Herb Riddle's photos

Seen in a Normandy, France cottage garden. As the front tyre was flat ? I imagine this more of a garden showpiece than a practical ride to market. A very French ritual! Enjoy the day.

In 1995 we took a holiday in the beautiful Scottish Highland village of Glenelg. On our way to and from there we passed through the area known as Rannock Moor where I took a few snaps of Loch Ba. Here is perhaps the best of those, taken on slide but copied by Kodak to one of their own photo CD's which were quite popular at the time. I have been inspired to share this after seeing an excellent one from the same area by our friend Roger (Grisly): www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52349222/in/group/54719 . I am pretty sure that I have a more modern version of this. Maybe that will be shared one day on here too. 'Rannoch Moor is an expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch in Scotland, where it extends from and into westerly Perth and Kinross, northerly Lochaber, and the area of Highland Scotland toward its south-west, northern Argyll and Bute.' Enjoy full screen.

Another view of this classic famous lighthouse on the edge of the city of Portland in Maine. There were a few short walks around here and this is from near one of the top of the hill picnic sites. The red berries here help frame this scene along with the fence. See Pip for alternative view. Have a good weekend.

Taken from above the Yorkshire Dales village of Langcliffe in 2011 but just as attractive today. Looking at its best in the golden hour. Pen-y-ghent It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. It lies 1.9 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale. Enjoy the day.

The start of a round walk for us that treated me to a number of photos. This wall type is very common to this northern England location. We will drop down to the bottom left before skirting the woods across the water on the right. HWW, enjoy the day

The type of thing that kids and dentist dream of. My teeth tingles at the sight of these but I imagine many people will look down on this and drool. Seen in a Boston USA market. Enjoy the day in health.

It may be cool but this is a nice walk nevertheless. Enjoy the day.

Described as Europe’s “last great wilderness” wholly in the Scottish Highlands. We were exploring around here in 2014 and this was taken on the way back to Durness after a day’s exploration around Oldshoremore and Kinlochbervie. I think the rock might be granite displaying this light pinkish rock in the late sun. This, I am fairly sure, was taken whilst traveling NE along the A838, now part of the famous route 500. Enjoy the day.

We are here just beyond the hamlet of Hartsop and Brotherswater near Goldrill Beck, looking towards the Cumbrian village of Deepdale hidden on the left with Patterdale (also hidden) in the far distance, which lies at the foot of Ulswater. Enjoy the day.

Not many fences or gates actually in a pipe but here we go. This is actually a small pedestrian tunnel for walkers around Scammonden Water to gain admittance to and from the other side of the busy M62 motorway which lies above. Footpaths range from both sides. The tunnel itself is around 50 metres long but a torch is not really needed during the daylight hours. I liked the shadow play here. See PiP for the view from the other side. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

As the M62 snakes through our high Pennines from west to east we see some of the workings for that in this obviously artificial ramp with the motorway running atop. It is actual also part of the dam wall of Scammonden Water on the other side. Footpaths bound here as you can see heading down.

As we walk around the circumference of Scammonden Water we come across these old stone walls bedecked with snow drops. Lots have already finished now as Spring comes but these are thriving in the cool shadow of the trees here. Enjoy.

The photo really says it all. Naturally, seen in Boston, USA just some months back. HWW, have a great day.

On the road to Scommonden Water, and not very far away, we passed a viewpoint down to this empty reservoir in an area known as Nont Sarahs. Apparently it has been drained whilst a valve is being repaired. To my left is a rock escarpment where hang-gliders take off to enjoy the tumbling valley below. See PiP A hangglider view from this very spot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXjXaMaYpM8 Enjoy the day.

West Yorkshire.

Portland, Maine is the setting for this wonderful semi-open-air vintage railway carriage. Now a museum piece that is pulled by the small red diesel engine along this Narrow Gauge Railway track. PiP. A grand set of hard benches to watch the coastline go by. Track gauge= 2ft (610mm), 1.5miles (2.4km) long. Just near here too was the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum which we unfortunately did not have time to visit. Within, and sometimes outside too, pulling this carriage are seven locomotives, four of which are Steam including the famous Baldwin 0-4-4T and 2-4-4T models. It also has visiting locomotives. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad_Museum#Gallery HBM, enjoy the week.

Yesterday, I discovered another new walk around yet another reservoir not too far from me. (12 miles). Scammonden Water is another of our freshwater drinking reservoirs in West Yorkshire. Quite a treat in this cold but almost clear break in the weather for us. A good path makes this an easy four mile walk. It is hard to believe that one of Britain’s busiest motorways (the M62) flies just past the end of the water near the tower. See PiP. The reservoir is 252m above sea level and holds 7.8 billion litres of water. See full screen. Enjoy the day.

Another view from the top of Latrigg looking over Derwent Water to the south. We can just make out Castle Cragg with the pointed tree lined peak. The mountains in the background, I must admit look very grand here photographed with a long telephoto lens and displayed in this retro sepia. PiPs Enjoy full screen.