(š© 650 words, Travel musings, photography, a five minute read) Thereās something defining about the tall wooden figure facing off across the busy harbour-front road with its opponent: the icy
Category: landscape
SoddenSodden
Sodden, like a soldierās backpack hauled across the final freezing mile. The face of one determined To outlive, within an icy smile. A green chord, stroked arpeggio Denied its solemn
A Donegal Journey (4) : The Ring on the HillA Donegal Journey (4) : The Ring on the Hill
The wind howled at us as we left the car park to climb the strange hill to The Grianan of Aileach. Itās in the Republic of Ireland, near the border with
A Donegal Journey (2) : The Amazing Grace of Lough SwillyA Donegal Journey (2) : The Amazing Grace of Lough Swilly
Iād never heard of John Newton, until, walking along the gardens that front the beach at Buncrana, County Donegal, we came across an information board describing his links to the
The Cross at TrearddurThe Cross at Trearddur
It wasnāt what I was expecting to see in the middle of the beautiful curve of Trearddur Bay, one of the jewels of the island of Anglesey, off the North
Gold and GreyGold and Grey
I love that moment ā when summer sun and dark clouds fight to cover the land below in a fast-moving and alternating patchwork of colour and itās absence. If thereās
Wet Summer LightWet Summer Light
Ulverston on a June day. Immediately after a dowsing in one of the rainstorms that have ended two solid months of sunshine and blue skies here in the extreme north-west
Water-Circle+Cross (5-end) Gummerās HowWater-Circle+Cross (5-end) Gummerās How
(Above: Gummerās How ā a simple walk with spectacular views. Taken from Fell Foot Park) There is always a poignancy about meeting up on the final day of one of
Where Seagulls DareWhere Seagulls Dare
(Unseenā¦ till later, The whirling seagulls) Didnāt know they were there until I was reviewing the photos later ā the seagulls. A whole flock of them whirling overhead, back right
Water, Circle+Cross (5) The Wray Home?Water, Circle+Cross (5) The Wray Home?
(Above: The approach from the lakeshore to Wray Castle) Wray Castle is an imposing neo-gothic building on the north-western shores of Lake Windermere. Itās not a real castle, but looks
Long and winding roadLong and winding road
(Above: passing through the Cumbrian village of Skelsmergh) The small village of Skelsmergh lies at the end of one of the long, twisty lanes that follow the valley of the
Water-Circle+Cross (4) In the Realm of the Sky GodWater-Circle+Cross (4) In the Realm of the Sky God
There is a feeling ā as Lake Windermere falls away below ā that you are leaving behind one realm and entering another ā one dominated by a sky-god. Within minutes
Water-Circle+Cross (3) Roof of the WorldWater-Circle+Cross (3) Roof of the World
(Above: the beauty of Lake Windermere in the May sunshine. The day had begun wellā¦) The Saturday morning of the Silent Eyeās 2023 āwalking workshopā ā Circle-Water+Cross, began in glorious sunshine.
Lancasterās canal – a local photo tourLancasterās canal – a local photo tour
Just down from the extensive Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and passing under the busy A6 road from the south, there begins one of the most attractive sections of the old
Water+Circle+Cross (2) āā¦a spell that changed my life.āWater+Circle+Cross (2) āā¦a spell that changed my life.ā
In 1930, a 23 year old accountant from Blackburn arrived by train for a holiday in the small town of Windermere, high above the lake that shares its name. He
Wander Wood #phoetryWander Wood #phoetry
And is there time in wander wood Or slow, abiding, gentle āshouldā Without resistance: touch and kiss A reaching for midsummerās bliss So powerful this May surprise I need not
Sunrise at AmlwchSunrise at Amlwch
Each May and November, we like to spend a few days on the Welsh island of Anglesey. Itās hard to say what draws us back, year after year, but there
Water-Circle+Cross (1) Coffee under the old woman’s claifeWater-Circle+Cross (1) Coffee under the old woman’s claife
Whatās a claife? Actually a Claifeā¦ weāll get to that. The Silent Eyeās spring workshop (SE23) began in glorious May sunshine, as those attending ā our companions ā began to
From Windermere to SedgwickFrom Windermere to Sedgwick
(Above: memories of Ambleside fresh in our minds, we returned home to the environs of Kendal) We have just needed the Silent Eyeās āWater-Circle+Crossā weekend, which took place a forty minute
Poet, Philosopher andā¦Poet, Philosopher andā¦
St Peterās Church, Heysham, is simply beautiful. Iāve written about it, before. But thereās a rumour that something unusual is hidden on one of the gravestones. Equipped with the knowledge
A LAP with the GodsA LAP with the Gods
4:30 wake up, 5 a.m. leaving, 5:30 a.m. breakfast, 6 a.m startā¦ It was the final communication before they set offā¦ (06:00 The Lap begins in mist. Only 47 miles
Following the curves of the KentFollowing the curves of the Kent
The sky was blue and windswept. The clouds had a definite formation to them. They were pointing at the nearest part of the coast, their central blue line line exactly
The hidden Birdhouse MeadowsThe hidden Birdhouse Meadows
Itās largely unvisited by people passing this way en-route to busy Ambleside – just a mile up the road. Iāve been coming to the Lake District most of my life,
A Rite of Spring GreenA Rite of Spring Green
As dwellers on the southern edge of the English Lake District, we are very conscious of the seasons. The dawning of what I call āthe real Springā is a feeling
Night TulipsNight Tulips
The crazy man edging between the glass of the patio windows and the large earthenware pots of tulips had a planā¦ iPhone in one hand, his precarious balance in another,