Posted in 2011, Photography, Posts of Note on Friday March 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to the talented folk who have made submissions to the first Parwich Portrait Photography Exhibition. We have some wonderful pictures to share with you. It’s interesting to see just how many types of portrait photo there are…as we think you’ll see by the time you get to the end of the post 🙂 So here goes. Click on any image to enlarge it…
First up, we have some cracking portraits sent in by Debbie W:
Ally
Click on ‘Continue Reading’ to view the rest of the exhibition…
Posted in Photography on Wednesday March 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Fine detail inside this graceful flower – Thanks JF-S
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Saturday February 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Thursday February 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Another ornithological study from the lens of JF-S.
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A Winter greenhouse – John F-S.
Posted in Photography on Sunday February 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Taken by JF-S on February 2nd 2011. Please click to enlarge.
Posted in 2011, People, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday February 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The closing date for submissions to the Parwich Portrait Photography Exhibition is tomorrow – Sunday 27th February. If you have an interesting photograph of someone living in (or connected to) the Parwich area, send it in!
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Parwich.org invites you to get creative and enter our grand portrait photography exhibition!
You don’t have to have a big expensive camera to enter. This is about having fun taking pictures..and sharing some interesting portraits of people linked to the Parwich area.
Here’s how it works:
If you need some tips or inspiration on portrait photography, click here.
Give it a go…and let’s have some fun!
Posted in Photography on Monday January 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to Steve K for sending us the following picture.
Steve says “spring is on the way”!
Posted in Photography on Thursday January 20, 2011| 2 Comments »
If any of our readers felt a trifle hairier than usual last night, the following photograph may explain why…
We would like to thank John F-S for this atmospheric shot of last night’s full moon. The picture was taken over Carsington Water.
Posted in Photography on Thursday January 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of JF-S.
Posted in Photography on Tuesday January 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Photo by JF-S. Please click to enlarge.
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Sunday January 2, 2011| 2 Comments »
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Click to enlarge and really appreciate JF-S’s photo.
Posted in 2010, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Walks & Rides, Young people on Saturday December 25, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thirty five friends took the morning air and walked to Tissington today for the 3rd annual Christmas day walk – some for the first time. It was a beautiful walk, with perfect blue skies and snow lining the fields. On arrival at Tissington, a picnic table ladened with nibbles and flasks of coffee and mulled wine greeted the walkers. Thank you to everyone who provided the goodies – roll on the next walk.
Posted in Photography on Friday December 24, 2010| 2 Comments »
I found these footprints in the snow on my drive at Flaxdale yesterday. I asked a passing dog lover, Delia, to have a look at them with me and she told me they were unlikely to be the spoor of dogs. Can anyone identify them for me. The ruler laid on the ground measures in inches. Mike
Posted in 2010, Church, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday December 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to JF-S for sending in these photos of today’s Church Fair – a delightful event.
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Saturday December 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
JF-S
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Weather on Sunday December 12, 2010| 1 Comment »
Hi, I’m Dana a long, but not well known resident of this wonderful village. I’m an amateur artist in many mediums, but I also love photography and since we had so much snow in the last few weeks I thought I up date your photo collection with the following pictures. In the mean time I wish all involved on this website a very happy Xmas and a healthy and prosperous 2011!
Thank you to Dana for these great photos (click on ‘continue reading’ to see them all) and your good wishes:
Posted in Photography, Weather on Monday December 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you Mike G for these photos. The first “cloud effect today 06/12 STRAIGHT LINE HORIZON may be inversion and fog bank in Trent Valley Viewpoint Rathbone Croft 1200hrs“:
and the second “sunrise yesterday 05/12“:
Posted in Photography on Sunday December 5, 2010| 1 Comment »
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday December 5, 2010| 3 Comments »
Over the last couple of months, the “banner” images for PARWICH.ORG have all been taken from the same place, allowing us to play “spot the difference” with the passing of the season: from greens to golds, then to bare branches and finally to snow.
To view the entire set from beginning to end, please click the image below.
Hint: in some browsers, you may need to click the image a second time, in order to enlarge it fully.
For reference, the banners were taken on these dates: October 10/17/24/30, November 6/13/15/27, December 5.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Weather on Saturday December 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
An easing of the temperature to just above the freezing mark caused a significant melting of the snow today. Driving conditions became easier and for some it was the first time in days that they have been able to get their vehicles down the hill. Walking in and around the village was still pretty difficult as the powdery snow turned into that horrible brown slush.
As the water melted and dripped down from the roofs, many beautiful icicles were formed. Thank you to J F-S for sending us a selection he encountered during the course of the day.
Click on any image to enlarge it.
Send us your icicle pictures!
