In need of slight renovation

Well, ‘slight’ might be stretching it a bit πŸ˜‰ This morning we visited Pendragon Castle which is located in Mallerstang, just outside Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. The reason for our visit was mainly down to the Aubretia I’d spotted on the castle walls yesterday (when I had no time to stop and no camera with me either). It was a cloudy morning and the light was poor, but as they’d decided to start spreading brown stuff on the field next to the house a trip out with the camera was a…

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Stripey Skies

I know I’ll be in a minority, but I have enjoyed the few days without seeing a plane in the sky. Especially since the skies have been cloudless at times, it’s very rare these days to stand outside and see a clear blue sky without a cloud or vapour trail in sight. Last night I stood in the garden and looked at the night sky, it was obvious flights had begun again in earnest with the sky crisscrossed with trails glowing in the moonlight. This morning as I was out…

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