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The lower slopes of Loughrigg Fell have a decent display of Bluebells, this shows Rydal Water. The sun did manage to light up the trees at the back of Rydal on what was a disappointing morning weather wise....one can not be disappointed with being out in such wonderful scenery though :-)
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November (sometime in the '90's) Rydal Water in a reflective morning mood.
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The light of a full moon illuminating the lone tree at Rydal Water one that I had forgot about on the hard drive the portrait version of one posted a while back.
Lake District, Cumbria, England
Rydal Water is a small body of water in the central part of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is located near the hamlet of Rydal, between Grasmere and Ambleside in the Rothay Valley (Wikipedia)
A fantastic trip away spending Christmas and the New Year in The Lake District. Rydal Cave is actually a man-made cavern, which was formerly known as Loughrigg Quarry. It supplied excellent quality roofing slate to the surrounding local villages.
Rydal, Lake District
Rydal Hall is a large detached house on the outskirts of the village of Rydal, Cumbria, in the English Lake District. It has an early nineteenth-century front facade, but includes some earlier fabric.
The hall is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England and its gardens are listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
The house was built as the country seat of the Le Fleming baronets, and was sold with its gardens to the Diocese of Carlisle in 1970. The estate remained in the ownership of the Le Fleming family as of 1997. The house plays host to retreats, conferences and courses, and holiday accommodation. There is also the Old School Room Tea Shop, located on the "Coffin Route" footpath, which leads to Grasmere.
The gardens are open to the public. In the mid-17th century, Sir Daniel Fleming (1633–1701) developed the landscape as an early Picturesque garden incorporating Rydal Beck and its natural waterfalls. 'The Grot' (a summerhouse designed for viewing a waterfall) became a major attraction for a succession of visiting artists and writers in the 18th and 19th century.
The formal gardens in front of the house were designed in 1909 by the garden designer and landscape architect Thomas Hayton Mawson (1861–1933). Mawson's Italianate terraces are listed Grade II*. These formal gardens were restored in 2005-7 by Tom Attwood. A community vegetable garden was created at the same time.
The gardens and Wordsworth
"The Grot" at Rydal Falls is described in William Wordsworth's early poem, "An Evening Walk", published in 1793. The poet moved to Rydal Mount, near Rydal Hall, in 1813 and it remained his home to his death in 1850. Towards the end of the poet's life his nephew Christopher Wordsworth went with him to "The Grot". The following is a description of their walk together from Rydal Mount.
"He accompanied me to the gate and then said if I had a few minutes longer to spare he would like to show me the waterfall which was close by – the lower fall of Rydal. I gladly assented and he led the way across the grounds of Lady Fleming (Rydal Hall) which were opposite to his own to a small summer-house. The moment we opened the door the waterfall was before us. The summer house being so placed as to occupy the exact spot from which it was to be seen. The rocks and shrubbery around closing it in on every side. The effect was magical. The view from the rustic house, the rocky basin into which the water fell and the deep shade in which the whole was enveloped, made it a lovely scene. Wordsworth seemed to have much pleasure in exhibiting this beautiful retreat."
Try as hard as we could we simply couldnt get above the heavy overcast cloud and wet weather ... Still the conditions and murk half way up the fells above Rydal water made for some interesting images.
November '93 A bit of an "island overlap". Rydal Water, Still morning mood.
Ektachrome 100 (EPP) film. Mamiya 645 Super
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Taken nearly a year ago from above Rydal Water looking over towards Grasmere.
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I waited for what seemed like hours in this spot for the ripples on the water to flatten out, and my patience paid off.....and this spot at the East end of the lake was the only part which was like mirror...the rest of the lake stayed full of ripples....love it when it all comes together like that!!
A boathouse on Rydal Water with a breeze blowing across the lake and some autumnal colours adding a backdrop.
Last Saturday we paid a visited to Rydal water in the Lake District, the weather was cold but clear and the light was wonderful with pockets of sun shining on the fells. It is amazing how the weather can change in the Lake District, only a couple of weeks ago large parts of it were flooded which some people are still suffering the after effects of now.
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Another shot from the Lakes. This was taken at sunrise on a nice calm Autumn morning. Well I say that but by the time I got back to the car I was the wettest I've ever been in the Lakes! It was a case of putting everything on and around the radiator when I got back, lol.
It's a view recognised by many but it was a pleasure just to be there.
For anyone who hasn't been before, don't park in White Moss car park, it's a trek, just park up at the side of the road!