Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Wensleydale

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I just got back from a trip to Wensleydale with my big sister Kath (or Maffrin, as we still sometimes call her.) Here she is above, striding down the hill from Burtersett to Gayle, on a cold windy morning (Sunday) when we wished we had our hats and gloves with us.

I didn’t take many pictures but here’s one of Lady Hill at around 9 o’clock in the evening. The man in charge of the spotlight didn’t quite have his aim right.

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Here is another one of Lady Hill I took a few years ago:

lady hill at sunset

This one looks in the other direction, towards Bolton Castle – can you see it?

bolton castle in the distance

Same trip, looking down…I like the light.

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And here is one taken on the Thoralby road above Aysgarth, the village my parents lived in. I took it one time when I was with my mother. The cows were going in for milking. It has been my desktop photo for years.

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Dave said last week - “What is it about you lot [me and my sibs] and cows?”

Well, we were brought up on a farm which had prize-winning Friesians, and we loved our parents and think fondly of our childhood, so I guess that has something to do with it…

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:57 pm

    One of the two copies of "But I told you" that I ordered weeks ago have finally arrived from Amazon (- I'm sorry I should have bought them via you when you were sending the royalties to a good cause I don't remember what) I ordered them on the 19th June - only one of two arrived today a month later - what is going on there???? Order says its from Amazon EU S.a.r.L. if that helps. I'm tempted to cancel the other order and buy elsewhere ! (but where?)

    They are going to be birthday presents for my next deserving friends

    Great photos especially the one with the cows in

    Love from Jen

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  2. Hi Jen
    You can buy one or more from me.
    I will email you tomorrow.

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