One reservoir in different moods.
But then, perhaps the sky is the moody one, lending its colours and atmosphere to the water.
For bodies of water like this are deep and calm, with an air of waiting that makes them restful. Most walkers are drawn to pause here and gaze over the stone wall to take in the view.
Earnsdale Reservoir is a few steps away from the top entrance to Sunnyhurst Wood in Darwen. The moor above it is part of the West Pennine Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest, a protected area.
Susan Rushton 
All are lovely, but the colors of the first are especially appealing.
The sunset colours are the loveliest, but don’t tell the whole story.
It’s a good question: is the mood in the sky or in the water? Most likely they are in cahoots. The sense of calm is wonderful; I know I too would be leaning over the stone wall. I am drawn especially to that third photo though I can’t say exactly why. Those birds in the last photo look suspiciously like geese. Maybe if I showed this photo to the geese in my back yard, they’d move there.
It’s worth a try! They’d be free to honk to their heart’s content, not that yours feel constrained by permissibility.
My geese are constrained by exactly nothing. By the way, I did click on that link and was completely undone by Roddlesworth, The Strawberry Duck in Entwistle, Donkey Brew, and Tockholes. These are such great names! I admire every one!
Yes, the sky and the water are working together in beautiful harmony. What a lovely place!
It has character!
There must be endless scope there
Pretty much. I picked some of the more dramatic ones to share.
Most definitely the sky I would say, though the wind plays a part too in whether the water is smooth and mirror-like or rippled. What a lovely place to have on your doorstop. I hope you are keeping well in Darwen. Once again it hits the news with Covid cases.
We have broken no end of unenviable records. That may be why I was drawn to share skies with grey clouds. I was a bit taken aback to watch Boris say he felt sorry for people in Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton (but oh well, implied).
Lovely. Our reservoirs, with their relatively large expanses of water, really are havens for us, aren’t they?
And for the water birds.
I’m thinking I ought to know this one, but don’t recognise it. I could be so tranquil there 🤗💕
It always is.
Such beauty!
And a reminder, if we needed one that beauty comes in all moods and aspects.
Lovely series, Susan! The colors & shadows do so much to change the ambience!
And my home town certainly gets its fair share of clouds.