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Our eldest grandson Jack is up on a visit and has brought two of his colleagues on this trip to the Lakes.

They arrived for lunch and would appreciate a local walk afterwards to see where they have landed.

Lauren, Sam and Jack

with Dylan and Jack's girlfriend's mum's dog Dolly. . . pay attention, I'll be asking questions later.

A local walk for an hour or so usually involves a walk under Mellbreak and down to the lake.

Why spoil the habit of a lifetime . . . especially as Lauren and Sam have never been here before.

A stone down by the Church Bridge car parking area would be a great place for a photo-shoot.

The cattle are indoors during the winter as it is too cold for them outside, they would mess up the fields

and there's insufficient for them to eat out there anyway.

Dylan leads the way up the track from the farm.

We'll head up to the woods then turn left and walk below the slopes of Mellbreak.

Dolly is a nineyear old Labradoodle (cross-breed of a labrador and large poodle).

She's really enjoying being out for a walk somewhere new.

Around the back of the larch woods.

Further on there is a lot more oak and mixed woodland.

Dylan, who loves climbing on rocks, seems quite a dab hand at trees too !

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The clouds are down on the fells today

so Laura and Sam will have to wait till tomorrow before they get a first view of the tops.

Following the wall down to the edge of Crummock Water.

Pebbles and flat water means skimming stones is a possibility.

Dolly and Dylan just want to chase them and fetch them back . . .

" I saw it bounce out there but I can't find it now. "

 . . . but under the water I found this !

A heavy stone in the mouth alters the balance

and wet hair over her face meant she staggered about with hardly a clue where she was going . . . really funny.

Still . . . can't stop and play all day . . . it's time to be heading home.