Happy New Year everyone. I hope your Yuletide and New Year celebrations have been plentiful and that the year ahead offers you good health, prosperity, happiness and endless photo opportunities.

To kickstart the new edition of the fabulous "Show us your great photos" thread, I offer not a pic but a video. We took this last night and it shows, in all its glory, the incredible firework display we offered our neighbours from the comfort of our balcony. If you watch the video you'll see our neighbours' fantastic fireworks going off in the background - and then there's ours. 

This is what you get when you buy a box of mini fireworks from your local cheapskate supermarket (Albert Heijn) for the princely sum of 10 euros!  Still, it was so crap it was a laugh, which means it actually offered great value for money. I hope the vid of our box of damp balcony squibs also raises a smile with you.

Happy New Year!

 

Male Bearded Tit 

Steve

Female Bearded Tit

Steve

Blue Tit

Steve

A couple of moody sky pics from our stay at Freshwater East ,Pembrokeshire , Sept 2017 

A couple of sky shots in June  at Lydstep,Pembrokeshire 

Edited October 4, 20177 yr by Kev John

On 29/09/2017 at 14:48, Winsford Soul said:

Something a bit different from me.

Lynx. Wildcat Helicopter

Steve

This is the same helo featured on the RN web page for the Wildcat, Steve.  Where did you spot it?

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/aircraft/helicopters/wildcat

 

12 minutes ago, Steve S 60 said:

This is the same helo featured on the RN web page for the Wildcat, Steve.  Where did you spot it?

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/aircraft/helicopters/wildcat

 

Steve. I saw 3 of them over Pennington flash last week mate. The first one was about 3 or 4 minutes in front of the other 2. I was told that the 1st and 3rd where normally loaded with special  forces acting as bodyguards for the 2nd helicopter and whoever it was carrying.  Don't know how true that is. 

Steve 

 

23 minutes ago, Kev John said:

A couple of sky shots in June  at Lydstep,Pembrokeshire 

Kev. I was there 1st two weeks in June mate and guess what . I'm going back on Saturday.  Love the place.  Would love to retire down there. 

Steve 

 

8 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Steve. I saw 3 of them over Pennington flash last week mate. The first one was about 3 or 4 minutes in front of the other 2. I was told that the 1st and 3rd where normally loaded with special  forces acting as bodyguards for the 2nd helicopter and whoever it was carrying.  Don't know how true that is. 

Steve 

 

More than likely.  Part of 847 Naval Air Squadron based in Yeovilton, who provide support for 3 Commando based in Plymouth, so wouldn't expect to see them so far inland.

2 minutes ago, Steve S 60 said:

More than likely.  Part of 847 Naval Air Squadron based in Yeovilton, who provide support for 3 Commando based in Plymouth, so wouldn't expect to see them so far inland.

Thanks mate.  Very interesting 

Steve 

Male and Female Darter. Doing what comes naturally ( pardon the pun ) 

Steve

Young Kestrel. Would love to have gotten a clean, clear shot without the branch in the way, closest I have ever seen one. Next time

Steve

On 19/09/2017 at 22:30, NCFC said:

Never step on a spider it may be your grandmother 

On 05/10/2017 at 20:02, Winsford Soul said:

Male and Female Darter. Doing what comes naturally ( pardon the pun ) 

Steve

Who is the male Steve ?

Here we still have some beautiful days. At 7pm this afternoon :

 

Edited October 6, 20177 yr by Philippe

Good evening Philippe. Great pictures as always. You live in a lovely part of the world. 

The male is the red coloured one. Not that I'm a expert on dragonflies, I had to look up the species to find out what they where.

Steve

Edited October 6, 20177 yr by Winsford Soul

Low Force waterfall in Upper Teesdale 5.10.17 

Harvest Moon + 1 . Over Pembrokeshire 

Steve

 

Edited October 8, 20177 yr by Winsford Soul

Barn Owl taken this evening in Pembrokeshire

Steve

Southern Migrant Hawker { I think }

Steve

Marina Grande, Sorrento.

Casey Key beach Florida..

Back there again next month.

Ed

He/she was sitting on my pergola this afternoon 

x

44 minutes ago, crazylegs said:

He/she was sitting on my pergola this afternoon 

x

Pergola! You’re sooo posh!  He’s a handsome fella. 

 

32 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Pergola! You’re sooo posh!  He’s a handsome fella. 

ok, a load of timber screwed together to form a structure that you can sit under and and enjoy lunch without burning to death.....................

xx

Edited October 9, 20177 yr by crazylegs

8 minutes ago, crazylegs said:

 

ok, a load of timber screwed together to form a structure that you can sit under and and enjoy lunch without burning to death.....................

xx

Oh, one of them! 

Pete

Addendum to the above

........that I am currently sitting under enjoying a large brandy and ginger.........

xx

10 minutes ago, crazylegs said:

Addendum to the above

........that I am currently sitting under enjoying a large brandy and ginger.........

xx

Don’t you call me Ginger! 

😂

 

While out walking the dog on Sunday - I saw 4 kids, very rarely they seemed like they were playing and not on there phones.

Whittlesea brick works puffing away in the back ground  

11 hours ago, crazylegs said:

 

ok, a load of timber screwed together to form a structure that you can sit under and and enjoy lunch without burning to death.....................

xx

You can take the girl out of Stoke 

Trust your well and hope Ste has arrived home finally. 

Steve

Hi Steve

Steve back tomorrow night...................hence me sitting under the load of timber, blah, blah blah with a large brandy and ginger!! 

Loving your photographs, keep them coming

x

 

Sorry for the quality, it was taken with my phone.  Thought it was too beautiful to miss.

x

Edited October 10, 20177 yr by crazylegs

Atlantic Grey Seals

Steve

Atlantic Grey Seal and Pup

Steve

Atlantic Grey Seal Pups

Steve

Atlantic Grey Seal Pup. Fast asleep 

Steve

1 hour ago, milliontearsoul said:

That's fantastic scenery 

Steve 

Badger Portrait

Steve

Badger

Steve

The Milky Way , Clouds rolling in and Tree silhouette 

Steve

Edited October 12, 20177 yr by Winsford Soul

12 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

That's fantastic scenery 

Steve 

 

12 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

That's fantastic scenery 

Steve 

 

Inside a Pembrokeshire sea cave in stormy seas

Steve

Rough Seas

Steve

In perspective. The tiny chapel at St Govans head near Pembroke. Lou is dwarfed by some of the rocks that have fallen down from the cliffs

Steve

Edited October 12, 20177 yr by Winsford Soul

 Cant believe that I haven't posted this Puffin Portrait

Steve

My mate, sent me this photo, she took, outside her local bingo hall, in Manchester. Possibly the funniest picture ive ever seen

wife took this while scuba diving the other week....

A few from a few weeks ago. A quiet moment of our dogs (Rain, Bo and Nell), and Rain posing.

Sunday cycle ride through the Amsterdam woods...

Some from dog walks around Clumber Park and Poolsbrook Country Park