Catapulted

Two days with Eldest and Northern Girl and Marmite,




Phew!
Sadly, since I've been back from the North, there has been the most wonderful photography weather and light - but really, GB couldn't be hanging around while I take pics. On the other hand it's very nice having her here in the sunshine :) And she is sunshine enough herself, being the best behaved and sunniest person of her age that I know!
There may be a pic of her later but while she sleeps (I don't remember her ever sleeping in beyond 7am before but maybe I tired her out yesterday!) I can be here :)
So, when I was in Lancaster, the Lakes and mountains only a roof top view away, the light was cold and clear and changing all the time. No snow :(
No problem :) It's nice just being there and they look after me so well. It's always a pleasure visiting because they are a wonderfully secure, calm and energetic partnership. And of course I love them :)
So I took a few pics of magnolia

Not this time though and as I swooped* across the huge flyover that goes past Old Trafford** or whatever it's called, I could see the snow capped Pennines, brilliantly sunlit in the distance. Elder sister's house is within spitting distance of those very hills and having made very good time getting there, I was tempted. And I admit it, gave in without a moment's hesitation, and set off hillswards looking for a view. Which I didn't find. Instead , I found myself at the foot of a very very inviting path leading up a deeply*** satisfying hill at the top of which stands a marvellous, strange, white, conical, pointy thing called White Nancy. This does indeed overlook the hills but as I parked the car, it began to snow again. Oooh!
Off I scrambled, clutching camera (wrapped in a plastic carrier bag) and passing a quite large number of people descending - presumably to escape being snowed on :)




Goodness - Gorgeous Babe is still asleep! I think maybe I'd better wake her up or her Mum won't get her to bed tonight :)
Wake up!!! It's a lovely morning :)
Hope you too, are having a lovely morning and sunshine and birds singing :)
xxx
*The motorways always make me feel as though I'm swooping. I know you can't really do this without wings but hey! It's the thought that counts
**Home of Man United Football. not my thing but most awfully English and iconic
***that would be highly satisfying wouldn't it...being high :)
Labels: more snow, Pennine Hills, White Nancy
5 comments:
Omgosh, omgosh, omGOSH!
There's just too many pretty shots, Mig!
Love the path, love the handsome creatures (dog and man)....and adore the birdies on the roof's peak.
*happy sigh*
And the snowy Pennine's.
Wait til I show himself!
It's seven in the mornin'.....that's a decent hour!
*chuckling* He'll call it indecent, of course...LOL
Wonderful photos, Mig!
Tooooooooooooo many wonderful ones---if there is such a thing!
I know Mel :) I just wanted to catch up with the whole weekend all at once. Hey I'm so impressed you noticed the pigeons on the roof! I didn't till this morning :)
lovely lovely lovely
I feel as tho I've toured the country myself! I like the one with the dipping field and the wall and the telegraph lines just looping thru the top right of the image. . .
(well, I like them all - but often there's a favourite)(looking forward to the flckr piccies!)
:-)
(oh, and I really love the pansies cos I love pansies, but I especially like the cheery view of pansies and the daffs thru the slats in the blind!)
Thank you I, I think the curvy field is my favourite too because I did the umbrella thing* and most of the snow came out right. And because I have a thing about Northern Grey/green landscapes :)
*The umbrella thing works for getting rain and snow in focus as well as keeping the sun off the lens)
The pansies just begged to be captured in the sun - I couldn't resist them :)
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