Gold Hill ~ Shaftesbury

Eh bien pas facile de circuler dans ce village, de ce temps tu as fais le bon choix Rosa, j'aurais peine d'habiter un village aussi pentu mais plein de charme pourtant !
Bonne soirée mon amie. Bisous.

It's a very hilly town Jocelyne, but Gold Hill attracts a lot of visitors even in this weather ;-)
Yes, we certainly made the right choice.
Wishing you a good evening my friend.

Lovely street scenes'would love to visit there once !!

Thank you Jaap. This street still holds an attraction to me and I have been there hundreds of times :-))

I think I have already seen this charming village in your photo gallery.
And in the snow / rain, I love it !!!!
..But the cobblestones must have been very slippery: you take risks for your friends of Ipernity !!! >>>Nice of you****

The coffee must have warmed you up !!!!

Thank you Nouchet. I am pleased you remember it :-)
Happy to risk it in a good cause ;o)

Sunday greetings to you.

A great set of images Rosalyn going down would be worse than up when it's wet, I assume traffic is banned from it, I have just checked Steep Hill in Lincoln is slightly steeper and is in 4th. position, I hope you have a nice Sunday, it wasn't really worth getting up today with the rain and gloom

Thank you Peter. Traffic is permitted for deliveries, but I have rarely seen that.
I hope your Sunday morning is as bright as mine Peter :-)

......auf den ersten Foto sieht man,dass es so ein Schneeregen war,aber diese Nässe machen deine Aufnahmen richtig schön,obwohl so ein Fotowetter war es nicht,aber das Beste draus machen und sich dann was Warmes gönnen liebe Rosa,mir gefallen deine schönen Aufnahmen von eurer Runde:))

....wünsche auch Dir ein schöne Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))

Thank you very much Günter. Yes a good way to finish the trip. We enjoyed watching the snow from the car....little things ;-))

Sunday greetings and good new week. Rosa.

Si el cielo está cerrado y parece nevar. Me gustan los brillos en el adoquinado, la perspectiva en descenso y ese color que trasciende del interior, incluso se ve parte de ese cálido interior.
Buen y saludable año, Rosa.

Thank you Jose Manuel. When I started my journey, it was quite bright. You just never know what the weather in Shaftesbury will be like :-) The light is coming from the excellent book shop. It looked very inviting and warm inside.
All the best for 2022 Jose Manuel.

¡Ah, subir esas calles son buenas para hacer pierna!
Al párroco de nuestro pueblo lo veía andando en el monte y había una cuesta muy pendiente que él subía, bajaba y repetía varias veces, mojando su sudadera. Mis perros lo conocían, iban a recibirle y él los acariciaba hablándoles como a niños.

A very nice story. I am often surprised at how many elderly people walk up and down Gold Hill. It must indeed be good for the legs :-)

The cobbles look great in the wet and the dusting of snow on the roofs gives a hint of what may be coming. The light reflections in your last pip cheer the scene ~ Enjoy your Sunday

At one point I was worried about driving home when the snow was heavy, but you know what Shaftesbury is like....it has its own climate ;-))
All the best Nick and have a good Sunday ~ Rosa.

Splendid street photos with nice details of the wet flooring. In the third one, magnificent warm reflections of the indoor lights.
All the best
Fabio

Thank you very much Fabio.
The warm light is coming from the excellent book shop.
It looked very warm and inviting.
All the best,
Rosa.

Hi Rosa
Welcome back from your holidays!
A very nice set of pictures, which I like very much!
Wonderful and interesting compositions
My first thought was that the hill would be great for sliding down in the snow, just like we used to do in the school playground, long before the 'elf n safety' brigade stopped it!
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

Hi Peter,
Thank you very much. I hope you enjoyed the festive break?
Thank you for your kind comments. I have seen many pictures of people sliding down the hill in the snow, but the journey being all uphill from here, it's not one that I would risk, unfortunately.
Best wishes & Sunday greetings,
Rosa.

als er sneeuw ligt niet uitglijden

Good advice Fred, thank you.

wunderbare Szenen Rosalyn

Thank you very much Wilfried.

Quaint but looks like you have to be fit to live there Rosalyn,

I'm often surprised at how many elderly people who live in St James, at the bottom of the hill, still go up and down it regularly. It must keep them fit!

OH SO EVOCATIVE !!!

Thank you Pam ♥

Superbes images de ce beau village très pentu !
Bon dimanche. Amitiés

Thank you very much.
Sunday greetings Madeleine.
Regards.

I like especially the 2nd PiP ;-)
Have a good Sunday!

Thank you Berny.
Sunday greetings.

