Wet, Wet, Wet

We have had so much heavy rain this week that has caused flooding. The river Eden flooded into the surrounding fields and many of the roads on Wednesday were barely passable. I had one day last week on a frosty morning digging over the last part of my allotment. By the time I had finished my boots were 2 inches higher with a layer of sloppy mud.
We have recently bought a touring caravan so have been out exploring.

A fisherman in Pateley Bridge.

Something fishy going on here

Cyclists from Tour De Yorkshire. 

Pedal Power

A walk along the Nidd Gorge.

A carved seat

Look at the pattern of tree roots

Ripon Cathedral.

Majestic

A walk around Wet Sleddale. You can understand how it got its name.

Serious bog

Fungus in various shapes.

Almost the size of a side plate

Frilly petticoat edges

The beautiful patterns of lichen.

Natural beauty

I have been making marmalade.

The kitchen always smells delicious when it is cooking

I am experimenting with embroidered gift tags.

Delicate flowers

The chickens in the Artful Garden have had a makeover.

Big Chicken

The Rock Chicks

Solway Surprises

Last weekend we visited the Solway Coast near Dumfries. The landscape is fascinating. Hummocks of grass are covered with crushed shells. The grass is covered by the sea a high tide.

Look at the layers

The sand was more like mud

 This natural pattern made by the sea looks like land art.

Formed by seaweed and shells

Daisies growing in the sand.

They must be able to withstand the salt water

A Cycle Network marker.

Lovely symbols

Highland cows.

Och the moo

We saw this Christmas tree on the beach left over from last year.

A sea tree

Golden pheasants.

Not very decorative 

How would you like this as a play house?

I love the seat

Looking along the beach.

Looking towards England

A wonderful sunset. 

Moody sky

Halloween Happenings

This week was Halloween so the Artful Garden was decorated to celebrate.

A cobwebbed gate

Pumpkin lanterns grown on my allotment

When shall we three meet again

Halloween sheep

Ghostly happenings

Horror faces on tin cans

Boozy Floosy

Bobby Barley looking horrific

Autumn is fully here. This tree trunk looks like a flowing river.

It looks very fluid

The beauty of leaves.

Look at the different shapes

Look up through the trees and see the patterns made by the branches.

Look at the negative spaces

Graffiti.

So realistic

Thursday morning sunrise. 

Illuminated sky