Category: Autumn

A touch of frost

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Throw back to November 2021. I’ve been so busy so apologies for not posting for a while. I have some new drone footage to upload on YouTube so watch out for the updates. Enjoy the last week of November (aghhhh!)

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Well, a bit of a shock to wake up to frost on Friday. A wake-up call to the fact we are starting to go into colder months.

A touch of ice on fungi
J & Z cat enjoying the fire on a cold and noisy 5th November
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December

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Busy, Busy, Busy

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Well October flew past very quick, didn’t it? I’ve been so busy that I have lots of images to process and share with you.

I visited York Minster and its sound and light projection – Platinum and Light.

The new installation was created by award winning artists Ross Ashton and Karen Monid, who created the spectacular Northern Lights projection and sound artwork, which ran at the Minster in October 2019.

The new show takes inspiration from Her Late Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. It uses precious metals through the ages, including gold, silver and platinum, to journey through key moments in York’s and the Minster’s history and their royal connections.

The events will help raise funds for the Minster’s current project to conserve the medieval St Cuthbert Window, which is one of the largest surviving narrative windows in Europe, and the stonework of the surrounding South Quire Transept.

I have a few short videos to put on here at some point, keep checking back to see if I’ve added them!


York Minster – images by SJ Butler

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Busy July

What a most beautiful start to the start of the UK Summer holidays. A more…

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Weekend in Autumn

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Another fabulous Autumn Day this sunny Sunday. York is so busy today; we have the Yorkshire Marathon, Wire Ghosts in the City, York unlocked & York Textile Artists at the Cemetry with the theme of ‘Spiral’ which I visited today.

York Cemetery Chapel – SJ Butler Photography

The first…..

 “The first “open buildings” weekend – La Journée Portes Ouvertes – was held in France by the Ministry of Culture in 1984.  The following year the French Minister of Culture proposed that the project be internationalised under the Council of Europe.  The Netherlands held their first Open Monumentendag in 1987. Sweden and the Republic of Ireland joined in 1989, and Belgium in 1990.  London Open House started in 1991 and there are now 60 Open House cities around the world that attract visitors from far & wide. In 2022, York joins the Open Door and Open House cities in showcasing our urban landscape, buildings old and new and also open spaces. 

Just at the right time – SJ Butler Photography

The light flooded through leaves and onto the floor beneath, lighting up the grass and ground below.

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Busy July

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September

It’s September yet again, (I know it’s already been nearly a week into it) but…

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Autumn in North Yorkshire

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I haven’t been to the White Horse at Kilburn for quite a few years, so I decided to pay it a visit.

As I arrived the sun disappeared and got decidedly windy! But as I climbed the steps and arrived at the top the sun peered through the thick clouds across North Yorkshire.

I will have another visit soon as I have a few days off next week!

Kilburn White Horse is the most northerly turf-cut figure in Britain and one of the most famous landmarks in North Yorkshire. It’s easily visible from the south, below Sutton Bank, and while it’s difficult to get a sense of its scale from the path on the escarpment edge above, there are steps down the side which give a closer view.

The horse dates from 1857, when the outline of the horse was marked out by the Kilburn village schoolmaster and his pupils. The horse was then cut into the limestone underneath – to make it more visible today, chalk chippings are added at intervals.

The White Horse of Kilburn – taken a few years ago – SJ Butler

The White Horse is 314 feet (96 metres) long and 228 feet (70 metres) high. In fact, 24 people could sit on the patch of grass which forms the horse’s eye (though please don’t)

North Yorkshire – SJ Butler Photography
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Dawn Chorus

I was having a sort out of my hard drive and I came across this…

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Autumn Chill

Today is so cold that I dragged my big coat and boots from the loft…

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Autumnal Equinox

While the county may be enjoying a patch of warm weather, today marks the end of summer…

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October

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Well, here we are again in the lovely month of October. I’m poorly again, this time I think it’s flu (four negative Covid tests) so sat at home waiting for it to pass so that I can get back out there with my camera.

“Anne reveled in the world of color about her.
“Oh, Marilla,” she exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it? Look at these maple branches. Don’t they give you a thrill–several thrills?”
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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Busy, Busy, Busy

Well October flew past very quick, didn’t it? I’ve been so busy that I have…

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Knaresbrough

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I’ve been rather busy at work lately, hence the silence and I’ve also been busy out and about too. This weekend I went via train to the picturesque town of Knaresbrough.

The first trio of images are taken from the castle looking over the River Nidd.
The middle trio, well can you guess which is the real door (the others are actually painted).
It is painted in the style of trompe l’oeil, (French: “deceive the eye”) in painting, the representation of an object with such verisimilitude as to deceive the viewer concerning the material reality of the object.

The bottom trio are the views just as you get off the station and walk towards the river Nidd.

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Last day of September

Well that month seemed to fly by didn’t it? The past few days have been so cold and wet,…

First Ladybird of Spring

It’s another glorious day. Getting back into the garden is a great feeling. Watching the cats chasing bees (unsuccessfully…

When does winter start?

How you define the first day of winter depends on whether you are referring to the astronomical or meteorological…

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Golden Orange

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More scrumptious colours today SJ Butler Photography
Golden leaves – Sue Butler Photography
Mini pumpkins and gourds – Sue Butler Photography
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June

What a hot and sunny week this has been; of course now it is the weekend it’s gone cooler…

Pumpkins

I have been growing some mini pumpkins for my window display next week and I have managed to salvaged…

Golden Brown…

Today is chilly and miserable. I was really tempted to go out after work to take some photographs of…

Sunday Snow

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A bit late on the updates but we had S N O W !
Normally I’m the first one out there with my camera chasing the deepest snow. Not. this. time.
Still trying to get back to ‘normal’ but at the same time having to go back to ‘normal’.

Made my first step out into the garden to chip away at the thick ice and the snow that had accumulated on the bird baths over the past few days. I could here the birds chirping in delight at having some fresh drinking/bathing water!

That’s all the news today, keep warm, keep safe and enjoy the day 🙂

Snowflakes are kisses from heaven

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Beastly Virus Update

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*UPDATE*

Turns out it is Covid – after a PCR test confirmed it.
Just recovering now, not got any smell or taste which is a pain but hopefully that will return.

Keep warm and safe – Storm Arwen (UK) will be upon us soon!

For the past few days I have been wiped out with the Flu. It’s not Covid as I’ve had 3 negative LFT. I’m longing to have the energy to to get out and to be back at work.

I will be missing out on my Christmas fairs at the weekend but you can still go along and make a purchase as my cards will still be on sale.

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Beastly virus

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Reflections

For the past few days I have been wiped out with the Flu. It’s not Covid as I’ve had 3 negative LFT. I’m longing to have the energy to to get out and to be back at work.

I missed out on two fairs/exhibitions that I was looking forward to at the weekend.

J cat looking after me

One thing, I’ve lost a few lbs which isn’t a bad thing! Hope you like the crackling fire!

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Happy New Year

Happy new Year! Thank you for all your interactions, purchases and donations it is much appreciated. Here’s to 2023 and more travels and photography.

Tuesday Throwback

Throwback to the beginning of 2022 with pictures from 2016-2021. I hope you have enjoyed the videos through the year?In 2023 I will be creating some more videos but I may put them on YouTube because of the amount of storage they take up on here. Have a great day, it is cold and miserable…

December

You probably know that throughout the year at the beginning of each month I have been creating a short video of photographs, from that month 2016-2021. Here’s the last of this year’s videos, I hope that you have enjoyed watching them. Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

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