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		<title>Fjall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Artistic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lakeland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Quick(ish) watercolour in an attempt to switch my brain off for a while, I picked a random Lake District reference photo and splattered some paint 😉]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Quick(ish) watercolour in an attempt to switch my brain off for a while, I picked a random Lake District reference photo and splattered some paint <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
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		<title>L&#8217;al doodle</title>
		<link>https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/lal-doodle/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 09:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Artistic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charcoal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cockpit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stone circle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Small doodle (as I&#8217;m limiting my drawing board time as my hand is on the dodgy side at the moment), this time it&#8217;s one of the Cockpit Stone Circle stones, from our visit last year, doodled in charcoal.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Small doodle (as I&#8217;m limiting my drawing board time as my hand is on the dodgy side at the moment), this time it&#8217;s one of the Cockpit Stone Circle stones, from <a href="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/2024/09/first-visit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our visit</a> last year, doodled in charcoal.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5117" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cockpit-charcoal-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1209" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cockpit-charcoal-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cockpit-charcoal-1200-362x365.jpg 362w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cockpit-charcoal-1200-834x840.jpg 834w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cockpit-charcoal-1200-768x774.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
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		<title>Birthday wander</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buttermere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walking]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Went for a wander around Buttermere before a bit of lunch in the pub there (well, it is my birthday).]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Went for a wander around Buttermere before a bit of lunch in the pub there (well, it is my birthday).</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5027" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-1-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-1-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-1-1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-1-1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-1-1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-1-1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5033" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-2-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-2-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-2-1200-243x365.jpg 243w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-2-1200-560x840.jpg 560w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-2-1200-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-2-1200-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5032" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-3-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-3-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-3-1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-3-1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-3-1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-3-1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5031" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-4-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-4-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-4-1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-4-1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-4-1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-4-1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5030" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-5-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="778" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-5-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-5-1200-563x365.jpg 563w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-5-1200-840x545.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-5-1200-768x498.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5029" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-6-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-6-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-6-1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-6-1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-6-1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-6-1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5028" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-7-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-7-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-7-1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-7-1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-7-1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-7-1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5026" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-8-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1200" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-8-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-8-1200-365x365.jpg 365w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-8-1200-840x840.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-8-1200-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5025" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-9-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="775" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-9-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-9-1200-565x365.jpg 565w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-9-1200-840x543.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/120325-9-1200-768x496.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
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		<title>Passing by</title>
		<link>https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/2025/02/passing-by/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kirkstone pass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We needed to pop to Windermere the other day and went over Kirkstone Pass, so I decided to take a photo or two&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We needed to pop to Windermere the other day and went over Kirkstone Pass, so I decided to take a photo or two&#8230;</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5005" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-1-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1814" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-1-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-1-1200-241x365.jpg 241w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-1-1200-556x840.jpg 556w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-1-1200-768x1161.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-1-1200-1016x1536.jpg 1016w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5006" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-2-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="771" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-2-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-2-1200-568x365.jpg 568w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-2-1200-840x540.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-2-1200-768x493.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5007" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-3-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="650" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-3-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-3-1200-660x358.jpg 660w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-3-1200-840x455.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-3-1200-768x416.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5008" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-4-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-4-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-4-1200-243x365.jpg 243w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-4-1200-560x840.jpg 560w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-4-1200-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-4-1200-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5009" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-5-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-5-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-5-1200-243x365.jpg 243w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-5-1200-560x840.jpg 560w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-5-1200-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-5-1200-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5010" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1057" height="2560" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-scaled.jpg 1057w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-151x365.jpg 151w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-347x840.jpg 347w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-768x1860.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-634x1536.jpg 634w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-6-1200-845x2048.jpg 845w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5011" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-7-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-7-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-7-1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-7-1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-7-1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/05-02-25-7-1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
