Paths and powerlines

February 2, 2018 fishyfisharcade1 Comment

Although it doesn’t look it in the shot, this path was coated in a slippery layer of heavy mud, which meant my shoes and the cuffs of my jeans were filthy by the time I got to the end.

I think the photo made it worthwhile though. 🙂

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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After a fruitless walk

February 1, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This photo was taken a stones throw from the one in yesterday’s post (I was stood beside the house in this picture when I took that one).

I’d intended to follow some of the footpaths and go on a nice walk, but it was quickly curtailed when, at the bottom of the hill where I took this shot, it became apparent that the route was impassable thanks to field covered in about 8 inches of wet mud churned up by tractors. Maybe if I’d been wearing wellies I’d have given it a try, but not with the shoes I had on sadly. So I walked back up the hill and took this on the way.

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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Softer than it looks

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This field looks hard and frost-bitten. It wasn’t – there were times when my feet literally sank completely in the thick wet mud of the footpath that runs along the bottom edge (and where all the meltwater was draining).

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 17 January 2018

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There are no dogs here any more

January 19, 2018January 19, 2018 fishyfisharcade3 Comments

The trailer with the dog’s face on it has been parked in this field for years. For a while there would be canine “gymkhana” type events that would take place here from time to time, where people would run their dogs through courses of fences, ramps, tunnels and the like. I never visited any of these events, but I drove past on a few occasions when they were taking place and there was often quite a crowd of people in attendance. However, at some point a few years ago the events came to an end, but the trailer, with its jolly artwork, has remained in the field since. At some point more recently, someone has broken into the trailer and there were various pieces of equipment scattered beside it.