Thursday 1st December

Well, I've been on holiday all week (can't believe it's Thursday already!) and today was the first day I thought fit to venture out with the camera. I decided to do a circular walk and travel light - just the 17-70 lens, a drink and layers.

I headed off into Ramsey. Nothing much to take pictures of so far. The tide was out so, the harbour was looking a bit miserable so, onto the beach.

I'd decided to walk along the beach to Ballure, up to the reservoir, along to the Albert Tower then down through the woods. The sun was shining and there were a few dog walkers on the beach

As I walked along the beach, I noticed there were some men digging for worms under the pier

There was quite a bit of water on the beach and the buildings and sky were reflecting in it

As I got to the pier, all was quiet. Different from recent weeks when the men have been working to make it safe

I carried on along the beach to the footpath just after The Fountains and headed off the beach.

As I headed up towards the reservoir, I noticed some a bush with some blackberries on it, I didn't expect to see any so late in the year

By the time I arrived at the reservoir, the sun had gone and, as there was no autumn colour left the whole area looked drab and grey, not very picturesque at all. There were however some winter berries

I carried on up the path towards the mountain road and the Albert Tower

I carried on towards the Albert Tower, going past the abandoned building. Wondering again why there were so many bath tubs in the yard

As I started down the path, there was a lot of obvious damage from the recent winds, including a tree down across the path

I came out near the hairpin after partially sliding (in places) down the muddy path and headed home