Trip to London
Went down to the capital for some vet work but had a little time before that to wander from Kings Cross down to Victoria. Here’s a selection:
Architecture
A few days in the Lake District
Last week we left the gloomy and decidedly chilly North York Moors for another national park, the Lake District, and enjoyed a gorgeous spell of weather in a stunningly beautiful landscape. I do struggle with trying to capture natural land forms – they never match the real thing, a poor substitute and so I’m always
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York College pick up
A friend asked me to take her son to basketball at York College so, whilst I was waiting, I explored the building and the underground car park. There was a bitingly cold wind so I didn’t hang around too long but here are the results. Probably my favourite is this one – I like the
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A foggy walk to Kirkdale
Yesterday was one of those days when the fog didn’t lift at all. Needing to pop across to see Gwen and Edward I decided I’d walk through what we know as Hagg Wood, then on to Kirkdale, before circling back to Starfitt Farm and home. It’s been quite a few years since I’d been in
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Some architectural images for a change
I was going to do some street photography after dropping Sara off in York but didn’t feel that inspired. Not sure why that was – feeling hungry, crowds of shoppers, sad at saying goodbye to Sara … anyway I was heading back to the car park when I spotted the reflections in a building near
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Byland Abbey
I was passing by today, had a few minutes to spare and was delighted to find that although it was 5.30pm the entrance gate was open.
A bit of this and a bit of that
Travelling back from dropping three teenagers at Leeds Fest I diverted into York for an hour of street photography. Parking in the nearest free street parking, just beyond the hospital, I made my way down Gillygate. It’s one of my favourite streets in the city with several 18th century houses and today seems to be
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Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
Our friend Kitty had not visited the gatehouse before so it was great to pop in and check it out with her. Information on the gatehouse can be found on the English Heritage website.
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