Narcissus - at our local filling station!
An interesting cloudy sky one evening...
a whirling mass changing every few seconds!
It looked like soup in a pot - simmering gently!
So much going on above us which we hardly notice.
A late evening sky near Middleton, Kirkby Lonsdale
Middleton Church - serving a small community in the Dales
The sun setting behind Wetherlam from Holdbeck Lane near Troutbeck
The same evening from the Moor Howe road
St Thomas Church, Kendal from across the river Kent.
A setting sun behind a tree in the Holehird Gardens
One morning in December on my way to work, I discovered my destination was shrouded in mist.
It reminded me of the film Brigadoon!
The same view a few days later.
Alice Howe farm at sunrise... soon to start another day.
The view over the hills east of Kendal from the A591
As the light increases, it reveals the valley below and a new day to the inhabitants.
Surprise View near Keswick, and Ashness Bridge.
England's highest mountain peeps between Bowfell and Crinkle Crags.
I love the simple pastel tones which denote the changing distance at this time of day.
Barrow n Furness, and a visit by a much loved aircraft of the Battle of Britain memorial flight
It's graceful flight belying the purpose of this warrior of the sky.....
A snow storm over Windermere - lit by the lights of the town in the darkness.
In the morning it has started to snow again.
Kendal nestles in a snowy gown. We dont have many heavy snows now.
Heavy rain distorted the lights of passing vehicles at Ings.
Early morning mist over Ings, Staveley and Kendal from the Heaning and Mislet lane.
This was taken from the Holehird Leonard Cheshire Home - early one morning after I had dropped off my son at school!
This features the same tree - at sun set.
Such a rapidly changing time of day, it almost seemed that the light changed colour and intensity as quickly as you could draw breath!
The Langdale Pikes, in different shades, defends the setting sun.
Close to the ground, the grasses and meadow flowers rarely seen AGAINST the sun, except by the small animals and insects - how lucky they are!
The sun now gone, only a slight glow remains, the distance to Scafell and Bowfell marked in different tones.
My car looks beautiful when it shows a reflection of the superb view. Does ANY OTHER species on earth admire the views as we do I wonder?
Crinkle Crags, Scafell Pike, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes to name but a few, with low mist over Windermere.
Troutbeck Bridge from St.Annes, Browhead.
A blanket of mist hides the fell tops. Taken from the grounds of Holehird - home to the Lakeland Horticultural Society
While taking this spiders eye view from the Heaning and Mislet lane.....
I spotted a real spiders web. I wonder if they appreciate the view they enjoy, or does survival come first?
Daisies provide nectar to bees and butterflies in the Autumn sun.
Another day, another view of Ings and Staveley from the Heaning and Mislet road. I pass this way every day on my way to work - it never looks the same two days running!
A canopy of summer leaves shields us from the sun. Many different plants take advantage of this shade.
A particularly hairy Puss Moth rests on the window of our shop!
The sun has set over Windermere in this picture from the A592 near the Beech Hill Hotel
An original Mini in immaculate condition - just one careful lady owner? Nice setting on the slopes of Wansfell near Ambleside.
Another view of Troutbeck Bridge - this time from the A591. The Sun Hotel is one of the older buildings in the village.
A wind farm off the coast of Barrow in Furness - saving the environment? Just a little effort I am afraid - but another is being built at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth.
Others take advantage of the wind too!
My sons clamber over the rocks while braving the chilly blast.
Looking towards Bowness from Waterhead, on Windermere.
Crinkle Crags, Scafell Pike - peeping behind Bowfell, and the Langdales, from Low Wood.
Another view of Ings and Staveley from the Heaning and Mislet road, taken last year.
Claiffe Heights from The Belsfield Hotel, in Bowness.
Towards School Knott from Alice Howe farm.
Mist clings to the slopes, while overhead vapour trails show where passengers have jetted off elsewhere!
From Troutbeck Bridge.... the sun forces it's way through the mists, just next to the Sun Hotel.
Evening lights appear in Kendal....
....as the sun sets behind the hills....
Silhouetting trees as it goes to bring a new day elsewhere.
The outline of Bowfell - taken from Biskey Howe, Bowness. The view there is being lost to trees.
The wider picture... and those trees.
A visit from the red Arrows, over Bowness during the Lake Festival.
This is another sunset from Holehird Cheshire Home the Gardens - home of the Lake District Horticultural Society.
The buildings house the Leonard Cheshire Home just visible here - under threat of closure.
A fisherman chances his luck with the fish.. but a hour or two of quiet enjoyment is guaranteed.
Snows in March 2006 covered the quieter roads and the fells....
The hills still getting snow, while down in the valleys - sunshine!
Starting the year (2006) in quiet contemplation.... start as you mean to go on perhaps!
A misty start to the day hides the plunge into "Bannerigg" on the A591
Vehicles with side lights or NO lights are hard to see, while the mist makes the road surface wet.
The Lodore Swiss Hotel in Borrowdale - location for a wedding on 24th November
Brian & Helen now man and wife, pose for pictures.
Brian & Helen - cutting the cake
The setting sun from Staveley Mill Yard
www.staveleymillyard.com - the location from where this was taken.
Alice Howe Farm on the A591 as I made my way to work. The screen was wet the moment the wiper blade had passed.
Bannerigg, and a cyclist struggles up the hill he already climbed on the other side!
A boiling sunset...
clouds swirling and twisting in front of the setting sun
This time from Ings on the A591....
loking towards Windermere
Blackthorn silhouetted against the setting sun.
