THIS WEEK:
Wednesday 17th
Through Fishgarths Wood onto the southern end of Loughrigg, the sun has come out
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bit of a rest on the bench at the top of the wood
take in the view
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a Windermere Steamer passing Brockhole
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patch of sunlight on Skelwith Fold
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Lily Tarn
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the Golf House below and Fairfield
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more cloud on the Langdale fells
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Ambleside
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down by way of Brow Head and Loughrigg Brow
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a sleepy bee on the doorstep when I got home
Tuesday 16th
A family of swans on Auchenreoch Lock, near Crocketford
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another small family, Carlingwark Loch, Castle Douglas
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back in Threave Gardens
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Threave House
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last look at the peonies
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on the way back; Rockcliffe, high tide
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the Lakeland fells across the Solway, nearing Annan
Monday 15th
Fine skies over the fields of Monk Coniston
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alpacas, a stop on our journey, coffee at Basecamp North Lakes
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ham and cheese salad, we've been heading to Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas
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some of the magic of Threave Gardens
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the gardens and a gardener
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pineapple plant
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gunnera in the pond
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gooseberries in the walled garden
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Sunday 14th
Bee on a dandelion, High Close Woods
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views and hedgerows, How Head, on the eastern side of Coniston lake
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cropped fields next to Bank Ground Farm
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the tearoom is open
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locals behind the farm
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late sunshine, High Yewdale
Saturday 13th
Tarn Hows, by the top car park, a few fleeting sunny spells
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the Scott Memorial
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windy
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Froswick beyond Wansfell
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back at home, Ashleigh's made me a rainbow from PlusPlus
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windy, a walk up to the Sir John Barrow Monument, The Hoad, Ulverston
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in the far distance, Scafell
Friday 12th
Grey and misty at High Cross
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later, green moss slates on Tweedies, Grasmere
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St Oswald's
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Silver How
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a small queue at Sarah Nelson's
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Ford classic cars heading through College Street, a car rally on the show field this weekend
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