THIS WEEK:
Thursday 18th
Carlisle Castle
a walk around the city while the car has a windscreen replaced, bad stone-chip
the underpass under Castle Way
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T for Tullie House, Museum and Art Gallery
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Carlisle Cathedral
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Railway Station
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The Lanes
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names in the underpass
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bad weather at Bewaldeth, looking, and driving into the gloom along Bassenthwaite
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
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