Longsleddale - The Beautiful Valley

On Thursday I drove up Longsleddale and then walked a little from Sadgill. This really is a very special place. I'd have liked to photograph the quarry area further up the Gatescarth track but didn't have time.  Here is one of my photos from the afternoon: Longsleddale above Sadgill, looking up to Gatescarth Pass.

There's more on Longsleddale on the Around-England blog.

A Derwentwater Evening

There's nowhere quite like the Lake District in August. It rains sufficiently to keep everything green but then has beautiful days in which the sun lights up the lakes and mountains differently every time as the patterns of cloud play on the landscape. I love it.

Here is a picture of the boating jetties taken during my walk along the northerly shore of Derwentwater ealier this week. There's more at "Derwentwater at the End of a Day" on the Around-England blog.