THIS WEEK:

Thursday 23rd



Monk Coniston this morning

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car park and loos

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the big horse chestnut
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by the Scott Memorial, Tarn Hows

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later, the remains of Cove Hut on Little Arrow Moor

up this way onto Coniston Old Man



the disused quarries

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stretcher box and gullies of Dow Crag

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zig-zags to Low Water and the Coppermines Valley

from the top of The Old Man



the trig point, to the Upper Esk and Scafells

Wednesday 22nd



Nest building in The Sele, Hexham

on our way back home, Hexham and the gorgeous road over the Pennines to Alston, corners, Penrith ....


the park next to Hexham Abbey

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painting in a gallery shop window
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Market Cross, Alston

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Alston Railway Station

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the signal box and line that, before Beeching, would have taken you to Haltwhistle

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the Lake District northern fells from Hartside Summit

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clear enough to see Criffel across the Solway




nearly home; Grasmere, under Silver How

Tuesday 21st




First visit to the lady that is Northumberlandia

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from the top of her forehead

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Amble, Quayside

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towards Warkworth Castle

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the little cabin shops

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Alnmouth, from the beach

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Northumberland Street

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part of a stained glass window, St John the Baptist Parish Church

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daffodils making Warkworth Castle look like Clifford's Tower

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Monday 20th



Descending from Kirkstone Pass, to Brotherswater and Ullswater

we're on a two-day trip to the Northumbrian Coast


Glenridding

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oil seed rape along the A6 just north of Penrith

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the straight, dipping Roman road by Hadrian's Wall

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Brocolitia Camp, looking south over the Tyne Valley

Sunday 19th


Just after 6 am. Sunrise at Summer Hill

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Tarn Hows

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Rose Castle

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down by the tarns, my first cuckoo

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towards the Yorkshire Dales

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Coniston, the mist is standing still

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abandoned gate and glass bottle

Saturday 18th


St. George's Parish Church Kendal

from Victoria Bridge, all the work going on along the river, flood defenses


on the Lancaster to Kendal Canal near Holme

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to Bridge 154

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the Kentmere fells past all the dandelions

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close to the teeth of an alpaca, Lakeland Maze Farm Park

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kid goats standing on mother

Friday 17th


Stock Lane Grasmere

now the sun has come out


Silver How

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Grasmere Gather and the acers

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St Oswalds Parish Church

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from the bridge

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the show field, and route up the fell for the poor fell-runners

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