malta). G-GDFT Boeing B737-36Q Jet2. G-LSAB Boeing B757-27B Jet2. SU-GCN Boeing B737-866 EgyptAir. G-OZBL Airbus A321-231 Monarch Airlines. TC-JSG Airbus A321-231 Turkish Airlines. Fri31Jul15. Edit. 20May20. Manchester Airport is host to between 300 - 400 flights a day in normal times. These are not normal times, and arrivals and departures are now down to single figures. The record, if such it can be called, occurred a couple of weeks ago, with just 5 arrivals and 7 departures all day. Crazy times.

Duck pond on the northern edge of Sale Water Park. Fri7Aug15.