The Lake District & Cumbria

A grand long distance view from this small lake (Tarn Hows) where I am standing in our English Lake District. The highest peak here is called 'Pike of Stickle'. Enjoy ps best enjoyed large.

Taken from Park Brow foot showing the new boat pier.

A view from the Lake District village of Patterdale.

Whilst staying near Loweswater we were blessed one evening with this sunset.

On the west side of this great English lake stands the imposing Wray castle. Following the path from here down to the lake is a special boat jetty allowing tourist to visit it and its shore. Alighting passenger may, if they look carefully see this very old fence finding its way into the water. Its original purpose is now long lost but for me, still a beautiful little scene with the contrast of the new jetty woodwork in the background. Enjoy full size. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb

It is actually a view from just above the North West banks of our Lake Windermere near Wray Castle. The mountain crags are, I believe the Langdale Pikes. Now where are those cow-bells...

This castle just above Kendal in our Lake District is interesting enough, but with an evening sunset sky like this, well it is what we photographers long for. Enjoy full screen.

This splendid castle is actually a Victorian neo-gothic building, built in 1840 for a retired Liverpudlian surgeon, James Dawson. This was purchased for the National Trust in 1926 and was made famous by the fact that Beatrix Potter spent a summer holiday there when she was 16 in 1882. Set in beautiful grounds on the high shores of Lake Windermere. More info: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wray-castle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wray_Castle

In our house, we like a good calendar and because we both like travel and landscapes we see a lot of calendar photos very similar to this one. Taken on the lakeside of Windermere in our Lake District. We could call this ‘July’ I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb PiPs

The Cumbrian town of Kedal has many bridges. Most of which hold some history and character. Here we see one of the main ones carrying the traffic of the A6 and connecting East and West of the town. Of course, I was not really bothered about that fact, but more the late lighting was my main aim here. There are three masonry arch bridges in Kendal, of which Miller Bridge is the most recently constructed. Situated on the River Kent, it was built in 1818 by Francis Webster, a prominent Kendal stonemason (b.1767). Its robust construction protected it from the flooding that had destroyed previous bridges on the same site. There was originally a timber bridge at this point on the river, connecting the town and the castle corn mill. Because the timber structure was repeatedly washed away by floods, it was rebuilt in stone in 1743, and again in 1818, the date of the present bridge. (http://www.engineering-timelines.com)

This months Ipernity SPC competition was 'fences', would you believe, and so here is one of my Lake District shots of 2014 from the beautiful, lesser know 'lake' of Ennerdale Water. (it came 6th, and so you can see the quality of these competitions.) More info on the Ipernity SPC: www.ipernity.com/group/2249054/discuss/190840 Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is a glacial lake, with a maximum depth of 150 feet, and is ½ mile to a mile wide and 2½ miles long. -Wikipedia Pip - HFF and enjoy the weekend, Herb

Buttermere, another gem of a lake in our dear Lake District. Here we see it in weather and lighting less than perfect so I shall have to leave it to your imaginations to just how gorgeous this scene is when it has perfect light, mirror reflections and snowy peaks. Did I take the boat? –no, only the snap but I did like this scene all the same. A recent SPC contender. Best viewed full screen. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb More SPC info : www.ipernity.com/group/2249054/discuss/191708

Just on the edge of our Lake District lies some very nice pastoral countryside as demonstrated by this. We are her eon the high ground just NW of Sizegh castle near Kendal and looking NW towards the Lakes proper, and its mountains. Just behind the first set of hills would lie Windermere with the Coniston Fells just visible here on the top left side. Nice full screen.

Our walk today brings us to this elegant castle and gardens. A quick rush around the pond here for a photo completes our day out. The Strickland family has lived at Sizergh for more than 750 years, and it remains their home today. Set in large, beautifully landscaped gardens and based on an impressive 14th Century solar tower, Sizergh was extended in Tudor times. The romantic fortified mansion contains some of the finest Elizabethan carved overmantels in the country, as well as a collection of good English and French furniture and family portraits.

After almost six months of virtual isolation within Covid 19 lock-down conditions we finally manage to escape back to the country. A week here will feel like a week of heaven but care must still be taken in our isolated holiday cottage. At least I will be able to share that trip with you here on Ipernity now that we are back home. - We are in what is commonly called the West Lakes. Our holiday cottage for a week is only minutes away from here and at this moment we are taking a small hike revisiting this spot after some years of absence. Our path continues traversing down the hill to the left to join the wider trail seen below. In the far distance you might just make out the edge of the Solway Firth (Irish Sea). Above us we can hear but not see the plaintive call of a local osprey. "Cogra Moss is a beautiful enclosed forest surrounding a shallow reservoir to the east of the village of Lamplugh on the western edge of the English Lake District. It was created by the damming of Rakegill Beck in about 1880, though its function as a water supply ceased in 1975." Enjoy full screen

A windy day stirs up this lake that can often be mirror-like but as I take this I can hear the ripple of its small waves against the shore. I can also smell the sweet almost honey-like heather bushes at my feet. A few yards to my right a fisherman tries his luck at fly-fishing as this is now a favourite spot for such a sport. In fact if you look carefully you can just see another fisherman in the water to the left of the small tree-covered Island centre of picture. The PiP shows the way down to here. - See the previous photo for more info about the moss. Enjoy large.

Taken from the gardens of our cottage owner, a grand view, even in poor weather. Our holiday cottage for a week is only metres away from here. Just at the feet of the larger fells lies the lake itself, of which we will see in due course. Enjoy full screen

A first holiday for many months brings me to the English Lake District. Here at Cogra Moss near Ennerdale Water I spot this twisty-turny fence reminding me a little of a cork-screw. All around me, beauty and isolation –what more can we ask for in these strange times. HFF. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend.