Omani banana tree.

Back to Oman from my files of 2016, even if only as a reminder of what it was like without constant rain.

Siver Birch plantation.

Silver Birch plantation.

Tree & scrubland.

Tree with tussock grass: Somerset.

Catkins.

Catkins – diffused & brown toned.

Winter tree No2 – Somerset.

I cheated with this one, flipped it horizontally because I preferred the big tree on the left & the road curving in from the right.

Winter tree – Somerset.

Another winter tree.

It may still look rather cold, but it was not all fog & rain. In fact most of the day was very nice for the time of year.
Not sure exactly where this was, we had been travelling back and fore trying to catch the murmuration of starlings.

Another tree in fog.

My obsession with trees & fog continues – on this walk I managed to drop a lens cap. Could I find it? not a chance, rather annoying because it was the only thing keeping the front of the lens dry in all the fog. At least it was a cheap item to replace (a free one from my daughter 🙂 ) not like the time I lost my Nikon DK-17M magnifying eyepiece from the Nikon F4, that was rather costly.
If you have never tried one of these, I would recommend getting one, especially if using manual focus lenses; it gives a 1.2x magnification, making the viewfinder appear much larger, without causing problems for the dioptre adjustment.

A tree in rising fog.

Tree root with moss.

Nikon Df with 43-86 Ai zoom lens.
Reaching out for other trees: not so strange as it may sound, there is research going on that seems to confirm that trees actually do communicate with each other.
See this link from the Smithsonian: Do Trees Talk to Each Other?

Tree Stump & moss No2.

Tree Stump & moss.

Nikon Df with Nikkor 35-70 Ai f3.5 zoom lens. This lens dates from the early 1970’s and takes 72mm filters – changed to 62mm when the Ais version was released and continued in production until 1987. My lens has ones of those nice metal screw in lens caps, much nicer that the now ubiquitous plastic things.

End of the path.

I think it’s time I turned back, as this is the end of the path

Tree stump with moss.

Nikon Df with Nikkor 35-70 f3.5 Ai zoom lens.

A picnic area near Driffield on a very cold day: but with that special light that only comes when there is snow in the air.

Here be the work of Orcs.

Tree roots – Driffield.

Nikon Df with Nikkor 35-70 f3.5 Ai zoom.

Tree roots – Driffield.

Log.

Nikon Df with Nikkor 43-86 f3.5 AI zoom.

Old Tree.

Nikon Df with Ai Zoom Nikkor 25-50mm f/4 lens.

I love these old Nikkor Non-Ai & Ai lenses: unfortunately since the advent of mirrorless cameras, the price has gone up a lot. There are some bargains, but careful consideration of the condition & most importantly! lack of lens fungus needs to be taken into account. Even a small amount untreated, will migrate to any other lenses/camera you have in your bag. If your storage conditions are not good, high humidity & darkness will promote growth.

Pond in The Keld – Driffield.

Nikon Df with Ai Zoom Nikkor 25-50mm f/4 lens.
Pond in The Keld – Driffield.

Bird nesting box.

Nikon Df with Ai Zoom Nikkor 25-50mm f/4 lens.
A bird nesting box, spotted on my walk yesterday.

Logs – Driffield.

Nikon Df with Ai Zoom Nikkor 25-50mm f/4 lens.

A late afternoon walk in what I believe is known as ‘The Keld’ a pleasant walk through a wooded area with a number of ponds.

Dead Leaves.

Nikon Df with Nikkor Ai 25-50 f4 zoom lens,

Cold morning – Driffield.

Lifting mist as the morning gets warmer: 3.1 ° but getting to 6.9 ° later today.

Just some Leaves.

Just a few leaves.

Garden Rowan.

The Rowan (Mountain Ash) in our new garden has a profusion of berries this year.

Recalling an old folk tale that I remember from when I was knee-high to a grasshopper; it was a sign of a coming bad winter – we shall see. Especially as the two Holly trees are beginning to show the same. Autumn is well & truly on its way, the very large Ash has filled the garden with fallen leaves in the last week or so.

Although we now live in a small town, we have a number of large trees in the garden, horses pass by the house and a regular flow of farm machinery gives it a feeling of being in the country rather than a town. Double plus good 🙂

Palm covered walkway.

Al Jebel Al Akhdar Wild Olive.

Very old wild olive trees on Al Jebel Al Akhdar (The Green Mountain).

Made on a very damp & cold day at about 7000ft: at least I did not wake from my tent & find snow ! it has happened. 🙂