Around Ashness (Surprise View and Ashness Bridge)
On the same morning as the visit to Castlerigg, I also visited some of the places along the Ashness road. This area has an interesting packhorse …
25 May
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle
It was the day after the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano arrived in England. The TV weatherman promised “interesting sunsets and sunrises”. So, some …
25 May
Blea Tarn
Blea Tarn
Blea Tarn, near the Langdale Fells in the Lake District. The books said it was very rare to find still water here, but surely at …
05 Apr
Graphic Gerberas
Graphic Gerberas
At a local garden centre, spotted these unusual gerberas. They have spiny petals rather than the full, rounded petals I’m used to seeing on gerberas. …