After my Thursday afternoon volunteering as a School Reader at a local shcool I took the long route home via Leegomery pool.

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Mr C inadvertently placed an order that was due for delivery on Saturday when he would not be available to receive delivery. The email advising the delivery slot arrived too late for me to go on my planned visit to Attingham Park to see the bluebell display. I had to be at home to receive the ’signed for’ delivery.

I had enough time for a local walk in the glorious sunshine. The walk took in one of my favourite local places, Leegomery Pool. The pool area is currently having its pathways repaired and this has resulted in part of the pool being drained of water. It being a Saturday meant there was no construction activity going on, allowing me to get close to the (fenced off) drained area of the pool.

Much later, after Mr C returned home, we were able to enjoy ‘Fine Dining’ on the patio for the first time this year.

2021 reviewed in 12 photographs, one from each month of the year.

For some of the months it was difficult to choose only one photograph.

The individual photos can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

1. Leegomery Pool, 2. Local Pathway, 3. All Saints Church, Wellington, 4. Hodnet Hall, 5. Ludlow Castle Walls, 6. Stonehenge, 7. Tasty Treats in Ledbury, 8. Roseway, Wellington, 9. View from Brough Castle, 10. Autumn, 11. Fountains Abbey, 12. The Swan Hotel, Hay-on-Wye

Mr C and I enjoyed a New Year’s day visit to Wightwick Manor. We arrived just in time for lunch and were pleased to see a hot turkey, stuffing and gravy roll on the menu. When our lunch arrived it was much larger than we had anticipated! After lunch we visited the house and gallery before taking a walk around the gardens.

The garden walk was short so when we arrived back home I set off in brilliant sunshine on a circular route taking in Leegomery pool to see the ducks and geese. It was all about the walk, so I didn’t sit and rest a while on my favourite bench.

For several months my compact camera has intermittently malfunctioned in several ways. One of the irritating features was when I pressed the zoom function it started video recording instead. On my recent walk in Shrewsbury the zoom function failed completely.

I take pleasure in photographing what I see when I am out and about and although I have my larger ‘mirrorless’ camera that is not convenient on every adventure.

I was reluctant to choose the same make camera that had failed, it is the second that has failed me and Mr C’s camera of the same make (and model) recently stopped functioning properly. I settled on a Canon G7X MkII and searched for the cheapest option from a reputable supplier. I was surprised to find a kit including the camera, memory card and flexible mini tripod had recently been reduced. It was cheaper than buying the camera on its own. A bargain not to be missed!

My planned afternoon walk in the sunshine testing out my camera didn’t go according to plan, I ended up with a quick walk along a local pathway as the sun was setting. I am happy with the quality of the images and I am reminded why I always loved Canon cameras.

I now have to get to grips with the menu system so I can fine tune my photographic ideas.