These are Primulas on the road down to Maggie's Bridge.

Likewise purple violets a little further up the road.

Cowslips here in addition to the many primroses that grow in the lanes.	Jack o'the Hedge and classic nettles.

	Spring here in Loweswater means plenty of lambs. Some like these are relatively newborn, others who were born earlier, indoors or in warmer parts of the valley, are already larger.   - - - o o o - - -

A Swaledale Mum suckles her lamb  . . . I had the telephoto on for this shot.

This youngster with more black on its head . . .  watch me as I pass with the dogs.

- - - o o o - - -   Abi and Emilia's holiday in the Lakes is drawing to a close but not as quickly as the sunshine of the last few days.   Nothing daunted however, what's a bit of low cloud and a gentle breeze  when you've got the right clothing.   Abi and I persuaded Em to attempt the North Face of the Eiger, I mean the north face of Mellbreak, after all she's been admiring it from the cottage since she arrived.   The starting point was of course, the red phone box but photos will be few today due to the poor weather as much as anything.   - - - o o o - - -

Loweswater farms have baby calves . . . as well as baby lambs !

These were probably been born indoors a few weeks ago, only coming out recently when the fine weather has dried the ground.

After a steady climb, with just a little encouragement along the way . . .	. . . the girls reach the northern summit of the fell.

We stop off at Tom's Pool (Tom is Abi's brother) . . .	. . . and again at another watering hole at the end of the walk.

[ For the significance of Tom's Pool check out the link at the bottom of the page ]

Abi's selfie records the satisfaction of climbing the fifth Wainwright Fell in three days.

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On their last day we just had the morning spare, so stayed low for our walk.

The outing was probably longer than yesterday, but with less climbing to get to the "Matterhorn Rock" it didn't take so long overall.

A slight delay while I had my photo taken.

- - - o o o - - -     From the pinnacle rock which sits below the southern end of Low Fell we contoured round, crossing Crabtree Beck, to reach the path that traverses under Darling Fell.   On the quarry track leading to the old Mosser Road someone has laid out a heart made with local stone from the adjacent quarry.   We added a few more pieces to complete the gaps and took a photo before we left.   - - - o o o - - -