Herb Riddle's photos

April 2011, another vintage Lakeland capture whilst staying between Keswick and Penrith. On this day we walked around ‘Souther Fell’ in very threatening weather. I remember looking down into this misty scene and thinking I was seeing a Tarn (small lake) scene but as I re-look at this, I am not sure there was water there at all. We never went closer! ~ Oh well, a moody photo and very wet clothing was the results. Enjoy full screen

Not far from my house, I am blessed by quite a few lanes like this. I was returning from a higher walk and noticed this almost invisible fence in the light snow. The low sun adds a little warm colour here as I snapped this and hurried of to a warm chair and coffee. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

Taken on Applethwaite Common returning from Ulswater. The end of a very nice day. Enjoy full screen

An Icelandair Boeing 757-300 seen, I think not far from my home on one of our usual regular walks in the hills. This plane is quite old being being 19 years old when I took this in 2019. ***TF-ISX*** People who know me, will know that I have a love of aviation and so when I see something like this, with my camera, I often point up and shoot. Enjoy full screen.

We see here a very typical day in the Yorkshire Dales, displaying a combination of storm and sun weather near the village of Hellifield. As it’s the Dales, of course there are miles of dry-stone walls and sheep in the fields. The wonderful tree to our left is a sheer bonus as is the light. HWW, have a great day

I believe I am looking down from just below Loughrigg Fell to Loughrigg Tarn on my left and Elter Water on my right. We can also see Windermere on our top left. I was taken on a car and walk tour to a few high area’s on this day and so the places now are somewhat blurred! If I am completely wrong then please feel free to put me right! Enjoy full screen

Halifax, Nova Scotia: Outside the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 The life size bronze sculpture shows a smiling Ruth Goldbloom seated on a bench, surrounded by immigrants'suitcases, with her beloved tap shoes sitting at her feet. The sculpture, created by Newfoundland artist Morgan MacDonald, is located near the entrance to the museum. Visitors will be invited to sit beside Ruth, whose legacy was that she talked to anyone and everyone who entered the museum that she created to honour the 1.5 million immigrants who entered Canada through the Port of Halifax’s Pier 21 from 1928 to 1971. HBM, enjoy the week.

Halifax, Nova Scotia is the location of the Georges Island and its lighthouse. Located in the harbour area of Halifax itself. It was built in 1917 replacing the earlier 1876 tower. It is 16 m high Originally called île à la Raquette, the Island was renamed in 1749 to George Island after King George II and then Georges Island in 1963. It is the home of Fort Charlotte, named after King George’s wife and build circa 1750. It has quite a history having housed 2000 French soldiers who were imprisoned during the Seven Years War. It also housed Acadian prisoners a little later. Enjoy full screen

Another vintage shot, this time from a print taken in 2002. Taken looking south from just beyond Derwent Water in our Lake District. A very long lens helps to give this quite a look of a romantic classic painting. Enjoy full screen

Last July we visited an old castle ruin in Wales. There is little there now but the ancient foundations, steps, low walls and one or two things like this. ‘Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd’ Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

Another vintage shot, this time from 2011. Demonstrating again that time is no impediment to landscapes and light. Looking South from the Lakeland fell of Latrigg, over the Cumbrian town of Keswick onto Derwent Water. The first Island just right of centre is Derwent Island. To its left seemingly touching the shore is Lord’s Island with Rampsholm Island on its top left corner and almost centre stage of the lake is St Herbert’s Island (naturally :) Latrigg is 368m asl. Essential full screen

A view of this rather large mural painted on the end of a building near the old fish harbour. This little harbour quay we explored but sorry to say I did not see any steam sailing ships here. Once again, I cannot find any details of the artist. See PiP for another view of the buildings on the right. HWW, have a great day.

A vintage view from this popular peak overlooking England’s largest lake: Windermere. In the distance we see the village of Ambleside guarded by the peaks of ‘Fairfield Peak’ (snowy outcrops) on the left , ‘Red Scree’ centre and ‘Ill Bell’ (pointed Peak) on the right. On this side of the lake, in the woods, we can just about see Wray castle too. See PiP Enjoy.

A view of the trig point on the highest hill on Crompton Moor. We see here the door and window on the side of this large trig point structure---- or do we? HBM, enjoy the week.

Another tree from this favourite little spot up in our Yorkshire Dales near the small town of Settle. This is limestone country and so the chalky rocky breaks easily –easy enough for a tree root to take hold anyway. See PiP for a favourite tree only a short distance from this. Enjoy the day.

Seen on our Boston Freedom Trail walk. The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens opposite 24 Beacon Street, Boston. Created in 1884 opened in 1897. The American Civil War. 1861-1865. The regiment (only the second of such) consisted of African-American enlisted men commanded by white officers. Best full screen (Z) Enjoy the day.

Winter, though mostly cold and dark can be an exciting time. Here is a wonderful misty mood shot form my local valley, unfortunately maybe, also accompanied by this cruel barbed fence. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

The first time on this country park path and the views were un-expectantly good with this cold blue sky. The skyscrapers in the distance belong to the Lancashire town of Rochdale. PiP of waterfall within this Common. Enjoy the day.