Wednesday the 20th of November 2024, Catching the afternoon light, a glorious glow and contrasts at Shipley Hill.

Meteorological Autumn is still here, and of course the Autumnal colours for now are "just about clinging on." But a transition in the seasons is beginning to take place, but hold on a minute, surely at the moment we are probably within "Hybrid Winter!" With the recent snowfall, it was this afternoon that a visit to Shipley Country Park was on the cards, a small brisk walk around Shipley Hill (Horsepool Hill) and before the walk - well a visit to another familiar location, that used to be called Old Derby Lodge Tearooms, which sadly had to close, but thanks to the team at the neighbouring Barefeet in The Park, at Ilkeston Victoria Park, well Old Derby Lodge, has seen a recent transformation and has recently reopened as Barefeet Lodge Tearooms, and first on the cards was of course a delightful coffee not to mention a rather delicious Rocky Road. Fuelled up it was then time to head out for a walk around Shipley Hill, and hold on, a glorious light, opulent and gentle and down below, a landscape that just looked magical, with Shipley Hill, the Autumnal remains of colour still clinging on and of course the magic of the snow intertwined in a serene and delightful mid-afternoon way, making things look that slightly more magical, and below are the views that I managed to capture.

"From the hill to Suburbia."

"Autumn and Winter a Glow."

"Colour, Light, Autumn, The Blanket of Snow on the ground below."

"Elements of Suburbia, The Delights from above Horsepool Hill."

"Clinging onto Autumn, The solitude of Snow."

"Fields, Pathways and the Park under a Blanket of Snow."

"Topping out, floating just above."

"Old Derby Lodge, a Barefeet Glow."

"The Gold, the Snow, Autumn Colours still Remain."

"Opulent remains Autumn, transition time ahead."

Wednesday the 20th of November 2024, The calm, the return of the sun and revealed more is the beauty.

Tuesday the 19th of November and well the landscape looked quite a lot different, the sky was moody, grey and heavy and yet down below on the ground, a carpet and covering of white had transformed the landscape into something magical and magnificent. But a change in the weather again and Wednesday the 20th of November and the forecast for the day ahead, clear, cold, icy and with that I just had to send the drone up, to capture the beauty of the crisp landscape below, and that is something that I did, thankfully things just seemed that little bit more crisp, serene as well with the snowfall making for something artistic and pretty. And below are the photos that I managed to capture this morning. 

"Snow under Blue."

"The Blue, the White, The Serene."

"From Suburbia to Snow, Arts under the clear blue."

"The Back Streets of Eastwood, the Snow of the Country of DH's Heart."

"Lines, Clear and Crisp, below the Arts of Snow."

"Streets, Views and The leading arts of Snow."

Tuesday the 19th of November 2024, When the landscape changes, the art of Snowfall and the magic and drama of the sky.

"Marmite" is possibly the best way to describe Snow and Snowfall, and you either love it or loathe it, but with the recent Snowfall, this morning I decided to do something a little bit different, and over the past years I have always captured the snowfall from the ground. This time around with the drone, I managed to capture a completely different landscape of the town of Eastwood in Nottinghamshire (not that far from the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border) with the glorious Snowfall that made the landscape and surrounding suburban areas look that little bit more magical, and with that magic, also came a certain drama within the sky, with moody and heavy skies. 

"Moods of The Town, arts under Snow."

"The Moods, The Snow, A drama of Snow, Beauty down below."

"The Town of Eastwood, A heavy sky and Snow creates something that little bit more artistic."

"Moods, Grey and Heavy. A delightful Drama in the Sky."

"The Park, Suburbia and Landscape, White over."

"Silver, Grey and Moods. The park below and Suburbia flows."

"From a snowy Suburbia, towards the beauty of the Valley, a White kind of art below."

"Moody, Grey and The arts of Snow below."

"The Patterns, a Moody Sky, Suburbia to Countryside."

Monday the 18th of November 2024, Perhaps the last of the Autumn Colours, before a change in the weather, and a look at the landscape of Colliers Wood, from a unique perspective.

Autumn eh? Yes, the Autumn of 2024 has been magical to say the least, with some truly glorious and opulent scenes of painted artworks and colour within the trees and within the landscape as well - but in some ways, Autumn has also been well,

"Rather short, sharp and quick. Blink and you have missed it in some degrees."

