2020 brought home just how much access to green, open spaces matters. To those living in densely populated cities, the location and quality of public parks is crucial. In rural areas, access may be limited by lack of public footpaths or open access land. Here in north Northumberland we’re doubly fortunate, with the wide open expanses of the beaches and a good footpath network, along the coast and inland. I’ve been counting my blessings this year.
In March, as the country went into lockdown, the sense of space o Spittal beach felt doubly precious.
Northumberland fields – April 2020
Changeable weather makes for dramatic cloudscapes – a storm approaching in May
Ice cream weather in May on Cocklawburn beach – that’s the ice cream van in the distance
The haar rolls in – June
Ripening barley in June sunshine
Thirty miles from home in the Scottish Borders – October 2020 – autumn colour, hills to climb for wonderful views..
and the chance to meet friends for a walk by the river – to the viaduct seen in the distance
Lens-Artists Challenge #129 – Favourite Images of 2020
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January 7, 2021 at 10:25 am
Lovely! And a lot of these could do double duty in Jude’s colour challenge. That first shot is undoubtedly brown!
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January 7, 2021 at 11:45 am
I hadn’t thought of that!
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January 7, 2021 at 11:54 am
Well … it’s not too late.
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January 7, 2021 at 10:26 am
What inviting outdoor spaces, Judith!
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January 7, 2021 at 7:39 pm
You live in a beautiful part of the countryside. I too am lucky to have the lower stretches of the Chilterns on my doorstep. I appreciate the ability to go outdoors and be able to scent and explore. I do not however take it for granted for, as you quite rightly say, there are people for whom the countryside is a distance and unattainable at the moment.
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January 7, 2021 at 9:55 pm
The landscape round here is beautiful but we don’t have anything quite like Chiltern beech woods!
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January 7, 2021 at 10:04 pm
The Beech woods are lovely, if I am honest. Even when the trees are falling over due to heavy rains and trying to kill me! There are many ways to see and appreciate the beauty of different parts of the UK. I have a friend on Twitter who lives near a place called Beadnell. Some of the photographs are wonderful. I see the pictures you put on with your blogs and they show me the beauty of where you live too.
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January 7, 2021 at 10:50 pm
Beautiful landscapes Judith – what a glorious stretch of nature you live in!
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January 8, 2021 at 12:01 am
Thank you, Tina! Yes, I feel very fortunate.
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January 8, 2021 at 7:22 am
Beautiful vistas. Love the tree on the Scottish Borders hillside.
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