Category Archives: Water

All is sunny on New Years Day :-)

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Barbara

A beautiful sunny New Years Day in Weybridge, so Wilson got a great walk & I got to play with my camera.  The river is still in flood, but the water has gone down a bit.  No chance of getting … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

This week’s weekly photo challenge is to pick the best pictures from  2012 and have those pictures tell everyone about your year.  I have so many… to narrow it down to a few to produce a gallery was really really … Continue reading →

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Wilson’s daily swamp hunt – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk on Desborough Island today, a man made Island created when the ‘Desborough Cut’ was dug in 1935 order to  improve flow and ease navigation on the river.  The cut has helped to alleviate flooding … Continue reading →

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Word a Week Photo Challenge: Wood (2)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

I forgot about this!  We have some beautiful Apple Tree trunks decorating our porch! Here is my first entry into the ‘Word a Week Photography Challenge’ (Wood) Here is the link to This Week’s Challenge; Wood

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Word a Week Photo Challenge: Wood

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Barbara

I love what the sea does to wood.  I have lots and lots of photos, but a week (especially when that week includes Christmas) is far too short notice to find them all! Here is one of my favourite photos … Continue reading →

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Walk in Oxshott Woods

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Oxshott Woods today, there were a lot less puddles, but he still managed to find a big muddy puddle and sit down in it.  I decided not to take a photo as I … Continue reading →

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Janathon 1 (Otherwise known as Wilson finds another swamp)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Esher Woods today thinking that it might be a bit less swampy than beside the river. He still managed to find the muddiest puddle and sit down in it Then, when we were … Continue reading →

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River Thames in Flood, Walton-On-Thames, England

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

The Thames has been flooding for a few more days.  Christmas this year has been more damp than cold.  Our annual outdoor swim in Hampton Pool was interspersed with the occasional downpour, and today we just managed to get back … Continue reading →

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Christmas comes early for Wilson

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Barbara

Wilson loves water.  We think he has some Water Spaniel in him, although he is definitely not that big! He has webbed feet.  We got him from the RSPCA so we do not have his history apart from that he … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Circles Beautiful natural circles

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Barbara

It’s hard to believe, but rainbows are actually full circles, just most of the time we are not high enough to see them! Here are some photos of beautiful double-rainbows that I took on my road in April after some … Continue reading →

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