But it was on Monday the 18th of November 2024 that a visit to Colliers Wood was on the cards, and Colliers Wood - well it is a place that throughout the years I have always enjoyed visiting, and whilst it is a place of sanctuary and wildlife, a number of years ago Colliers Wood, well it would have looked completely different, for a start it was the former Moorgreen Colliery, now though it is a landscaped haven that still pays homage to the former mining heritage of the local area. And yet the last time I visited Colliers Wood, I could not help but notice quite a lot of Autumn foliage, this time around though I had an idea in the mind to capture it from above, but was I going to find any colours of Autumn? Well in the end I did - although what with the snow in the forecast, this was quite possibly the last of the Autumn colours that I was going to encounter. 

"Hints of the Autumn a glow."

"Pastel is the Autumn Glow, a Change on the Way."

"Autumn Colours, the Lake below."

"Colours of Autumn, a Reuben's of a View."

Thursday the 14th of November 2024, Sometimes you only have moments in which to capture the views and magic from above.

It goes without saying that "the season of Autumn is one of arts, colours and surprises, plus glorious lighting conditions." And if the light is good, then the landscape can look like a painting in certain cases, the light casting across a landscape really can make all the difference - and it was on Thursday the 14th of November, that in the late afternoon, with the light beginning to fade away, I noticed a glorious opulent light, and with that I could see some truly glorious sun ray's beginning to light up the landscape of the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire Border, and with that I just had to send the drone up into the air, to capture the views and magic, I only had moments in which to capture the magic, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture.

"Band of Gold, a Delicate Light."

"The art of Sun Rays, and Chasing Them."

"The Town, The Golden Orb of Rays."

"Sun Rays, as they cast down."

"Catching the last of the opulent light."

"Sun Ray's, over Shipley."

Thursday the 14th of November 2024, A hidden park and the beauty of a Bandstand, finding abstracts in Mansfield.

Located just a short distance away from Mansfield Town Centre, in Nottinghamshire is something akin to, 

"A well hidden and delightful gem, a glorious parkland that offers something of an escape from the surrounds of Suburbia."

And it was on Thursday the 14th of November 2024, that after a short trip into Nottingham, to carry out a small task, I decided to head up the A60 towards Mansfield, yes I had also agreed to meet someone I know for lunch and to try out the fantastic hidden gem that is "The Teahouse." Located within Carr Bank Park, but before lunch, a delightful walk around this glorious well kept and manicured park, of course I was also looking out for any Autumnal scenes and working out how I could capture the last elements of Autumn from above, but then I noticed the Bandstand that provides an almost central feature to Carr Bank Park, and here it was just the perfect place to send up the drone to see if there was any elements of Autumn, and from above, well I came across something beautiful, and that was of course the beauty of a bandstand and with it, the opportunity to capture some photos that had both elements of Autumn and of course a slightly abstract quality to them, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture.

"Autumn, Abstracts, Patterns in The Park."

"The Gold, The Bandstand."

"Lines and Arts, Abstract is The Beauty from Above."

"Symmetry and Patterns."

"The art of Autumn and Gold on the ground."

Wednesday the 13th of November 2024, For sometimes there is something magical about the light. The possible last glow of Autumn and the delightful Chapel on The Hill, Kimberley.

The last time that I had visited The Chapel on The Hill, in Kimberley, it was really rather, "grey, meh, dull, drab and windy." And whilst I did manage to capture some aerial photos of The Chapel on The Hill, however though they also seemed rather drab, dull and a bit meh! But it was on Wednesday the 13th of November 2024 - that I knew that with the afternoon light, something potentially magical would happen, the light was just perfect and where to capture the last of the afternoon light? Well of course a return visit to The Chapel on The Hill, was on the cards, and it really did go without saying that, what I came across was nothing short of a beautiful ethereal end of Autumn glow, with some hints of Autumn, still clinging on with a truly glorious light that just made The Chapel on The Hill, look that little bit more magical to say the least. 

"The Chapel, The November Autumn Glow."

"Light, Arts, Shades, The Chapel down Below, the glorious Opulent Glow."

"Golden Glow, of The Chapel on The Hill."

"A line of gold, a different angle, Chapel and the November Light."

"Patterns, Arts, Architecture a glow."

"The Golden Hue, the Beauty of the Artistic Light."