Inside first floor of bookshop
Curved mirror in bookshop
Window looking out of bookshop
Bookshop from outside
Remarkable Scarthin Books, inside and out #cromford
A colour photograph in portrait format. It shoes a three storey building made of large stone blocks on a street. A couple of people are about to enter via the shop door which is in the centre of the ground floor. Books are piled up on the doorstep, there are so many! Photo taken in 2018.
Village Bookshop
Hello Saturday Bluesky! A photograph of one of those wonderful labyrinthine bookshops with lots of floors, nooks and a great selection of secondhand #books of all types. This is #Scarthin Books in #Cromford near Matlock, #Derbyshire
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #bookshops
A landscape oriented image looking across the old mill pond in Cromford village during the blue hour. Along the top third sitting nestled in trees are cottages and the quite well known Scarthin Bookshop, all are reflected in the mirror still pond.
Mill Pond
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#ForestFriday
#JanuArty
#Blue
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin
#Cromford
#ScarthinBookshop
#MillPond
#Cottage
#Reflection
Cromford canal catching the first rays of sun thru the mist on an early winters morning #cromfordcanal #cromford #derbyshire #forestfriday
Narrow, white-painted double doors flanked by angled shelves stacked with second-hand books - the doors themselves with glass windows packed with labels and notices, and the lower sections of the doors covered with large signs. Text includes: "Established in 1497 ... or was it 1749? This unusually complete and well-preserved Renaissance Bookshop will give you many years of economical and trouble-free service".
For #doorsday - an unusually complete and well-preserved Renaissance Bookshop.
(Scarthin Books in #Cromford, #Derbyshire - shortly before opening on a Sunday. Photo from September 2012, although the place really hasn't changed - except for the […]
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We're all set up at #Cromford Mills near #Matlock #Derbyshire. Here until 4pm!
#nature inspired #photography & #art: #cards #coasters #canvas #prints #greetingcards
Huge, rounded rock - pale on top in the diffuse sunlight and darkening to black at the sides and base - surrounded by deciduous woodlands.
A tumbled-down ridge of worked masonry - covered in moss, with no mortar - in an incline up the side of a steep hill. An old tramway, for transporting stone down to the valley?
A view up the remnants of the pathway - centre worn smooth by modern feet, with tree roots and fallen stones complicating the route.
A large, vaguely rectangular pile of worked masonry, covered in moss and surrounded by ferns and deciduous trees.
For #saturdaySolitude - some abstract #industrialArchaeology above #Cromford, #Derbyshire. Including remnants of an old tramway up past Black Rocks, and a pile of stacked, worked masonry in the overgrown Barreledge Quarry... 1/2
A moment of stillness in Matlock, amidst the rain and cold.
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#matlock #derbyshire #peakdistrict #derby #cromford #belper #matlockbath #bakewell
Matlock Baths in the rain.
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More of moody Matlock.
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On a nettle leaf, a small, narrow insect with dark, shiny blue-black wings folded into long, sharp triangles covering its back - white legs protrude from underneath. The head has two round, brown-red compound eyes, two incredibly long white, thread-like antennae going forwards and curling out slightly, and two dark, almost crab-like jointed appendages. "Distinctive large and hairy maxillary palps used in mating" apparently, according to NatureSpot.(It's a male.)
Something enjoyable - taking a photo of a small, odd-looking bug with camera at arm's length, trying not to fall into a canal, getting home and seeing the results and thinking - what the heck's *that*?
Pretty sure it's a Mystacides azurea var […]
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I'm just plugging this exhibition because it's A Good Thing. The Secret Postcard Show at The Old Lock Up Gallery in #Cromford, #Derbyshire From 23rd August. www.theoldlockupgallery.org/the-secret-p...
Silver-trunked birch trees on a steep fern-covered hillside, seen from below - with a heavily striated outcrop of stone with an apparent entrance to a small cave.
Twisted, gnarled treetrunk, partly covered in moss, surrounded by leafy green woodlands.
For #saturdaySolitude - Lea Wood, above #Cromford canal, earlier today.
#Derbyshire #woodlands
A highlight from the Matlock trip - JJs Junk and Gems. An old house full of Junk & Gems.
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#matlock #derbyshire #peakdistrict #derby #cromford #belper #matlockbath #bakewell
Went to matlock for the hikes,,, stayed for the rain?
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Moody Matlock, swipe to see the unedited image.
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#matlock #derbyshire #peakdistrict #derby #cromford #belper #matlockbath #bakewell
Moorhen chicks on the #Cromford Canal #Derbyshire #birds @rspb.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social #wildlife
Thankyou Vollies / High Viz Heroes at the wonderful #blackrocks #parkrun near #cromford Derbyshire. Very friendly plus a stunning view at the 1k turnaround point . @parkrunstats.bsky.social @parkrunusa.bsky.social @parkrunner.bsky.social
More #wildflowers seen along the #cromford canal #Derbyshire #FlowersOnFriday #wildflowerhour @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
Some of the #wildflowers seen along the #cromford canal #Derbyshire #FlowersOnFriday #wildflowerhour
A bench sits along in a dense green woodland, the sun barely able to break through the canopy but forces its way through from the top right.
Take a seat and soak up the goodness in the trees.
Time to recharge for the weekend...
#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Derbyshire #Cromford #Friday
Yellow Flag Iris on the banks of the Cromford Canal today #cromfordcanal #cromford #flowers #derbyshire
We explored #Cromford mills, one of Arkwright's earliest. Enjoyed browsing shops and a meal at the Waterside Cafe. Engaged in lovely chats with friendly locals. #Accessibility wise, most shops had ramps, and even bumpy paths were accessible. #DogFriendly. Loved looking round the village & riverside.
Forgot to take a picture this morning, on my walk along the #cromford canal, as was too busy enjoying the baby geese, the swifts flitting overhead and foraging for nettles... So here are some beautiful leaf patterns from last week.
#nature #natureconnection
