Blue Skies and Sunshine….. ……..for a few short hours on Saturday in the Lake District. Now that we are well into autumn we jump at every opportunity to get out on a sunny day. We are so lucky to have the Lake District about a one-hour drive away. (It used to be just under an Read more about An Autumn Day in Ambleside.[…]
Smile on Saturday! A new series starts here today. In this series I’ll be showing sights I’ve seen on my travels which have made me smile. I hope you smile too. Week 1: Hardraw Scar Waterfall’s unique Weather Station: (Sometimes “Hardraw” is spelt “Hardrow” and “Scar” is sometimes “Scaur”, all depending on whether you are using Read more about Smile On Saturday: Hardraw Scar Weather Station[…]
Dappled Sunlight in a Magical Wood. Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve is a small wood of about 100 acres in West Lancashire. The reserve comprises lakes, mature broadleaved and conifer woodland, sandy, wet meadows and heaths. It’s described on Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s website as A wildlife-rich haven in the heart of agricultural west Lancashire. It Read more about MONDAY is MACRO DAY: WEEK 7: Dappled Sunlight[…]
Crackpot ! The Yorkshire Dales does have beautiful villages with wonderful names. And, no I haven’t made it up. It is in Swaledale. Here it is on the map: It’s easy to find. You just follow the sign: It’s a tiny village with a few cottages and some barns: There Read more about Is there really a place called Crackpot? YES! There is![…]
It’s Lambing Time in Borrowdale, as the notice on the signpost in this first picture reminds us: Once again, despite weather warnings, we were treated to “Borrowdale Blue” skies this week….. …..although it was bitterly cold. With temperatures just above freezing, we headed off again to walk to High Brandelhowe Jetty. This bridge Read more about Which Way? A Signpost, a Gate and a Bridge[…]