Mon 26th April 2010
Saturday morning saw the completion of 12 months filming for the remake of the Garden of the Moor film about John William's remarkable garden on the moors above Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire. I've edited a few shots together to get myself motivated to begin this task which will take many hours of editing before I'm satisfied with the final result.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Saturday, 24 April 2010
12 months filming completed
After probably more than 25 visits over the last 12 months I finally filmed my last shots to complete my film of John william's Garden on the Moor that I started filming last May.This is my 3rd visit in 2 weeks to film the daffodils, they've been very slow in opening owing to the late spring and north facing aspect, another few days will see them at their best but I'm going away for a few days so this morning has been a slight compromise.
I've also noticed that spring is racing forward in my own garden in the past week and all the spring flowers are looking good in the bright warm sunshine.
A few shots of my Garden
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Bike ride over the moors
Wed. 21st April 2010.
After yesterdays bike ride to ease us on to the saddle todays bike ride was much harder with some steep hills, long drags and rough terrain.The ride started and finished at our house but between the start and finish the ride climbed onto the moors into Yorkshire on the new Pennine Bridleway, followed the moors northwards then decended back into Lancashire down some very steep terrain. The views were far reaching as far as the Lancashire coast around Blackpool (40 miles)
Pendle hill in the distance
Across the moors into Yorkshire
Heading towards the wild Boulsworth Hill
Looking north into the Yorkshire dales around Pen-y-ghent
Down into Thursden Valley
After yesterdays bike ride to ease us on to the saddle todays bike ride was much harder with some steep hills, long drags and rough terrain.The ride started and finished at our house but between the start and finish the ride climbed onto the moors into Yorkshire on the new Pennine Bridleway, followed the moors northwards then decended back into Lancashire down some very steep terrain. The views were far reaching as far as the Lancashire coast around Blackpool (40 miles)
Heading for the moors
The start of the new Pennine Bridleway
My favourite time of year
Wed. 21st April 2010.
It's almost upon us but it's slightly later this year. Within the next two weeks I'll be out into our local woodlands admiring what I think is Britains most spectacular display ....The flowering of our native Bluebell. I'm tempted to refilm it after my first attempt two years ago, if I do I'll improve the camera angles and narration.
It's almost upon us but it's slightly later this year. Within the next two weeks I'll be out into our local woodlands admiring what I think is Britains most spectacular display ....The flowering of our native Bluebell. I'm tempted to refilm it after my first attempt two years ago, if I do I'll improve the camera angles and narration.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Tues.20th April 2010.
It's been a lovely but cool spring day, temp.8c Today we had our first bike ride this year and to ease us into it we chose a level ride along probably one of the more picturesque stretches of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal between Barrowford and Barnoldswick, a round trip of about 17 miles. This is the highest section of the canal before it starts to descend into Yorkshire through the Aire gap. Riding along we had a constant accompaniment of Willow Warbler song which made the whole ride very enjoyable.
It's been a lovely but cool spring day, temp.8c Today we had our first bike ride this year and to ease us into it we chose a level ride along probably one of the more picturesque stretches of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal between Barrowford and Barnoldswick, a round trip of about 17 miles. This is the highest section of the canal before it starts to descend into Yorkshire through the Aire gap. Riding along we had a constant accompaniment of Willow Warbler song which made the whole ride very enjoyable.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Up Hill and Down Dale
Sunday 18th April 2010.
An uneventful weekend with the just the odd surprise. On Sat. we went up to the garden on the moor to film the final shots for my film about John Williams and his remarkable moorland garden but we were too early for the drifts of daffodils I require for the spring sequence it will be another week before enough flowers are open to make the shots impressive (spring comes late to these high moorland valleys) but I did record his narration.
Sat... Noah Dale the valley of the garden on the moor
The garden on the moor
John Williams talking to camera
The promise of things to come
Sunday 18th April
Todays walk in the Ribble Valley exploring the backwaters on little used paths in areas we've never explored With the usual show of early spring flowers.
A Salmon fish pass on one of the small tributaries of the Ribble
On the lane side both Alternate and Opposite leaved Golden Saxifrage
growing happly together, this is a suprise to me because the flower books
state that the Alternate leaved Golden Saxifrage is much less common,
in this location it dominates the Opposite leaved species.
On the left Alternate leaved and to the right Opposite leaved
The first Bluebells
Wood-sorrel
Violets
above Twiston Beck
An uneventful weekend with the just the odd surprise. On Sat. we went up to the garden on the moor to film the final shots for my film about John Williams and his remarkable moorland garden but we were too early for the drifts of daffodils I require for the spring sequence it will be another week before enough flowers are open to make the shots impressive (spring comes late to these high moorland valleys) but I did record his narration.
Sat... Noah Dale the valley of the garden on the moor
Sunday 18th April
Todays walk in the Ribble Valley exploring the backwaters on little used paths in areas we've never explored With the usual show of early spring flowers.
growing happly together, this is a suprise to me because the flower books
state that the Alternate leaved Golden Saxifrage is much less common,
in this location it dominates the Opposite leaved species.
Friday, 16 April 2010
Exactly to the date
Friday 16th April 2010
Looking back through last years diary I realized that I made a short video of the Purple Saxifrage on Pen-y-ghent on exactly the same date as this years visit (11th April).Taking into account that this years weather as been much colder, does this flower respond to light levels rather than temperature? I've edited the video into a shorter version for todays post.
Looking back through last years diary I realized that I made a short video of the Purple Saxifrage on Pen-y-ghent on exactly the same date as this years visit (11th April).Taking into account that this years weather as been much colder, does this flower respond to light levels rather than temperature? I've edited the video into a shorter version for todays post.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Flower of the mountains
I've been on another of my favourite walks this is the one I always walk around the first week of April every year, it's the walk to view and photograph the Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga Oppositifolia) it's at its best around the first 2 weeks in April. Its growning Range is widespread but this plant is rare, it ranges from northern Greenland down into Europe and the British Isles where it is only found on the mountains on mainly lime and mineral rich rocks it really is an arctic alphine plant and it's been growing here since the last IceAge.The best location to see it is on the 1900 ft contour on Pen-y-ghent The late Alfred Wainwright the author of many walking books compaired the Purple Saxifrage to Aubretia draping on the cliffs and he wasn't exaggerating, but remember this is a protected plant so leave it to grow in its own special environment where it is managing to survive.
Our walk of about 9 miles started in Horton in Ribblesdale up to and over Pen-y- ghent and then back skirting the rocks on the 1900 ft contour to carry out a full survey of this special flower. Also seen and heard on the walk were the Skylark, Lapwing, Curlew, Wheatear and the Golden Plover.
Across the summit above the S.E. side of Pen-y-ghent
You can just about see the Golden Plover
Springs emerging from below the cliffs on the S.E. face
S.E face of Pen-y-ghent our local Pendle Hill is in the distance
