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Goodmorning skipton

Goodmorning

I know it’s been a while, life had other plans, but today this photo had to…

  • cameraphone,
  • clouds,
  • enchanted wood,
  • Skiptonia,
  • sunrise
winter sunset

Winter sunset

Tonight’s winter sunset.…

  • cameraphone,
  • clouds,
  • enchanted wood,
  • Skiptonia,
  • sunset
yerba mate

Yerba Maté

I do enjoy Yerba Maté, this is my simple set up, with many thanks to @opticnoodle…

  • argentina,
  • chile,
  • patagonia,
  • relax,
  • tea,
  • zen
infected

Food, trippy or death?

I’m not a mycologist, so I have no idea if this is good in a roast,…

  • cameraphone,
  • flowers,
  • food,
  • yorkshire dales
walkies

Are you awake?

Squeaks, repeated cold nose poking and vigorous wagging – bang, bang, bang – that rocks the…

  • animals,
  • b&w,
  • cameraphone,
  • Tilley
burning daylight

Winter Solstice

Well let’s hope that we get a winter, though I do not mind the weather we…

  • bicycles,
  • cameraphone,
  • Solstice,
  • sunset,
  • winter
lake rotoiti

Lake Rotoiti

Walk up the side of Mt. Robert in Nelson Lakes National Park , New Zealand, over…

  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • Lake Rotoiti,
  • Nelson Lakes National Park,
  • new zealand,
  • Saint Arnaud,
  • travelling,
  • w170,
  • walk
frozen bench

Frozen bench

A frozen bench bench on the canal.…

  • cameraphone,
  • canal,
  • frost,
  • Skiptonia,
  • yorkshire
frosty stone

Frosty Stone

Sorry I just had to add one more of these. This time the main feature, see…

  • enchanted wood,
  • frost,
  • Skiptonia
frosty trees

Frosty trees

I know, I often snap these trees. But they really stand out, on the little hill…

  • enchanted wood,
  • Fog,
  • Skiptonia,
  • trees
wet and happy dog

Wet and happy

A happy dog is a wet dog. All we have to say is “Go, swim” and…

  • animals,
  • cameraphone,
  • dogs,
  • dogs trust,
  • Tilley
skipton night canal

Canal by night

Night time on the canal in Skiptonia. Not a bad snap taken with my phone camera,…

  • cameraphone,
  • canal,
  • night time,
  • Skiptonia,
  • yorkshire
all hallows' eve

All Hallows’ Eve

Not a bad sunset tonight and it didn’t turn out bad either for a phone snap.…

  • cameraphone,
  • clouds,
  • enchanted wood,
  • sunset,
  • trees,
  • yorkshire
grand day out

A grand day out

Six years ago we had an eventful day out. We laugh and think of it fondly…

  • chutney,
  • pootles,
  • strava
dunbar chains

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Chains at Dunbar Harbour. Every time I see big chains like these, I think about Isambard…

  • 400D,
  • chains,
  • colour,
  • Dunbar,
  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel,
  • Scotland
arthurs pass

Towards Arthur

Six years ago we set out for our first big tour, three months in New Zealand.…

  • Arthur's pass,
  • Castle Hill Peak,
  • colour,
  • cycle touring,
  • mountains,
  • new zealand,
  • Porter's Pass,
  • snow,
  • Torlesse Range,
  • w170
pie mushy peas

Has tha nowt moist?

Oh, they had! Steak and potato pie with mushy peas and gravy, now that is pub…

  • food,
  • yorkshire dales
harvest sunset

Harvest sunset

Yesterday’s sunset on a harvest moon, sadly it clouded over so I didn’t get a snap…

  • clouds,
  • sunset,
  • yorkshire dales
portenos mick

Porteños

This is our friend, Mick, who were showing us around BsAs. Looking out from the train…

  • argentina,
  • b&w,
  • cityscape,
  • friends,
  • travelling,
  • urban
rainbow

Somewhere

Tonight sunset gave us a massive rainbow over the hills just outside town.…

  • 400D,
  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • rainbow,
  • Skiptonia
red moon

Once in a red moon

erm blue, blue goes the saying. A few weeks back we had a great full moon,…

  • 400D,
  • moon,
  • yorkshire
lewis dear

Lewis Deer

This deer kept a good eye on us while we cycled past.…

  • animals,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Scotland
traigh na beirigh reef beach

