Evening run and then tonight time on the road again
Positively balmy - no Aurora, but after a clear sky in the early evening and a gorgeous torchlit tun later that evening I was not complaining (and neither was the dug)
12k, mainly service roads and then 8.5k tarmac before a good sleep.
Got a 'proper' ride in today having taken it easy all week. Shortish, but with a bit of climbing and some tough-to-ride sections too. #cycling#gravel#cumbria
Hey, Soul fans; if you're in Kirkby Lonsdale this afternoon, why not join ProfDJ for four hours of soul - yes, its Soul Sunday at the Royal Barn (New Rd.) again.
They'll be timeless classics, northern soul, some Motown, a bit of southern soul, but everyone's a treat (and all played on vinyl).
You can expect to hear: Aretha, Marvin, O'Jays & Love Unlimited and so much more
See you there! Kicks off around 2.00 & runs through to 6.00(ish).
Hey, Soul fans; if you're in Kirkby Lonsdale this Sunday afternoon, why not join ProfDJ for four hours of soul - yes, its Soul Sunday at the Royal Barn (New Rd.) again.
They'll be classics, northern soul, some Motown, a bit of southern soul, but everyone's a treat (and all played on vinyl).
See you there! Kicks off around 2.00 & runs through to 6.00(ish).
I'm up in Cumbria this week and spring comes much later to this valley than it does at home. The bluebells are only just opening up here, but there is a lovely carpet of misty blue ones in the wood.
A solitary path marker. In Cumbria for a few days and we did our usual run over Shap Fell. Half marathon in 1 jour 45, but this is what caught my eye. A solitary path marker. Now I know the fell - my parents have lived here for 30+ years.
In that direction lies mud, more mud and bogs. Not quite Dartmoor sinking stuff, but you will rapidly be up to your waist in cold water.
Morning run, a duplicate of yesterdays with a slightly slower time.
27.5k, tarmac and concrete over Shap Fell. Chilly start, no rain, median time for me (1 hour 52 minutes).
At the Cattle grid the #Collie concentrated hard. It's funny. Our old dug hated them and would almost crawl over every one she encountered. The young dug is cautious but confident. Meanwhile when out for a walk, my mums terrier walks over the little concrete lip at the side 🤣
We got a slightly damp walk in this morning, before the rain really came down. A flask of tea always tastes better in the drizzle, right? #LakeDistrict#Cumbria#Walking
The weather in the Lake District today was dryer, and there were even glimpses of blue sky at one point (not pictured). My camea packed up partway through my walk, so I had to use my phone, anyone else think they look a bit Uncanny Valley? #LakeDistrict#Cumbria#Walking
We’re in the Lake District for a few days. The weather has been very Lake Districty today. Blea Tarn this morning, Loughrigg this afternoon. #Cumbria#LakeDistrict#Walking
A legend from Cumbria claims that a man named John Tallentire once slayed a cockatrice in the village of Renwick. As a reward for ridding them of that rooster-headed monster, the local church exempted him and his descendants from ever having to tithe again. #MythologyMonday
This is Port Carlisle, and these old timbers were once part of the dockside. The docks were built in 1819, and a canal was dug to Carlisle, some dozen miles away, to provide the city with a seaport. In 1853, the canal was filled in and a railway was built along its course, but it wasn't a great success and the line was little used, eventually closing in 1932.
The whole village is a bit of a tale of what might have been, but it retains a certain charm.
After a rocky start to the year, my foray into etching continues. This is a summer sun view of Allan Bank Grasmere, one-time home (and for a time legal nightmare) of William Wordsworth. I’m not so much interested in the house as the challenge of the depth and difference of that backdrop of trees, the shadows from the eaves and the rendering of that fell. 45m etch under way #AltText#Cumbria#Wordsworth#etching#intaglio#printmaking