tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34170804026205684112024-03-13T17:04:53.276+00:00Jon StoreyNorthumberland (and other wonderful places)
http://jonstorey.comJon Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.comBlogger579125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417080402620568411.post-44101207230280777072022-02-08T13:09:00.001+00:002022-02-08T13:09:00.634+00:00Patience is a virtue..... Jack spent about 5 minutes waiting in vain for his breakfast to appear...... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was looking for a few perfectly formed specimens but very quickly became distracted and fascinated by a few that had gone over or been pecked..........</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8I3KvDgeVY/YYGps8ALmiI/AAAAAAAASOE/Bs7e9BFQAEofGZA9Gi2JMZUyDAKAvIiCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290048a.fungi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8I3KvDgeVY/YYGps8ALmiI/AAAAAAAASOE/Bs7e9BFQAEofGZA9Gi2JMZUyDAKAvIiCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/P1290048a.fungi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Hw9Oq6ZIfw/YYGprN-EktI/AAAAAAAASOA/eY1eOnDpXfIg1Bcl5D-2_rPCAYSHdKYZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290049a.fungi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Hw9Oq6ZIfw/YYGprN-EktI/AAAAAAAASOA/eY1eOnDpXfIg1Bcl5D-2_rPCAYSHdKYZQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/P1290049a.fungi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMizugO63sA/YYGpq-1NUxI/AAAAAAAASN8/TmegNBI5rnoBbMaWIuS4BgMlN0-uwOKHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290053a.fungi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMizugO63sA/YYGpq-1NUxI/AAAAAAAASN8/TmegNBI5rnoBbMaWIuS4BgMlN0-uwOKHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/P1290053a.fungi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jon Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417080402620568411.post-78321079647720846612021-10-25T21:43:00.000+01:002021-10-25T21:43:02.977+01:00An afternoon ride down Hexham mid-afternoon today, dodging rain showers on the way. A few chores and a little shopping, the sky cleared to a breezy, bright evening. From Juniper to Slaley the clouds were gathering over Hexhamshire behind me....<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WVje7FAUTfo/YXcWtdQczII/AAAAAAAASKY/MgdDpoMglvwheH2cxnLwB2Dq3eiSiBa0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WVje7FAUTfo/YXcWtdQczII/AAAAAAAASKY/MgdDpoMglvwheH2cxnLwB2Dq3eiSiBa0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/P1290044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jon Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417080402620568411.post-54907107474249082052021-10-17T17:18:00.000+01:002021-10-17T17:18:18.082+01:00Derwent Reservoir, mystical moment.....<p> A lovely, if chilly evening ride over to Edmundbyres yesterday. One of my regular rides around Derwent Reservoir which straddles the border of South Northumberland and Durham. The light when I reached the northern shore of the reservoir was really quite special...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nB29RDMxKxI/YWxMgyKP56I/AAAAAAAASFg/lr5QZXEGOuI_dXFj2czL7gh0mjenAWnZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290042a.DerwentReservoir.bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="2048" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nB29RDMxKxI/YWxMgyKP56I/AAAAAAAASFg/lr5QZXEGOuI_dXFj2czL7gh0mjenAWnZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h215/P1290042a.DerwentReservoir.bw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jon Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417080402620568411.post-20471075759056167232021-10-08T21:55:00.000+01:002021-10-08T21:55:13.841+01:00<p>A lovely afternoon for a ride into the Tyne Valley and Hexhamshire, Along the Yarridge, the view over Lowgate and to the North was wonderful. Up into Hexhamshire, the Angel of the Shire was also looking good in the late afternoon sun...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6FL6hUOXP4/YWCv6oIXjaI/AAAAAAAASAs/VGUmqYSmW0QCG_oVTTEI_qZC8w6AuLi6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290037a.Low.Gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6FL6hUOXP4/YWCv6oIXjaI/AAAAAAAASAs/VGUmqYSmW0QCG_oVTTEI_qZC8w6AuLi6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/P1290037a.Low.Gate.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rf0CX1JaxQU/YV9bzdD7DOI/AAAAAAAAR_o/bzTIljIOgFUkkOuHtdnVcr1bVtDqEvIPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290034a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rf0CX1JaxQU/YV9bzdD7DOI/AAAAAAAAR_o/bzTIljIOgFUkkOuHtdnVcr1bVtDqEvIPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/P1290034a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jon Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417080402620568411.post-78850405683650752932021-10-07T21:35:00.000+01:002021-10-07T21:35:03.109+01:00Storm Clouds.......<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Buckshot Syke near Blanchland was bathed in sunshine this evening as a storm cloud approached Blanchland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The effort of cycling does have it's plus points.........</div><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QBtjWGf7qDY/YV9XpZym4tI/AAAAAAAAR_g/iaLLjcPW5Ic1VlmRI769qsHJK4ieu3I7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/P1290035a.Storm.Cloud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="2048" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QBtjWGf7qDY/YV9XpZym4tI/AAAAAAAAR_g/iaLLjcPW5Ic1VlmRI769qsHJK4ieu3I7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h215/P1290035a.Storm.Cloud.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /> <p></p><p><span style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Jon Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523447513830779457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417080402620568411.post-83946591570820189102021-06-30T14:20:00.001+01:002021-06-30T14:20:36.212+01:00The Game Barn.... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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