Traigh na Beirigh

Traigh na Beirigh, Cnip, Uig, Isle of Lewis aka Reef Beach, even on a dull day…

  • 400D,
  • beach,
  • Cnip,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • landscape,
  • Reef Beach,
  • Scotland,
  • Traigh na Beirigh,
  • Uig
pootle

Out for a wee pootle

Pootling along brilliant country lanes.…

  • bicycles,
  • pootle,
  • w170,
  • yorkshire
pointy cloud

Pointy cloud

I just liked how the clouds make this shape.…

  • 400D,
  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • Isle of Skye,
  • Scotland
riding with peli

Riding with Peli

This is my favourite thing to do, going for a pootle with the wonderful Peli. Even…

  • bicycles,
  • clouds,
  • pootle,
  • Skiptonia,
  • w170,
  • yorkshire
embsay res

Five minutes ago

Embsay reservoir is a nice spot for some dog walking. Today we set out in a…

  • 400D,
  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • Embsay Crag,
  • Fog,
  • uk,
  • yorkshire dales
beach walk

Walking on Uig Beach

Well I think Tilley liked this beach. The name, Uig, derives from the Norse word Vik…

  • 400D,
  • animals,
  • beach,
  • colour,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Scotland,
  • travelling,
  • Uig Bay,
  • uk
who are you going to call

Who are you going to call

These red things are becoming a endangered feature in the UK landscape. This one was taken…

  • 400D,
  • b&w,
  • colour,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Scotland
roif Isle of Lewis

The Riof Raiders

This commemorate the 20th century land raids by the Reef Raiders. One such town to be…

  • 400D,
  • b&w,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Riof Raiders,
  • Scotland,
  • travelling
look ma no hands

Back on wheels

After a wee hiatus off the bike, I’m back 🙂 Boy, have I missed it. This…

  • Azub Six,
  • bicycles,
  • cycle touring,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Scotland,
  • w170
corncrake, Uig Bay, sunset

Uig Bay Sunset

See I told you brilliant sunsets from Corncrake Cottage over Uig Bay on Isle of Lewis.…

  • 400D,
  • corncrake cottage,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Scotland,
  • sunset,
  • Uig Bay
corncrake cottage

Corncrake cottage

If you should find yourself lost on Isle of Lewis or want to. You can’t do…

  • beach,
  • clouds,
  • corncrake cottage,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • Scotland,
  • treat,
  • Uig Bay,
  • uk,
  • walkies,
  • zen
pendle sunset

Pendle Sunset

I just found this in my photos, totally forgot about it. It was taken back in…

  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • Pendle Hill,
  • sunset,
  • uk,
  • w170
malham bridge

A Crinkly

This is a tribute to our friend Crinkly, a wee little bridge near Malham Cove, she…

  • bridge,
  • Malham,
  • w170,
  • yorkshire dales
log fire

Early log fire

At the end of August we were enjoying a pub lunch with a log fire. Good…

  • fire,
  • yorkshire dales,
  • zen
riding north

Riding north

Farsebook is funny and great now and again. Today it showed me this photo I took…

  • cycle touring,
  • tea,
  • travelling,
  • uk,
  • w170
moon rise

Moon rise

Brilliant sun set and moon rise, a few months back, over Uig Bay on Isle of…

  • 400D,
  • corncrake cottage,
  • Isle of Lewis,
  • moon,
  • Scotland,
  • sunset,
  • travelling,
  • Uig Bay,
  • uk
She said yes :)

G’wan then

About six years ago, I asked her to marry me and gave her a Haribo ring.…

  • 400D,
  • colour,
  • happy place,
  • wedding,
  • zen
vand hund

Vand hund

I love water, I’m a “vand hund”*, it has to be real water as in the…

  • 400D,
  • animals,
  • beach,
  • corncrake cottage,
  • Scotland,
  • Tilley,
  • travelling,
  • Uig Bay,
  • uk
Beinn an Lochain

Beinn an Lochain

Beinn an Lochain seen from Inveraray.…

  • 400D,
  • clouds,
  • mountains,
  • Scotland
Looking towards Ben Nevis

Looking towards Ben Nevis

Not sure where, but we stopped north of Fort William to look at the mountains, this…

