Monday 16 May 2011

Migrating Twitpics: February - May 2010

Swans, Elves & Cupids 7feb10



'The Aire is slow, the Wharfe is lithe; where Aire takes one the Wharfe takes five' (trad.) 28feb10

'Quiet flows the Aire'

Swans on R. Aire - the only time we saw the black swan 28feb10

Commuting Lizard 9feb10

Still waiting for lambs at Meanwood Valley Farm 19feb10


Sunny, tiny shower of hail 19feb10

Armley's Beautiful Laundrette 7mar10


Drake walks on water 7mar10



Triplets 20mar10


Tiniest lamb 20mar10

Ladybird drifts downstream on a daffodil 8apr10


Ladybird disembarks from daffodil 8apr10

Great tits nesting in Dad's mailbox, Malaga 22apr10





Tree culling season & one of my favourites on way to work is for the chop... 28apr10

First ducklings 2may10

Moorhen speeds away with a piece of baguette 2may10


Our friends the Canada Geese 2may10

Leeds City Museum 2may10






















































Migrating Twitpics: June 2010

Diddy 2jun10

The ducklings are growing up and losing their spotty baby plumage 2jun10


Green snails climb the dripping trees 2jun10

Sleepy Meerkats 6jun10



The blue and yellow macaw waves with 1 claw and says 'hello' 6june10

We love the rainforest! 6jun10


Vjollca by the waterfall 6june10

Java Sparrows (an endangered species from the rice fields of Bali, now flitting from the meerkats' desert to the rainforest) 8jun10

Golden Lion Tamarin (Tropical World) 13jun10

Puna Ibis 13jun10

Goslings hurrying towards Kirkstall Abbey 21jun10


























Sunday 15 May 2011

Migrating Twitpics: August 2010

Swans, Saltaire 1aug10


Just when I think I've got to the top... 5aug10


Ilkley Moor, looking a bit stormy 5aug10


White Wells 5aug10

Family of swans near the ice cream barge, Saltaire 8aug10

We saw a double rainbow over the sea (seal watching trip, Scarborough) 9aug10

Here be pedestrians 11aug10

In the Watchtower, Skipton Castle 11aug10

The cygnets in Skipton are enormous! 11aug10



Water mill behind Skipton Castle 11aug10

Butterflies between storms and showers 12aug10

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm 12aug10

We went to find the place where I was born... 20aug10

The hospital is gone now, nothing but sheep and weather for miles 20aug10





























Church at Ryme Intrinseca 27aug10