Autumn sunset over the city

Every autumn the sun sets along the corridor in our office. Today was the first day it's done it this autumn when it hasn't been raining or grey.

Looking out over Nottingham and the sun's reflected brightly off two of the glass buildings.

Ratcliffe power station in the distance, lamps for the cricket ground in the foreground.

Sunset over Sneinton, and Greens Mill.

Love notes

Carved in the top of a prominent stone boulder, with a great view, are messages to lovers going back years.

the way up

near Stanton Moor, Derbyshire.

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Here comes the rain

Stormy weather making its way towards me.

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Derbyshire

More photos from the climbing trip last weekend. The first couple came about while playing with manual focus and various camera settings.

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Before the rain

I went into Derbyshire this weekend to go climbing, but the weather was against us.

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Birdwatching

House sparrows, conveniently located outside my house. According to the RSPB they are becoming rare, and even appear on the 'red list' of declining species.

They chirp and flit about my garden, accompanied by magpies, pigeons and collard doves.

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Autumn walk

Out in the countryside north of Newark, the horse chestnuts are ripe.

The shoots you can see growing up in this field are a crop of grass, when you look down it just looks like a muddy field, but look along the perfectly seeded lines and you can see the green of grass.