I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping at the moment; I think the trouble is that at night there is less to distract a racing brain, and I end up too tired to actually rest as well. If that makes any sense.
So I decided to make the most of it, and strode out of my flat at just before 4am into the lightning indigo skies and a hail of birdsong. Oddly enough, the night had already been productive nature wise; the local vixen was prowling again - I recognised her tail - and on my drive a hedgehog scuttled along the hedge, raised up on its little legs like one of those old Citroens.
I could have headed out for the poppies again, but I figured I'd leave them be for a bit (as it turned out, I was back in the poppy field at 1030AM) so instead I headed for the river to take the shots below. I wasn't alone. Birds were busy, rabbits were plentiful and a huge female toad popped her head out from under a bush to take a look at the funny man on the riverbank.
The water was mirror smooth, and tinged with pink. All was calm.
Si
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At the lock looking NE |
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Castle, sun rising behind it |
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Closer at the castle |
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Looking SW to the locks |
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Like the tree reflection and the orange water |
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Sleepy fishermen just visible |
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Needle in the lightning sky |
Nice shots Simon.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, just noticed there is a handy time check on the church clock!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the castle and also the market square - I used to go there regularly from Lincoln years ago.
ReplyDeleteIt was magical and emoty that time of day. The earliest worker was a council greenskeeper watering the hanging baskets at 430AM
ReplyDeleteBest part of the day in my opinion, glad to see you out and about,
ReplyDeletelooks like a nice place to have on your doorstep.
It can be when not besieged by "rougher" elements...
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