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In his parka
We had quite a snowfall overnight in the usual tropical weather of northern England!
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Enjoy this 1.0-mile loop trail near Galena, Illinois. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 33 min to complete. This trail is great for hiking and walking, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.
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Towneley park
Me and Herb did a 3 mile walk in the park this morning. We set off early to avoid the midday sun.
It was cool and refreshing in the woods.
Hope you’re having stunning weather too!
Burnley
Lancashire
On the Ravenglass & Eskdale steam railway
Saturday was a complete wash out for a couple of reasons… the football, and the weather.
We had planned to visit two towns that we like, Whitehaven and Maryport.
The rain was persistent though, so we decided instead of getting a good soaking that we’d ride the Ravenglass & Eskdale steam railway.
It was fun. We bought a first class ticket on the way out. The journey took around 40 minutes. Ravenglass to Dalegarth. At Dalegarth it was still banging it down so we returned on a different steam train back to Ravenglass. This time this train had no first class compartment; not that that mattered.
This shot is on the way to Dalegarth, as we waited for the other train to pass.
Once back at Ravenglass we drove to The Bridge inn pub to have lunch, and to watch Burnley on TV. It was a nice lunch in a nice pub. The football wasn’t at all nice though. We were beaten 5-2 at Sheffield United.
Ravenglass
Cumbria
Layers.
Sheep enjoying the milder & drier weather that today brings to Stacksteads.
On mine & Herb’s morning walk.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Happy Fence Friday all!
Welcome …
Again another photo from one of mine and Herb’s walks.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
#HFF
The golf course at Towneley park…
With Pendle hill in the background
Towneley park
Burnley
Lancashire
You’ve got your own breakfast to eat !
Herb is still on puppy food until he’s 6 months old. Currently for breakfast Herb has a dry food mixture of turkey with rice (James Wellbeloved … as recommended by our vet).
For snacks at 11.00ish and 3.00ish he has a Kong filled with cooked chicken breast, chicken liver, and some treats from the pet shop. At tea time he has more James Wellbeloved dry food. In between times (if we’re eating) he has a licky tray with chicken paste on it.
Herb in the kitchen at home
At Blackwood, Stacksteads
Coming back from our morning walk to the tunnels At Waterfoot.
Herb having fun off the lead.
In Explore 🌟
It’s a beautiful, but, cold day !
I had wanted to get a second coat of wood primer undercoat on in my workshop area of the shed; I finished two coats of colour in the storage area yesterday. I then decanted everything (tools, spare wood) from the workshop area to the storage area. I then gave it a coat of primer.
It’s still freezing here so it’s not good conditions to paint. I’ll wait until late morning / early afternoon.
I do have a delivery of items for the sheep (haylage, straw, sawdust, sheep nuts) arriving this morning. So that’ll keep me busy… and warm.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
It may look like the Bahamas, but this is Lancashire!
We don’t need to spend ££££’s on foreign holidays, we’ve got everything we need right here, on our doorstep!
Whilst staying at Ribby Hall village we drove the short distance to St Anne’s. Spent the morning on the beach before it got too hot.
Herb wasn’t impressed with people flying kites 😃
St Anne’s
Lancashire
A beautiful grey cat sat on a gate
Me, Tracey, and Herb met this cat in Blacko, Lancashire.
Blacko is the village next to the one I come from, Barrowford. Growing up we’d pronounce Blacko as Blacka.
Anyway the gorgeous cat was super friendly; though it didn’t really bother with Herb.
Blacko
Lancashire
At Barrowford park
Yesterday me and Herb went a walk around Barrowford park.
Me, my four siblings, and both my parents grew up in Barrowford. My mum still lives there.
It’s about 12 or 14 miles from Stacksteads.
Barrowford is in Pendle, famous for the Lancashire witches; Pendle is also where the Quaker (or friends) movement began with George Fox on Pendle hill.
Barrowford
Lancashire
#HBM
The Glen Stacksteads / Waterfoot
Mine and Herb’s morning walk was through the Glen between Stacksteads and Waterfoot.
I suspect that the blossom won’t be hanging around for too long, so I took the opportunity to photograph it.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Herb exploring his environment
He had his first injections last Friday, and he’s booked in for his second ones on 20th January.
A week after that we can take him out into the big wide world.
Herb the verb… he’s always doing stuff 😂
Stacksteads
Lancashire
This trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.
