Album ~ Winter & Early Spring
![Winter sunshine in the paddock of Hall Farm House, Clippesby](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_1b0736782eca4040b3303087850390bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_61,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_1b0736782eca4040b3303087850390bd~mv2.jpg)
![Converted barns at Clippesby](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_e5cb04c7b8b04f9e892f17ec2824ed1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_e5cb04c7b8b04f9e892f17ec2824ed1c~mv2.jpg)
![A Norfolk sky over Clippesby](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_8dda1020383e4285bfc632a728df7ee9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_85,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_8dda1020383e4285bfc632a728df7ee9~mv2.jpg)
![Hedgerow blossom, 13th March](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_960188c9de5c4f94b85dbfabf4ad3e0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_94,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_960188c9de5c4f94b85dbfabf4ad3e0f~mv2.jpg)
![December colours, Hall Lane, Clippesby](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_03ab54476c5f4921980e28784e8c20b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_03ab54476c5f4921980e28784e8c20b6~mv2.jpg)
![Barn conversions at Clippesby](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_1be2e8ce8b7242ea9364c39e5c13a0de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_1be2e8ce8b7242ea9364c39e5c13a0de~mv2.jpg)
!['A host of golden daffodils'](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_e47b8e09b7fe4a95aebc0ae79fd409a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_e47b8e09b7fe4a95aebc0ae79fd409a9~mv2.jpg)
![A bouquet in the hedgerow](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_3ca141cb21f842ec95c2f40c45e06dab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_3ca141cb21f842ec95c2f40c45e06dab~mv2.jpg)
Late Spring in Clippesby
April 2013 ~ Some of our fields were bright with rape in full flower, while the leaves on the trees were still only a hint of green....
![photo by Ian Laxton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_14eb1a36567546ec95735e14401d21b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_106,h_142,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_14eb1a36567546ec95735e14401d21b4~mv2.jpg)
![photo by Ian Laxton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_1890d8c7586c4d248983c8cada011227~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_106,h_66,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_1890d8c7586c4d248983c8cada011227~mv2.jpg)
![photo by Ian Laxton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d74ee0_519096a20f77413a83ce732b528ed225~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_118,h_190,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d74ee0_519096a20f77413a83ce732b528ed225~mv2.jpg)
Photos courtesy of Ian Laxton, Black Street Studios, Martham
Slide Shows/Videos
Nature colonises the clay ~ the reservoir's first year
Nature triumphs over the dry clay - at last Clippesby has an area where wild plants and flowers flourish freely. . . Where have they all come from?
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. . . coltsfoot, ragwort, scarlet pimpernel, daisies, ground ivy, lesser & greater willowherb. . .
the list will grow as the months go by. . .
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Water and sky....
From serene reflections to stormy waves, the reservoir offers ever-changing photo-opportunities. . .
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April (1)
Two versions of the Concessionary Path Wood, originally intended to be a progressive record of the the emergence of Spring and Summer, but by June it became inaccessible due to the abundant growth.
Piano music:
Two pieces from "The Album for the Young" by Schumann, played by Pauline
April (2)
"Clippesby's Secret"
A "Mood Picture" of a small, almost unknown spot in Clippesby
Piano music by Pauline