Spring daffodils on the side of the A591 at Ings
Entering Windermere on the A591, looking towards Crinkle Grags
Chimneys on "The Terrace", next to Windermere Station
Furness Abbey near Barrow in Furness...
Once a huge building - the monks owned much of the lands around South Lakeland.
The lands and buildings were seized by Henry VIII
A Victorian ticket office!
On the sands at Haverigg
The tide not long departed, leaving the wet sand.
Lambs gambolling near a stream at Ings
Crinkle Crags and Bowfell frosted with snow
Late in the day, the sun makes a final appearance, reflecting on the clouds
Windermere from the lower slopes of Orrest Head
The Town of Windermere, with the lake in the distance, beyond Bowness
A squally shower of rain blasts the houses on Mill Rise, Windermere
Trees bend over in the strong wind, and water struggles to drain away quickly enough!
A setting sun from Queens Park, Windermere
Bowfell to the left, and the Langdales to the right
The Langdale Pikes bathed in evening sunshine
The sun lingers for a last few minutes
A lovely Lakeland cottage, with well tended garden
An afternoon walk along the path to School Knott
Foxgloves hug the wall
Shelter for some insects, food for others!
Blackberry flowers harbour food for this bee
Red Campion?
Cow Parsley
Sheep shelter from a strong wet wind
Our home in Windermere
A glimpse of Bowness from Biskey Howe
Bowness, the Lake and the central fells from the Hydro Hotel
18.00 hrs 18th February from Staveley Mill Yard
Strange lighting effects
Atmospherics perhaps led to a shimmering metallic look to the sky!
The skyline of trees beyond Staveley
A few days later on the other side of Bannerigg - the lane to Heaning and Mislet....
and the busy A591 between Kendal and Windermere.
It offers a lovely view of the valley containing Ings, and local animal life.
The hardy sheep grazing the frosty grass.
to offer a little warmth to the sheep.
Down in the valley a slight mist surrounds Ings, Staveley and Kendal.
Does this wonderful vista pass unnoticed by anyone except humans?
Or do the sheep admire the scenery too?
In the distance is a small tree atop a slight hill, which can be seen from several viewpoints in the area.
They look free to roam here....
but as I take my pictures, are they envying me my freedom?
Outside their fence, I can come and go....
while they languish behind bars!
The sun creeps over the horizon....
Ewa taking a picture of ME, taking a picture of her - in front of a delightful lakeland cottage.
A "snapper" snapped while snapping by another snapper! Ewa capturing the Lakeland scenery
The subject of Ewa's camera - leaves turn orange as Autumn marches on.
Sundown from the Mill Yard, as I set off for home.
From Staveley Mill Yard - another evening after sunset. www.broc.co.uk
Fields turn to lakes as we endure yet more rain! Just off the Chapel Ridding lane.
Just above Chapel Ridding a short stretch of water on the lane as I make my way to work via back lanes...
and another as I reach the junction just beyond!
A flood on the Applethwaite common road, as saturated fields cannot soak up any more rain.
One of the first trees to start the change of colour in autumn EVERY year, is this tree at Reston on the A591
Some blooms late this year - at Belsfield Hotel, Bowness.
Change of colour NOT caused by Autumn!
The moon creeps into the evening sky above the neighbours barn....
while the sun dives below the horizon!
In Southport, a message for those struggling with the recession?
Windermere homes as the sun goes down
From my bedroom window - my street blanketed in overnight snow
The trees show how gently the snow fell, creating a winter wonderland
The Heaning and Mislet lane still to be cleared - or perhaps not!
In the valley at Ings, fog shrouds the usual landmarks
In Staveley, visibility is less than 100 metres
Later in the morning, our post lady arrives with a snow shower - but the mail still got through!
The Langdales with a blanket of snow
Bannerigg on the A591 cleared of snow
Coniston Old Man from the Kirkstone Pass road
A peacock takes a keen interest in my wife's car...
A narcissus watches the sunset
A black headed gull looks for food
Grape Hyacinths
A recent arrival plays near it's mother
Evening sky above the central fells
Crinkle Crags, Scafell Pike behind, then Bowfell
Colours change every minute
I am not sure what this is called, or how to Google it! Knapweed?
Another stranger to me!
An orange poppy?
Forget-me-nots and an unknown flower
A young blackbird has left the nest a little soon...
Looks a little forlorn - and hungry.
Here comes mum with a takeaway!!
Hmm. Yum yum! Thanks mum!
Ah! Dessert!
The sea awaits the sun from behind it's cloud
A dandelion clock waits to count down the time
Grasses bend in the wind...
and eventually the sun gets ready to go out...
Blackpool seen from Southport beach
Rays of sunshine beam out from it's hiding place
The clouds jostle each other for the best view...
Meanwhile the sun hsa already vanished for those behind the beach
A white rose
Another foxglove
A beautiful evening follows a day of heavy rains, giving this display of lighting effects to any who would watch - for free.
So many changes as the clouds changed.
The colour of the light was strange - cow parsley looked a strange hue
Finally the sun struggled free of the cloud
I was late home for my tea as a result of my detour to take these pictures, but it was worth it!
Sun plays in the trees
and lights up the structure within this leaf
Such a strange looking flower - I wonder why it developed this way.
When I saw this, I thought it was aliens in flying saucers...
I wonder how these clouds are shaped in this way!
On Sunday night - 10.35pm, fog filled the valley below.
Overhead the sun crept just below the horizon towards the next days dawn.
Staveley was shrouded in white mist, and lights and trees poked out from below.
