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Row Ponds 2 (Week 49/52) by Mick PK Cloudy but warm and dry following the warmest few days of the year so far. Not that many people about to say it's half-term week, probably a little too early. https://flic.kr/p/2m3vxGu

Hardwick Park by Mick PK https://flic.kr/p/2jgxRDb

Decoy Pond (Week 44/52) by Mick PK Rather grey and overcast this morning; cold with rain in the air. A very different week to lat week much colder, more like an April we are used to. In these difficult time it is good to be out and much better for social distancing Thursday and Friday of last week was very busy and I'm sure not everyone who was together lived in the same house. Unfortunately no sign of the mandarin ducks this week or last week, hopefully they will be nesting close-by. https://flic.kr/p/2iVCeKC

Duck Decoy (Week 04/52) by Mick PK A lovely bright July morning following heavy rain and a thunder storm in the early hours. https://flic.kr/p/2gFF7pp

Row Ponds (Week 44/52) by Mick PK A glorious afternoon at the beginning of May, a few shower of rain earlier but a lovely afternoon. The trees are almost on full leaf now and shots that didn't look very good a few weeks ago are now looking promising. A dead fish floating on the surface of the fourth Row Pond, hopefully a one off. https://flic.kr/p/2fFvqFs

Row Ponds (Week 26/52) by Mick PK Week 26 and the halfway mark on a dreich December afternoon between Christmas and New Year. This morning was bright and at times sunny; not this afternoon. Having said that plenty of people out for a walk and a few hardy fishermen; not the heron, sensible bird. https://flic.kr/p/2cssiWX

Row Ponds (Week 23/52) by Mick PK A bright interlude in an otherwise wet and windy week, and it didn't last long. Very few people about, a couple of fishermen on Great Pond and two or three walkers but that was about it. Water levels in all the ponds significantly higher than last week; getting back to normal. A grey heron and three cormorants on Great pond and a cormorant on one of the Row Ponds. The Old Hall can be seen clearly with the new hall just about visible. https://flic.kr/p/2dmL8yS

Row Ponds (Week 18/52) by Mick PK Early November and glorious weather; frosty to begin with this morning but lovely sunshine by mid morning. Half term week so good numbers of people about including families. The grey heron was out patrolling the ponds but little else. Autumn colours are out but still seem to be behind many areas; I was up at Padley on Thursday and the trees their are much further forward. https://flic.kr/p/NQtyZz