01 March 2024

TAKE INTERMITTENT TWELVE

Sub-zero temps are no deterrent to a swim in the Clyde for these young gulls! Larus Argenteus, Herring Gull. At the front, two with second winter plumage; at the back, third winter.



10 February 2024

TAKE INTERMITTENT ELEVEN

Keep 'em guessing; that's what I say...



01 January 2024

TAKE INTERMITTENT TEN

Wishing you all a Happy New Year, and may 2024 prove kind and pleasing to you. Despite best-laid plans, I have not been out and about again in The Grey since last summer, after all. This means that the storage files of photos have not been replenished to the levels I feel comfortable returning to full service here at the TAKE bloggy. The decision has, therefore, been made to continue with intermittent posts to keep the blog alive and let's see how this year pans out! This year, though, I am not going to tell you that it will be the first of the month for each shot to appear... because clearly, I couldn't even keep that schedule properly last year! So it will just be random postings as and when I remember. This means there may be more than one month... or it might be six weeks between posts. It'll keep you alert, eh?! Let's begin the Full Moon of Christmas Night as seen through a very rain-affected kitchen window...



01 November 2023

TAKE INTERMITTENT NINE

Early October and the huge holly tree in our backyard burst out all over in bright red berries. The beech trees behind it, yet to be touched by bronze...



01 October 2023

TAKE INTERMITTENT EIGHT


The year is disappearing. Fast.

























Under the Ribblevale Viaduct.

07 September 2023

TAKE INTERMITTENT; SEVEN

Sigh... hopeless, right? Only a week late to post an intermittent. 

I wish I could tell you this was from the Supermoon event... but no. It's from last year - but it was September. So only a year late on this count...



08 August 2023

TAKE INTERMITTENT; FIVE & SIX

Sigh... I blame the lack of July's post on me travelling... and this month's - sigh...  thought about it three days leading up to the first. Then suddenly, it's the eighth... oh well. Here are two to make up.


RIP Tigger


01 June 2023

TAKE INTERMITTENT FOUR

I am already starting to build up new archives working toward the relaunch of the Take Years full blog next January. Indeed, I may become overloaded... especially now that, as of Tuesday, I am again 'with wheels'!!! 

The summer header is as stated on it. Today's first-of-the-month offering is from the same place. You may think it helps draw water for the 'village' (which it would), but is a clever disguise of the need to keep recycling the pond water to power the mill! (I think most of you visiting here are also now following DoWY bloggy as well, but in case not, click here to see all the fun of my house-sitting Havant holiday - and ensuing adventures!)