A sudden break in the clouds allowed a burst of sunlight through on an otherwise dark and very unsettled day at the Roaches in Staffordshire. Days of rain meant that Tittesworth reservoir was already full to the brim.
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The ruined barn at Roach End in the Peak District National Park - near Leek - isn't easy to get to but it makes a good subject for photography all year round. And especially so when the weather is as changeable as it was that day.
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“Come to the edge," he said.
"We can't, we're afraid!" they responded.
"Come to the edge," he said.
"We can't, We will fall!" they responded.
"Come to the edge," he said.
And so they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.
So wrote France’s most acclaimed war poet, Guillaume Apollinaire in this 1915 poem after returning from the 1st World War. It's a wish that's as appropriate a sentiment today in these deeply uncertain times as it was then ... and not just with would-be hang-gliders
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A view of Tittesworth Reservoir in Staffordshire Moorlands, in Staffordshire, UK at dusk. The reservoir extends from the edge of the town of Leek into the Peak District National Park. Weather conditions somewhat mixed!
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In the foreground with Tittesworth reservoir behind. A sunshine and showers sort of day, with some dramatic winter light at times.
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