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Wokingham
Last Sunday we (Me, Tracey, and Herb) travelled down to Wokingham (near Reading), Berkshire. It was 220 miles from our house.
I read somewhere that 100 years is a long time to Americans, whereas 100 miles is a long way to Brits.
220 miles was a long way for us.
Back in May I ordered a tailgate dog guard (to stop Herb jumping out the car once I lift the tailgate), and a dog guard (to stop Herb from jumping over to the rear seats from the boot).
There was an 8 week lead time on the bespoke guards. Actually it was just under that when we had them made and fitted.
We had an appointment at 09.00 on Monday morning to have the guards fitted. It made sense to book a hotel and travel the day before.
The good news is that the guards are absolutely brilliant. Better than we had even hoped.
Great hotel by the way. Our room was the one just beyond the bell tower, the one with the grey door.
Cantley House hotel
Wokingham
Lovely weather
Yesterday was the most beautiful and hottest day of the year so far.
The photo was taken as Herb and me were passing by the lodge in Stacksteads.
The lodge is a small body of water that gets filled by a small waterfall with water that comes down from the hills. Kids play in it in the summer.
I think (wishfully) that it would be great to see Otters and / or Beavers there.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Alright stop, collaborate and listen
Ice is back with my brand new invention
A frozen web in Arctic Stacksteads
Lancashire
Well, not overlooking the beach and sea anyway!
Me, Tracey, and Herb overlooking Lligwy beach and the sea… sat in the car as it rains.
Fortunately, we’d already been on our walk on the beach, before it started raining.
We just sat in the car enjoying the sound and sight of the rain.
A took out my binoculars to see a shape more clearly that was in the sea. It was a bloke paddling back to shore in a canoe.
Lligwy beach
Anglesey
Wales
Up to top of Greens
This area of Stacksteads is known as Greens.
For the past few days this has been our 3rd walk of the day… not a long walk, just a mile. But it’s hilly.
This morning it was our first walk. I had to be in between 08.00 12.00 (for our energy supplier to try to get the smart meter to work. It still doesn’t, he arrived at 11.40) so I did a short walk and did our longer walk in the afternoon.
It had snowed overnight. It’s all gone now, and it’s raining.
The hill ahead is the Lee quarry mountain bike centre.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Hurstwood reservoir revisited
On Sunday it absolutely hammered it down with torrential rain for a good hour, at around 5.00pm
After it was over me, Tracey, and Herb drove to Hurstwood for a walk around the reservoir.
The thunder and heavy rain didn’t seem to have cleared the air and it still seemed warm and humid.
The sun was out and the reservoir looked as lovely as ever.
Hurstwood reservoir
Burnley
The return trip from Galena, IL included a heavy downpour of rain. This photo was taken through the passenger window of a moving vehicle. If you look closely, you may notice a couple of rain drops on the glass. While not ready to hang up my DSLR, I am impressed with the capabilities of the iPhone Pro Max 14.
Bridges connect and can cause one to consider, "where am I now, and where am I going?"
This bridge is named the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge, and it honors all those who have served in the United States armed forces.
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In monochrome
At home.
Herb’s has started crate training, just today. He’s discovered it and entered on his own… with the help of some treats.
He’s been socialising outside some shops this afternoon too. 45 people and 1 dog walked past him. He’s not able to go on the ground yet until his vaccines are completed, so he was in arms.
Herb
Stacksteads
The inevitable!
So me and Herb were walking up this path and two sheep appeared. As we walked up they also went further up the path.
We had to retreat, or we would have pushed them out at the top of the path onto a lane with traffic.
Herb knew he was doing his job… he also knew when it was time for us to turn back.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Looking out from Towneley park
Through to a nearby field.
As me and Herb were on a walk around there.
HDR
Burnley
Lancashire
#Snapseed
At the lodge
On the left is a body of water named locally as the lodge. Water comes down from the hills and keeps it fresh.
As the name suggests Lee Quarry is a former stone quarry, and a few walls in the area are built from these thin stone flags. Similar stone flags go around the perimeter of our house, but these are thicker… around 3” or 4”.
We walk up this way as part of our usual 2nd walk of the day.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
Waterfoot
Herb’s head is in the bottom left hand corner of the photo.
After we walk through the tunnels we usually walk down this cobbled street and then back home.
Waterfoot
Rossendale
Lancashire