  • b&w,
  • Ben Nevis,
  • clouds,
  • f707,
  • infra red,
  • mountains,
  • Scotland
Isle of Canna

Isle of Canna

Infrared view of Isle of Canna from Glennbrittle on Isle of Skye. Not a bad spot…

  • camping,
  • f707,
  • Glennbrittle,
  • infra red,
  • Isle of Canna,
  • Isle of Skye,
  • Scotland
Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle

Sadly my trusty Sony F707 camera is falling apart, so I don’t dare to take it…

  • b&w,
  • clouds,
  • Eilean Donan Castle,
  • f707,
  • infra red,
  • Scotland
Dunbar rainy sunset

Sunset over Dunbar

Few weeks back we saw this dramatic sunset over Dunbar between/under the rain clouds.…

  • 400D,
  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • Dunbar,
  • Scotland,
  • sunset,
  • travelling
tilley and penny

Walking partner

Yes, Tilley came with and loved the scrambling bits. She was fantastic; planned her routes, went…

  • animals,
  • dogs,
  • Pen-y-ghent,
  • Tilley,
  • walkies,
  • yorkshire dales
ladies' smock

Ladies’ Smock

Cardamine pratensis (cuckooflower or lady’s smock), is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native throughout…

  • flowers,
  • Pen-y-ghent,
  • walk,
  • yorkshire dales
tasmanian memories

Tasmanian memories

Hiking up to Pen-y-ghent some of the path is covered in wooden decking. They are used…

  • Pen-y-ghent,
  • Tasmania,
  • walks,
  • yorkshire dales
pen-y-ghent in cloud

Pen-y-ghent in cloud

The clouds were much less when I was on top, so in the gaps I managed…

  • clouds,
  • mountains,
  • Pen-y-ghent,
  • yorkshire dales
view over valley

View over Ribble valley

Last minute wild camping got me up and ready for a spot of hiking at 5:45am…

  • Pen-y-ghent,
  • Pendle Hill,
  • sunrise,
  • yorkshire dales
fire sun IoW

Fire Sun

The main land is on fire let’s all stay on Isle of Wight 🙂…

  • beach,
  • Isle of Wight,
  • sunset,
  • Totland Bay
Totland bay sunset

Sunset from Totland

No matter where I end up I always hope for a good sunset to end the…

  • beach,
  • Isle of Wight,
  • sunset,
  • Totland Bay
beach hut IoW

Beach huts

Visited Isle of Wight – or as some call it “Ile de Blanc” – last week.…

  • beach,
  • beach hut,
  • Colwell Bay,
  • Isle of Wight,
  • sunset,
  • Totland Bay
Sunset from Pinhaw

Pinhaw Sunset

Brilliant sunset tonight, truly enjoyed it while driving home and had to stop to snap this.…

  • clouds,
  • colour,
  • li,
  • roads,
  • Skiptonia,
  • sunset,
  • urban,
  • w170,
  • yorkshire dales
Tilley at Embsay

Tilley at Embsay

This is out wonderful mutt, Tilley, at Embsay. She finally stood still enough for long enough…

  • 400D,
  • animals,
  • dogs,
  • dogs trust,
  • Embsay Crag,
  • Tilley
bambi

oh dear

I found this photo the other day and thought that you lot would like to see…

  • 400D,
  • animals,
  • Bannack,
  • colour,
  • Montana,
  • travelling,
  • usa
pendle from Embsay

Pendle in the fog

Here you were thinking that you had seen it all, well no a few more to…

  • 400D,
  • colour,
  • Embsay Crag,
  • Fog,
  • uk,
  • yorkshire dales
5000 years

History

Now a history lesson and a break from the fog. Though I do not know what…

  • 400D,
  • b&w,
  • Dufton,
  • uk,
  • yorkshire dales
fence in fog

Foggy?

At the bottom of Embsay Crag, rather foggy ain’t it?…

  • 400D,
  • b&w,
  • Fog,
  • uk,
  • yorkshire dales
trees near Embsay

More trees in fog

I know, I know, but it looks great and I could not figure out which one…

  • 400D,
  • b&w,
  • colour,
  • Embsay Crag,
  • Fog,
  • seasonal,
  • trees,
  • uk,
  • yorkshire dales
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