First Winter in the Lake District
I am slowly settling into my new home in the Lake District. I have not as yet got to go into the mountains to the extent that I had hoped – this will come as less time is focused on the house
Category: Lake District
The mountains and landscapes of the English Lake District
Time for an update
Time for a bit of an update. There have been fewer posts recently but there have been reasons for that. A major one, which took up the first half of the year, was finishing my degree, which I started when I retired.
Landscape Photography 2
Posts are like buses, none for a while and then a flurry of activity. My last post covered the work I’d been doing for a university project. During the break, I had a short trip to the Lake District staying in Grasmere.
Lake District – Day 3
Starting in Ambleside, Day 3 was very grey with none of the local peaks such as Red Screes or Fairfield visible as they were covered in cloud and mist. Down in the town it was damp and misty. The first port of
Lake District – Day 2
The second day’s weather was never going to be as good as the first’s had been. As expected, it was a grey day, with low cloud and mist. The target for the day was a more leisurely visit to Keswick, to include
Lake District: Day 1, Part 2
Part of the plan for Day 1 was to try using the 5×4 camera for the first time, now that the plate to hold the digital camera had arrived. My view is that managing a 5×4 camera is essentially a two-man job,
Lake District – Day 1
A few days in the Lakes: Day 1 – Langdale Valley Last week I managed to have a few days away with my old social bubble neighbour who moved away a few months ago. We were both in need of some time