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" Sunrise to Sunset and a walk to Crummock " Date & start time: 24th - 25th April 2020. Location of Start : By the red phone box, Loweswater, Cumbria, Uk. ( NY 143 211 ) Places visited : The Garden, Harry's Pools then Crummock Water next day. Walk details : 2.2 mls, negligible feet of ascent, an hour or so. Highest point : "Lazing on a summer afternoon" . . . in April. Walked with : Ann and our dogs, Dylan and Dougal. Weather : Sunshine and blue skies . . . not always as warm as it looks. |
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April 24th was a glorious day from start to finish . . . and I saw most of it ! The bright sunshine and the dawn chorus woke me early and I let the dogs out into the garden at 7am, catching a few early pictures at the start of the day. There was still not a cloud in the sky at half eight-ish when I climbed of bed a second time to start the day properly. Early morning, looking up the valley with that clear and fresh view of new day. The scene westward, towards the phone box includes the church and the Kirkstile. The view over the paddock. For us this week the early sun is rising over Gasgale and it is shining directly across the valley, casting long shadows over the paddock. During the morning I spend time in the garden with camera, an axe, a chainsaw and finally a spade.
After chopping logs I clear my way through the old log pile and the big cross-cut of timber is once again accessible. I've cleared those two wooden beams from a flower bed and suddenly my vague plans from last year come to fruition . . . A touch of chainsaw magic and a few minutes of spade work and I've managed to plant two new trees, part of the on-going, ever changing Loweswatercam Sculpture Park. Thanks to Trevor and Gill of Borrowdale who gave me the cross-cut wood an embarrassingly long 51 weeks ago.
What could be better than a wild swim in April ? Perhaps a wild swim in April . . . with warmer water and a really soft, warm towel afterwards !
Nearly half eight in the evening the sun was setting and produced a glorious rich yellow glow over the valley. With dawn in the valley before seven and dusk at half past eight, both photographs span the same day. - - - o o o - - - But the night is yet young and we have one more surprise and delight . . . .
Tonight, as on recent nights, there were two hedgehogs in the garden. One quickly moved for the protection of the hedge and the other rolled up and pretended he couldn't be seen ! - - - o o o - - -
We crossed the bridge, through the closed car park and take the riverside path towards the lake. The woodland bluebells, always slightly sparse in this part of the wood, are nevertheless making an appearance.
Low water in the River Cocker. A fallen tree reminds me of a mathematical story I was told at school . . .
Low water in the river is logically matched with low water in the lake.
Ann stops briefly as we approach the turn between the bridge and the Pump House. With the high pressure system moving away slightly we're getting more southerly winds which is introducing more of a long distance haze. The heat has gone out of the sun and we head for home up through the 'stone' field. Dougal is once again in and out of the river and was thankfully a reasonable distance away for this photo. The site of the old 'plank' bridge as one valley resident called it. The old bridge supports are 100 yards or so downstream from the Kirkstile, close to where Beckhouse Farm used to stand. The origins are unclear, it may have had something to do with local mining, but after it collapsed a few planks remained or were replaced hence the colloquial name for the location. Nearly home . . . so time for a colloquial "cup of char" before we settle in to make supper and light the fire. - - - o o o - - - Also time to get back and answer a few emails from you all . . .
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Technical note: Pictures taken with either Ann's Panasonic Lumix TZ60, or my Panasonic Lumix Gx8 Camera. Resized in Photoshop, and built up on a Dreamweaver web builder. This site best viewed with . . . suggestions for the easiest website for checking wild flowers please ? Go to Top . . . © RmH . . . Email me here Previous walk - 20th April 2020 - Mosser Road and Back A previous time up here - 9th April 2018 - A Misty Crummock Morning Next walk - 29th April 2020 - Rain Stopped Play
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