Despite freezing temperatures and occasional impressive hail storms, the sun shone. And shone. We walked. And walked. And cycled. And pedalled. And played Monopoly. And Scrabble. For hours.
Pedometer: over 10,000 steps per day, even when cycling! (Tells you something about the number of hills I had to walk up rather than ride, but never mind…)
We got the Saturday Guardian and The Observer. Dig it. We read them. Mostly. E read them. Mostly. M did the activity page. Mostly.
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Some eye candy. I wish I could do justice to the place. But I always have to try, try to capture some element of something.
The ‘Purple Walk’ above Coniston Water. The wood about which I wrote the poem ‘Bluebell Wood’ in How to Be a Dragonfly. Only it’s not quite bluebell time. Obviously.
Taken by E along the flat walk from Skelwith Bridge to Elterwater.
Another taken by E: R and M on the way back to Skelwith Bridge in sudden snow.
From the top of Silver How, near Grasmere. After a rather winding, windy and steep way up, met with fast travelling clouds and a 360 view.
The staggeringly beautiful Buttermere, revisited after several years. A long, sunny relaxed walk around with lots of stone skipping and the odd nap.
Nearing the end of the day on Buttermere. The children scratched their names on stones and propped them against tree trunks. We longed for cans of warm gin & tonic!
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April 13, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Deborah Rey
Welcome home, PREM!
Lovely, lovely photographs. I especially lik the one of R and M in the sudden snow. Sublime atmosphere.
And OF COURSE the ‘Bluebell Wood’ Purple Walk. Reading the poem while looking at the photo … amazing.
With love,
Deborah
April 13, 2008 at 8:15 pm
pdom
Thanks my dear. So good to hear from you!
Still catching up with bits and bobs. And hoping you are well.
xxoo
April 14, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Sue Guiney
Deborah beat me to it….
Love the photos and, yes, the one of the 2 of them walking hand-in-hand in the snow…to die for. xo
April 14, 2008 at 5:54 pm
pdom
Thank you Sue! I’ll make sure E knows he has some fans.
The Lakes are just naturally picturesque of course….
Hope all’s well.
xxoo