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Our upland areas are really quite glorious. Huge sky, wonderful panoramas, traditional way of farming and full of the cries of curlew and lapwing. This was taken by Low Salter Farm, in Roeburndale West...

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Waterhead (2)

Taken one glorious Autumn day by the shores of Windermere at Waterhead. This section of the Lakes is very popular, but never anything other than "quiet", in that people seem to talk, walk and be quiet....

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More of the same

Another shot of the boat and its reflection. As you can see there was too much clutter on the shore, so I took a few shots just of the reflection. Waterhead, Windermere

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Shimmering

Our beautiful Lake District.... The Inset Notes show two more scenes, all photos taken at Waterhead by Windermere. This looks OK in Fullscreen, but to get that you need to click at the very bottom of...

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The Dancer, la danseuse

Windermere weaves its magic

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Pink tinsel

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Diminution (B)

This has to be Ribblehead Viaduct..... Taken at Batty Moss, Ribblehead, Yorkshire Dales Brief details: Built Oct 1870 - Aug 1875. 1,000 navvies, 200 deaths (many from smallpox). 440 yards (400 m) long,...

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Peppered

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Two

A calm ebb tide, two people with their dogs, a magnificent sky.....

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Walking, looking

This couple stood together and appeared to be talking. Then the figure on the left continued, and the man stood there (his dog is "hidden" from view by his body in the above shot), and continued to...

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Swimming (B)

I post this and think of those many, many people who brave unseaworthy boats and risk their lives in an effort to find either sanctuary from bloodshed, or simply to forge a better, more affluent, life...

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Monument to love

Erected in 1909 by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, this imposing building is situated on a hillside above Lancaster and can be seen from many miles away. It stands coincidentally close...

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To be beside the sea

I watched the boat come in and anchor by the rowing boat; when it first appeared it was surrounded by gulls and, when the boat was at anchor, the birds settled down into the sea obviously waiting for...

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Lord of all it surveys....

I was intrigued by what appeared to be the head of a fox on the trunk of this very old tree. Obviously it was just a trick of light.... Days later I returned and found the same effect.... The tree...

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Fish....

....plus a passing cyclist. A bit of whimsy for the weekend. Happy weekend everyone.

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The Copse in May

A few years ago I took a photo of this field (see Inset), well the Farmer has done the same again. I assume it is maize underneath the sheeting. Strange agriculture...! Taken in the Lower Lune Valley...

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Spread your wings.....

I arrived late that evening, but in time to catch the final flourish before the sky settled down. The birds flew up from the sands. How effortless they make it seem. Wings outstretched, a few flaps and...

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Lichen.....(B)

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Brief encounter.....

Two Meadow Browns mating in the sunshine on a thistle plant, and I was privileged to watch them. This year I have noticed more Meadow Browns than ever before. Whether this is due to my perception or...

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Painted Lady, Capernwray

It has been a disappointing year so far for butterflies (certainly compared to last year). However, along the canal at Capernwray, the warm weather brought out several butterflies, including this...

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