I did not add much to this site in 2025, mainly sloth I think, so I decided to have a target for 2026 – select an image for each week in 2026 and add the image at the end of each week.
Week 1 – 1st to 4th of January.
January 3rd. Starting point SK 156 664. A fine cold day for a walk down the top of Lathkill Dale and along the public footpath towards One Ash Grange Farm which starts opposite Ricklow Quarry. Camera – Leica Q2.
Week 2 – 5th to 11th of January.
January 5th. Starting point SK 251 801. A small amount of overnight snow, followed by a clear cold day for a walk towards Mother Cap on Hathersage Moor, through a fine birch wood. Camera – Leica Q2.
Week 3 – 12th to 18th of January.
January 14th. Starting point SK 256 725. A dull late afternoon walk up Bar Road (the old toll road) in Baslow to the Wellington Monument, Eagle Stone and Baslow Edge. The Great Wall on Curbar Edge is just visible in the centre of the picture. Camera – Leica M240 with the 28/35/50 Tri-Elmar.
Week 4 – 19th to 25th of January.
January 23rd. A miserable week, foggy and wet, relieved by an excellent lunch in Manchester. Chef Tom Barnes at Skof. Camera – Fairphone 5.
Week 5 – 26th of January to 1st of February
January 31st. A surprise – some sunshine and blue sky in the morning. Black Rocks (named Black Rock on the OS map) is a gritstone outcrop on the edge of the limestone near Wirksworth. This is a panorama of the south face. Camera – Leica M10M + Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28.
