The gently pastel-streaked dawn photographed by Jackie didn’t really live up to promise;
neither did the brief sunshine tipping the trees on Beckley Common road remain long enough to provide a hoped for visible sunset
when, on a forest drive, we splashed around lanes like Gorley Road making us feel grateful that we had not received the severe flooding experienced elsewhere in the UK.
Later, I read more of Elizabeth Goudge’s ‘Gentian Hill’, after which we dined on roast duck breasts, tender inside yet with crispy skins and Yorkshire pudding; boiled new potatoes; crunchy carrots; firm Brussels sprouts and cauliflower with its leaves simulating cabbage, and tasty gravy, accompanied, in my case, by South African Coastal Region Pinotage 2022.
That is a lot of water!
Mmm… duck breast. I am overdo to make some!
Thank you very much, Dale
I particularly like the photo with the split rail fence. (I love split rail fences.)
I like that one, too.
Thank you, too, Merril
Me, too, Liz. Thank you very much
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I like Jackie’s dawn picture. Too bad the weather didn’t turn out nicer.
Thanks very much from us both, GP
Once again, beautiful photos and an absolutely scrumptious meal. You’ve left my mouth watering!
Thank you so much, Donna
Wonderful meal, now I have to get up and look what I can find in our fridge. Great pictures, wonderful lighting.
Thank you very much, Bridget
I’m glad you didn’t get that flooding! Beautiful photos by both of you.
Thank you very much from both of us, Merril
I love how the trees are reflected in flood water. I’m glad you weren’t affected.
Thank you very much, Sue
Nice photos. Many a time I too feel that the photo does not express what we see.
Thank you very much, Lakshmi
An excellent choice of wine 🙂 🙂
Thank you very much, Anne 🙂
Lovely photos, Jackie and Derrick! I especially think those photos of the pinky purply sky are beautiful! Nature painting again. 🙂
So glad you did not get that severe flooding.
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️
Thank you so much from each of us, Carolyn
The sky was beautiful in some of the photos.
Thank you very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
I love the colors of dawn. They are much softer than sunset. I guessed your pictures where of dawn before I read the caption. Nice work Derrick.
Thank you very much, Sherry (Jackie’s dawn pics)
Dawn was beautiful, and I loved the brief golden lighting photos, Derrick and Jackie. I am glad the flooding was not worse in your area. The last photo looks like enough of a driving hazard.
Thank you very much from each of us, Lavinia
Stunning colours, wonderful lighting
Thank you very much, Gary
I’m glad you didn’t get flooding, Derrick 💗
I liked the pastel-hued sky photos. My compliments to Jackie.
Thank you very much from each opus, Dolly
The pleasure is mine.
That dawn is beautiful though!
Thank you very much, Riba
Glad you escaped the wrath of Conall
Thank you very much, Sheree