Wivenhoe Wonderland

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Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o’er the fields,

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Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river and the heaven,

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And veils the farmhouse at the garden’s end.
The steed and traveler stopped, the courier’s feet

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Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.

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The Snow Storm – Ralph Waldo Emerson

To see more please go to my Gallery http://www.pbase.com/wakelin/winter_wonderland .

London Tube

On Friday I met up with a group of people from the professional online networking site Linkedin at the Royal Festival Hall, after spending several interesting hours with them I left to go and explore some of the sites. Whilst sitting on the tube I took a few shots. I wanted to be very subtle as I didn’t want people to cringe or to look away, I just wanted to try and capture a sense of what was going on around me at that moment in time.

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Tour De Tendring Bike Ride – 20 Miles with a Cheesecake finish.

Yesterday, myself and few a friends took part in a Charity bike ride around Tendring. I took my daughters compact camera a long and snapped a few shots on the way, most of the shots are taken whilst riding along which I don’t recommend but didn’t want my competitors gaining valuable ground! We started in Dovercout, Essex went through Ramsey, Bradfield, Wix, Great Oakley, Little Oakely and back to the start line. We completed the 20 mile route and then decided we deserved a treat of a big pub lunch which you will see ended in fabulously yummy deserts.  Click on Bike Events – http://www.bike-events.com/  if you are interested in other cycling events.

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The Bluebells of Wivenhoe Wood

Wivenhoe Photography Group – Objective – Take pictures of the Bluebells before they disappear.

‘Tis these that breathe upon my heart
A calm and softening spell
That if it makes the tear-drop start
Has power to soothe as well.            

– Emily Jane Bronte

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More pics –  http://www.pbase.com/wakelin/where_the_fairies_live

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