Frosty dawn

I could stay in bed all day given half a chance, there's nothing better than being wrapped up all snug and warm under my duvet - unless it's a clear and crispy morning, perfect for a photo walk.

So my alarm went off at 5.40am and out of bed I hopped, put on my several layers, scrapped a thick layer of ice from my car and I was off!

I picked up my friend and headed up to Boxmoor Trust at Westbrook Hay to see the sunrise.

Here is a selection of the many I took:

Cygnets

I have been hunting down cygnets for weeks. I made several unsuccessful visits to various locations and sadly, a nest that was being watched for me was attacked by a minx the day after the cygnets hatched, but today I found some, by chance, in a park in St Albans.

Here are a couple, the rest can be found on flickr here:  St Albans cygnets

A rainy churchyard walk

I tried to go for a walk to the top of a hill for a wide view of the amazing clouds today. However those clouds emptied themselves on me when I had got no further than the churchyard.

Here are a couple of my photos before the downpour.
Follow the link to find more:  Rainy churchyard walk, on flickr

Bluebells

The bluebells in Ashridge are bursting open. They will be gorgeous in about three days!
Here are a couple and a link to more on Flickr Bluebells

Full Moon

The moon looked amazing over Hemel Hempstead tonight. 
Here are a couple, more on flickr: Full moon photo set