Somewhere along the way the month of April whizzed by, with
loads of activities, visitors and things to do in the fine weather.
May seems to be going the same way, which would explain the
delay in posting these photos, but here we go.
Join me on my local adventures and see a few familiar sights
along the way.
Name that lake . . . the fisherman and the reservoir
wall could be a clue.
This day Loes and I ventured out for a walk
at Cogra Moss reservoir, which is situated on the western side
of the Loweswater Fells.
Lovely summer weather with sunshine and fair
weather cloud which casts light on the lake yet shade
on Blake Fell.
This was the view as we walk round the paths
and tracks that now circumnavigate the lake.
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A concert and Ceilidh at the Loweswater
Village Hall was a great success
and I found myself hosting the Striding
Edge Folk Band overnight as part of their north west Cumbria
mini-tour.
They live in south Cumbria/ Lancashire so appreciated
the chance to visit Crummock before heading off to gigs at Ravenglass
and St Bees.
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Loes's long standing Dutch friend Frieke was
over in the UK for a week and came over to re-acquaint herself
with the area that she hasn't seen for many
years. The three of us take a drive around West Cumbria
in the sunshine.
First stop is Blakely Rise on the Cold fell
road, here looking across to Dent (centre) and Flat Fell (to
the right).
The particular reason for the stop was to visit
the Kinniside
Stone Circle
Sadly the circle was apparently dismantled in
the 18th century by a farmer who used the stones for gate-posts,
but in 1925 a Doctor Quine of Frizington "restored"
the stone circle, hopefully re-setting the stones in the original
stone holes (Wikipedia).
Our drive took us on to Wasdale and a short
walk by the side of Wast Water.
This was the classic view looking up the lake
towards Yewbarrow and Great Gable.
The wider picture including Loes in the foreground.
To the right of centre are Lingmell, the climb
to Scafell Pike and the start of the Wasdale Screes.
A short walk allowed the dogs a little daily
exercise by the side of the lake.
When Frieke last visited, Loes was living in
St Bees so we drove over there on the way back.
This is the view looking south along the Cumbrian
coast towards Black Combe.
Looking the opposite direction towards the promenade
and St Bees Head, as we stopped and enjoyed an ice cream this
hot day.
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With the changing seasons it was time to get
some gardening done.
I had the opportunity to spread a large quantity
of garden manure on the raised beds, courtesy of a JCB delivery
from my neighbour.
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I've grown
an few and bought a few seedlings for the garden . .
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On the sunny days it was sometimes too nice
to stay at home and the dogs need their exercise of course .
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This was the view as I walked the Coffin Route
from Fangs Brow towards The Chair overlooking Loweswater.
A change of plan found me leaving the main track
and climbing the slope towards Burnbank Fell.
Near the top is a strange geological formation,
thought to be as a result of an historic landslip rather than
any man made reason.
There are however, limited workings on the lower
slopes below us where stone was once extracted for building
materials in centuries past.
Not the summit but a prominent cairn on the
northern edge of the fell, to mark the fine viewpoint looking
over Loweswater.
In the distance is Whiteside, Grasmoor and the
Buttermere Fells, with Crummock Water in the valley alongside
Mellbreak.
As I walked up I met up with two local guys
who had carried their paragliders up for a flight today.
A gentle northerly breeze would allow them extra
lift for take-off
and chance to hopefully enjoy hot thermals rising
from the sunny fell side.
I left them to prepare their gear for their
flight and headed off for the smaller cairn on the actual summit
of Burnbank Fell.
In the distance the ridge dips and rises again
to Blake Fell, with the 'Birkett' of Owsen Fell to the right.
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A lone tree
forms the foreground as the paragliders gets airborne
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and enjoy several passes
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Two photos to close . . .
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A local
walk found me admiring the new growth on my layered
Hedge |
But life isn't all hard
work . . . Hope you also had a happy Easter ! |