Cold & Icy

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Another absolute freezing week! There has been some really sharp frost recently but no snow here in North Yorkshire. Hoping for a bit of the white stuff for Christmas day but we’ll see. Have a good week and keep yourself warm.

“Frost grows on the window glass, forming whorl patterns of lovely translucent geometry.

Breathe on the glass, and you give frost more ammunition.

Now it can build castles and cities and whole ice continents with your breath’s vapor.

In a few blinks you can almost see the winter fairies moving in . . .

But first, you hear the crackle of their wings.”

Vera Nazarian
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June Sunset

Sunsets, sunsets and more sunsets! Hope you like these montages of sunsets over the past…

Summer Solstice

The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, is on the…

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Third week of Advent

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An absolute freezing week! I’ve managed again to get another nasty cold/chest infection, I’ve had it 5 days and been struggling at work so decided to stay in bed for 2 days. Feel so much better now thank goodness.

So, sorry no new icy weather pictures yet, instead another bit of drone flying from a few weeks ago.

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December Flight

A lovely but very cold second week of Advent. I visited Hovingham in the Howardian…

New July Images

New Images Hot off the press (or camera) a few new edits done this weekend.…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

December Ice

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A very cold start to the week with freezing fog and temperatures only just rising above freezing!

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Nearly April 🌸

Well the clocks have leapt forward an hour (UK) and it is still light at…

Update on Limpy

Hi, an update on my brother’s cat Limpy. He has had the operation and his…

Springtime 🌸

Oh my goodness sorry for not posting for a while! I don’t know where time…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

December Flight

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A lovely but very cold second week of Advent. I visited Hovingham in the Howardian Hills on the way to the National Trust Property of Nunnington Hall.


On the way I decided to stop to take the drone up for a quick flight but it was a bitterly cold day and I don’t think my drone liked it either!

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Please help Limpy

Hi, I don’t normally do this but I wonder if you could spare any spare…

Please help Limpy

Hi, I don’t normally do this but I wonder if you could spare any spare…

Crocus

Oh my goodness my first Crocus are flowering! I haven’t been in my garden for…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

December – Second week of Advent

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A lovely but very cold second week of Advent. I visited Hovingham in the Howardian Hills on the way to the National Trust Property of Nunnington Hall.

Hovingham is situated within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Ryedale District of North Yorkshire, approximately 19 miles north of the city of York and midway between the market towns of Helmsley and Malton.

I decided to stop to take a few pictures as I’d never had a walk round before. A beautiful village but a bitterly cold day.

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Nunnington in October

In the last week of October, I visited Nunnington Hall. As always it was beautifully…

Nunnington Hall

I had a visit to Nunnington Hall & Gardens which is owned by the National…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

December

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A lovely first week of Advent. I visited the National Trust Property of the Treasurer’s House in the middle of York. An oasis of peace and calm amid a very busy Christmas Market Day.

This picturesque townhouse nestling in the centre of York has many tales to tell, including celebrity parties, workmen who wore slippers to keep the noise down, and a promise by its former owner to return to haunt the building if anything was changed after his death.

“…Promise…to return to haunt the building if anything was changed after his death”

National Trust – Frank Green
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Treasurer’s House

The history of the garden When Frank Green bought the three houses that he used…

Beningbrough Hall

Over the weekend I visited the National Trust property, Beningbrough Hall. Beningbrough Hall is a…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

December

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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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February

Oh my goodness! This is my first post of 2023!A very belated Happy New Year…

Happy New Year

Happy new Year! Thank you for all your interactions, purchases and donations it is much…

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November Sunset

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What a gorgeous sunset this evening. I was going to take my drone up, but I ran out of time today but instead I caught this most beautiful November sunset.

SJ Butler Photography
SJ Butler Photography
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What a sunrise!

What a sunrise this morning! It was freezing cold with ice and fog but the…

Sun Rise January

Another beautiful cold and frosty day & another beautiful sunrise. January is turning out to…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

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

A big thank you to all who have purchased andy cards or…

March

Throughout the year at the beginning of each month I will created…

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Dull November

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Hi all – my first drone flight video is available to watch. Please be kind as it was my first flight, and I wasn’t too sure which control did what.

SJ Butler Photography
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Big Bird Watch 2022

Monday & Tuesday have been so dull and gray – really depressing. This morning I…

Christmas Eve Eve

Ooo! You’re getting two posts from me today! A really damp and grey day again.…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush