Driving home this morning from a quick trip into the Lakes, we took a looping route back home and stopped to take a photo of the Howgills as they don’t get the attention they deserve really π The name ‘Howgill’ is another old one, it derives from the Old Norse Haugr which means hill or barrow, and Gil which means narrow valley.
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Hi Graeme – great picture and awfully familiar landscape.
Lovely scene there, Graeme π
Love how the light over on the right plays a little more with all the greens. π