My brother joined us for the weekend down here in the country; the
second weekend of every month is a double market weekend here, with the
Coal Creek market and Loch market both occuring, one on each day. So we
decided to make a trilogy of it and visit the weekly Kongwak flea market
as well. (Except Dad was the only one that made it to the Coal Creek
market, it was too early for me!)
old house in Loch
I've been wanting to flex my photography muscles again and this time of
year is perfect for it. Intense blue skies, big fluffy clouds and
bonfire bright autumn trees all create an explosion of colours and
depth. And of course the countryside with it's old houses and rolling
velvet hills doesn't exactly hinder!
tissue pom poms, pressed tin, carved wood and an intensely pink blind in the beautiful old Loch church hall
Loch's main street, alive with heritage and green - enticing glimpses of antique shops can be seen in the distance.
The main interestion in town, complete with heritage Post Office and the rolling green hills that are seen from almost every angle in these local tiny towns, snuggled into the dales.
Standing in the middle of the road is pretty safe in tiny country towns, plus you get great shots of the wide old streets and heritage shop fronts.
picture perfect - usually I wait for people to move before I take my shots, but not this one...
I wanted to explore this back lane - but I wanted to shop for antiques more! I meant to go back but shopping swept it from my mind. Next time perhaps.
A modest little house dressed in aqua blue and dusted with autumn leave.
I bought a few things - plenty of locally grown veg
and home made cakes, a 1970s tooled leather handbag (I've been searching for
the perfect one for ages- finally scored!) and a splendid baby pink
1950s cake box. We were worn out by
lunchtime and came home to a roast pork dinner with all the trimmings;
every bit of it was local produce!
Photography, country drives, home grown food and family company... I decree we should do Market Weekend every month. That's if I can master the art of getting up before midday...
3 comments:
I love the light in your pictures
Yes, you should try to get up early just for the market weekends ;) Glad you enjoyed your weekend!
Beautiful. I know Loch well. My parents lived in Keowera for many years...now they're at Harmers Haven. Love the Kongwak market as well.
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