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday December 4, 2010| 1 Comment »
Our thanks to Lucy D for sending us this picture. If there are any other Parwich snowmen, snowwomen or other assorted snowcreatures which you’d like us all to see, please send them in!
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Friday December 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Is this some sort of White Peak snow sprite, spotted dangling outside our back door this evening?
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Friday December 3, 2010| 1 Comment »
Our thanks to Lewis Noble, for sending us these wonderfully atmospheric photos of snowy Parwich.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday December 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
14 inches in JF-S’s garden, but after today’s snow, what will the depth be?
Posted in Photography, Pikehall on Thursday December 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you very much Liz E for sending in these striking pictures up at Pike Hall. Liz points out that you can see Minninglow Planting in the distance. It’s been seen many times before, but rarely in such a striking setting.
Posted in 2010, Ballidon, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday December 2, 2010| 1 Comment »
Many thanks to Fiona H, who sent us the following snowy pictures from wild and woolly Ballidon Moor. Please click on each image to enlarge it.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday December 2, 2010| 3 Comments »
According to legend, eskimoes have at least 49 words for ‘snow’. Well, even if we have far fewer ‘snow words’ in English, we can at least make up for it with the number of pictures we have of the stuff!
Click on ‘Continue Reading’ to view a slide show depicting varied snow-filled scenes from around the village.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Weather on Wednesday December 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
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Thanks JF-S
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Children at play – it really is this deep.
Around the village
The Church and Churchyard
Click on any picture to enlarge.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday December 1, 2010| 1 Comment »
Posted in 2010, Ornithology, Photography, Posts of Note on Monday November 29, 2010| 3 Comments »
This photo was taken at about 7:30 on Saturday morning, near the sledging field. It was in fresh snow and was about 12 inches at its widest point. Most likely it was a bird about to take off – two feet and tail feathers possibly – or have we received a close encounter of some other kind?
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday November 28, 2010| 1 Comment »
For many it was quite a surprise to look out of the window on Saturday morning and see the perfect powdery covering of snow.
For the photographers of Parwich, snow offers a great opportunity to capture the village in its sparkling glory. Of course John F-S – the master of Parwich photography – was out and about early.
For others, the snowy weather can make life more difficult. This is especially true for the farming community whose animals still need caring for. The Kirkhams are pictured here making sure the animals on Back Lane are well fed.
One animal feed supplier had a particularly bad day. Not only did the tanker need pulling out of the village, but it also lost a wing mirror as it came back down the hill at Townhead! Repairs were needed before the vehicle could make its way back out of the village.
For many Parwich people however, times of snow are to be enjoyed. If you click ‘Continue Reading’ you will see a selection of photos taken around the village. Hope you enjoy them. As usual, click on any image to enlarge it.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday November 27, 2010| 3 Comments »
Parwich always looks particularly beautiful after a snow fall, and today was certainly no exception. Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of Saturday, starting before breakfast and ending just before tea time. As ever, these photos look at their best if you click to enlarge each one.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Young people on Sunday November 21, 2010| 17 Comments »
Take a careful look at these two photos. Although they may look identical at first, there are in fact ten differences between the top photo and the bottom photo.
How many can you spot? We particularly welcome answers in the comments box from our younger readers.
HINT: Try clicking each photo to enlarge it. Each photo will then open in a new window. This might make the differences a little easier to spot!
Posted in 2010, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday November 10, 2010| 1 Comment »
Audrey, a friend of Mike & Kevin’s in America , visited Parwich over an Open Garden Weekend. She so enjoyed the day that she has produced an online book of the afternoon. It is a delightful snapshot of the day, with some  magical photos. Click here to enjoy the story. The photo below is a sample page from the book, by clicking on any page you can enlarge that photo.
Posted in 2010, Ornithology, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday November 7, 2010| 6 Comments »
Flying over Parwich today – JF-S
Posted in 2010, Events, Photography, Posts of Note, Sport, Young people on Sunday November 7, 2010| 2 Comments »
2010 saw the 55th Dovedale Dash and although chilly and a little soggy underfoot, it was a wonderfully sunny day. Parwich and Alsop were well represented, fielding 21 runners (including 5 friends) out of 1500 runners. Apologies that the photos are not as sharp as they could be, but the runners were just too fast and sorry if I have missed anyone out.
In the children’s race, Bethany was the first girl in the Under 10’s and Emily the first girl in the Under 8’s and Ben was one of the younger runners. Â
In the main race, Clive R, veteran, led the Parwich group in, followed by Sue P, Jacob (only 9) and then Graham J. Well done to the rest – Izzy, Seth, Nia, Thayer, Lexie, Reuben, Josh, Brian G, Jamie D, Mark W and the Linnell’s friends.
Next Year’s run is on Sunday 6th November!
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