Took a stroll around the village before the hunt arrived juggling a brolly & a camera.  River very swollen, stepping stones cannot be seen and the fire brigade, 'blues & twos' through the village.

The huntsmen & woman arrived through the rain.
​"The Board Inn" provides traditional drinks, pork pies, hot soup & Christmas cake for the hunt & supporters.

Fellow dog walkers & joggers

The find - a cockoo ray - rescued and put in deeper water

Merry Christmas

Decembers Blue moon

Some, of many photographs of the Aurora Borealis Whitby, North Yorkshire.

​More pictures added (in a slide show), and a short time lapse of 260 photographs before it clouded over.

​Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) spotted whilst we were fishing the Christmas match between 5 & 7 pm.  Sadly no suitable camera & tripod in my fishing bag :-( 
After the meal & presentation checked the Aurora FBk page and there was to be another show, so gathered all my kit together & headed out.
Up to St Mary's church for a test shot, it was there, all be it faintly.
Whilst walking from the church yard and down the 199 steps some mindless and totally irresponsible cretin was playing with a green laser, and insisted on shining it in my eyes whilst walking down the steps.  The green light was coming from a property/yard near Cliff St. on the west side of town just before midnight.
I sincerely hope the police catch the person/persons responsible.

↑ - Slideshow of 19 images
​↓ - 10 sec time lapse

All images to create an Aurora Borealis star trail.

Church of Saint Mary, Whitby, top of the 199 steps.
Exhibition of Christmas trees by local families & businesses
well worth a visit - open till 3pm
​a small selection of what can be seen