Beautiful shots Rosa I must put this on my places to visit.
All the best TOZ

Thank you TOZ. It will soon be snowdrop time and there is a lovely circular walk from Gold Hill to see them all.
All the best,
Rosa.

so beautiful also the pips:)

Thank you very much Annemarie.

oh la pente est terrible à descendre ou à monter surtout sous la pluie,

There is a well placed bench half way down Annick....very well placed for me ;-))

I never tire of your pictures from this iconic place Rosa. The fact that your pictures were taken in far from ideal conditions has added much to the atmosphere of the scenes. I love the third picture with the warm light from the windows reflected on the wet cobbles. The other two pictures are just as good, with the rain soaked roofs and mist over the rural landscape in the background, giving a soft touch to the scenes.

All the best, Doug

That's very kind of you Doug, thank you. My fingers were too cold to change the camera settings! It was good to see the warm glowing light from the book shop along the passage way that prompted me to take the shot.

All the best, Rosa.

Bestimmt sehr anspruchsvoll, bei dem Wetter auf dem Straßenpflaster zu laufen. Die Regentropfen sind schön mit auf dem Bild festgehalten.

Thank you very much. I stayed at the top this time ;-)

A wonderful set of photos Rosa...................the main image is gorgeous with the misty background and the cobbles and building looking fresh and clean when wet. You'd have to be pretty fit to live on that hill...........I'm not sure my knees would like it, especially going downhill.

The colours and detail in the first PiP are superb, but my favourite of the three has to be the second PiP. The warm light from the windows and the reflected light on the wet cobbles is just stunning!

Glad to see you're getting out and about despite the weather!

Thank you very much for your kind comments Keith. It was nice to see the warm glow from the windows in the 2nd PiP, on such a dreary day. We drove around a couple of villages nearby and spotted some lovely buildings and walks, ready for an outing on a brighter day.

Take care and have a good new week.

Fine series, Rosa !

Thank you very much Ulrich.
Wishing you a good week ahead.

ça pleut aussi chez toi ma Rosa ? ici aussi grrrrrrr !
belle soirée et semaine mon amie ! bisous

Yes unfortunately dear Angelique :-)
Good morning and good new week.
Bisous my friend.

A beautiful series of images from this iconic location Rosa. It does look cold..and steep! The climb up would probably warm you up though!! I love the cobbled streets. Reminds me a little of Clovelly. I love the warmth of the light from the windows in the final PiP - you feel like you could warm your hands on it.

Have a lovely evening and good new week

Thank you Carol. I think if I was to look through my gallery, Gold Hill and Stourhead would be the most photographed locations by me ;-) I was nice to see the warm glow, but we eventually warmed our hands on a warming cup of coffee.

I hope you have a good new week Carol.

Auch bei schlechtem Wetter kann man tolle Fotos machen!

Very kind of you Stephan, thank you.
Wishing you a good week ahead.

A fabulous set of winter images Rosa the cobbles on hill look to be very slippery underfoot.

Thank you very much Roger. Surprisingly the cobbles are not slippery.

What a beautiful serie. I like the old architecture of the houses very much.

Thank you for your kind comment Percy.

Magnificent addition Rosa,
Thank you posting your image in the group
www.ipernity.com/group/west.of.england

Thank you Roger.

We really must make an effort to visit Shaftesbury. You always make the view so tempting, Rosa. We have only had a smattering of snow here so far, not enough to cover anything and melting quickly. We have had a couple of brighter days too recently, which have been most welcome. The daily sunshine hours in December were less than 1 hour a day. Really miserable.

It's not the longest of streets Amelia, but there is something so nice about it. Maybe the extensive views on a clear day, or the circular walk you could take down the hill that leads you along a winding pathway back up to the park, where you can see for miles. My mum and I used to have coffee at the top each week after shopping. I do miss that!
Rather grey here today. I would like it to be colder and brighter :-)

You must be Brisith, or an artist, if you can look at them, as an artist, for more than 20 seconds.
Viva o Sol !
Happy great week to you who still study and smile in this world.

Thank you very much Jose. I think I have taken pictures of the street in all weathers, except when there is snow on the ground...because I cannot get there then :-)
Looking forward to some sunshine, but shouldn't complain as it is January!
All the best.

A beautiful old village, but I think it's very hard to live there on the mountain...

I am always surprised how many elderly people I see walking up and down it.

als het buiten glad is,kun je daar beter niet uitglijden ,anders glijd je naar beneden tot in het dal---HOE lang is die weg naar beneden Rosalyn ?hoeveel meter ?
en op EEN pip een vrouw met een kinderwagen -bergop lukt zeker niet ;)

I'm sorry but I don't know the answer to that Fred.
It never seems to be slippery, but I would be careful all the same :)

We've been in there. :-))
Delicious tea and cake! But the weather was far more comfortable!
Good pictures.

I used to go to the cafe with my late mother after shopping each week Leon, until she couldn't manage the steps down to it.

Thank you for your nice comments.

Another very beautiful set. The 1st PiP is especially lovely.