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		<title>First visit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Askham]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Cockpit]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We had a wander this morning to look for a stone circle we&#8217;ve never visited before, we tried to find it years ago and completely missed it (but then we didn&#8217;t have a map or a phone with us ;-)). Luckily we found the Cockpit Stone Circle quite easily this time, was a bit strange visiting it on a busy day for walkers/cyclists/horse riders and for no one else to pause and look at the stone circle. &#160;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had a wander this morning to look for a stone circle we&#8217;ve never visited before, we tried to find it years ago and completely missed it (but then we didn&#8217;t have a map or a phone with us ;-)). Luckily we found the Cockpit Stone Circle quite easily this time, was a bit strange visiting it on a busy day for walkers/cyclists/horse riders and for no one else to pause and look at the stone circle.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4838" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4838" style="width: 2000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-4838" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_a_2000.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="452" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_a_2000.jpg 2000w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_a_2000-660x149.jpg 660w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_a_2000-840x190.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_a_2000-768x174.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_a_2000-1536x347.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4838" class="wp-caption-text">Walking towards the Cockpit Stone Circle.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4839" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4839" style="width: 2000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-4839 size-full" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_ullswater_2000.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="693" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_ullswater_2000.jpg 2000w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_ullswater_2000-660x229.jpg 660w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_ullswater_2000-840x291.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_ullswater_2000-768x266.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_ullswater_2000-1536x532.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4839" class="wp-caption-text">Looking down towards Ullswater.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4840" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4840" style="width: 2000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-4840" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_cockpit1_2000.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="797" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_cockpit1_2000.jpg 2000w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_cockpit1_2000-660x263.jpg 660w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_cockpit1_2000-840x335.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_cockpit1_2000-768x306.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_pan_cockpit1_2000-1536x612.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4840" class="wp-caption-text">The Cockpit Stone Circle.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4841" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4841" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-4841" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_1_1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_1_1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_1_1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_1_1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_1_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_1_1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4841" class="wp-caption-text">The Cockpit Stone Circle.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_4842" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4842" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-4842" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_9_1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_9_1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_9_1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_9_1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_9_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/030924_9_1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4842" class="wp-caption-text">The Cockpit Stone Circle.</figcaption></figure>
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		<title>Time&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time being what it is, in short supply and something that vanishes in the blink of an eye, I was rather pleased to find a few minutes to take the camera for a jaunt down Ullswater way.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time being what it is, in short supply and something that vanishes in the blink of an eye, I was rather pleased to find a few minutes to take the camera for a jaunt down Ullswater way.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4803" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_1_1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_1_1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_1_1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_1_1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_1_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_1_1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4804" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_4_1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_4_1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_4_1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_4_1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_4_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_4_1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4805" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_2_1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_2_1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_2_1200-548x365.jpg 548w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_2_1200-840x560.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_2_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240624_2_1200-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
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		<title>Ink House</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ambleside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridge house]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Actually I think they may call it Bridge House 😉 I asked Julie to pick a Lakeland subject for a pen &#38; ink drawing and she suggested the Bridge House in Ambleside. I normally try to avoid the &#8216;popular&#8217; Lakeland scenes but this was quite fun to do.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually I think they may call it Bridge House <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> I asked Julie to pick a Lakeland subject for a pen &amp; ink drawing and she suggested the Bridge House in Ambleside. I normally try to avoid the &#8216;popular&#8217; Lakeland scenes but this was quite fun to do.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4798" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4798" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-4798 size-full" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bridgehouse-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1669" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bridgehouse-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bridgehouse-1200-262x365.jpg 262w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bridgehouse-1200-604x840.jpg 604w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bridgehouse-1200-768x1068.jpg 768w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bridgehouse-1200-1104x1536.jpg 1104w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4798" class="wp-caption-text">Bridge House, Ambleside, A4 Pen &amp; Ink</figcaption></figure>
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		<title>Bleurgh&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Artistic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[langdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[langdale pikes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I started a doodle of the Pikes of Langdale, I enjoyed painting the sky and quite liked how it looked when it was dry. It had a bit more about it than my normal skies 😉 sadly as I painted the foreground things went a bit awry and I really didn&#8217;t enjoy painting it. Still, you live and learn 😉]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I started a doodle of the Pikes of Langdale, I enjoyed painting the sky and quite liked how it looked when it was dry. It had a bit more about it than my normal skies <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> sadly as I painted the foreground things went a bit awry and I really didn&#8217;t enjoy painting it. Still, you live and learn <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/langdale-pikes-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="849" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/langdale-pikes-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/langdale-pikes-1200-516x365.jpg 516w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/langdale-pikes-1200-840x594.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/langdale-pikes-1200-768x543.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
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		<title>Crummock</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme Skinner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[crummock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Decided to play with a carbon pencil on paper for a change, so a quick doodle of Crummock was the result 😉]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Decided to play with a carbon pencil on paper for a change, so a quick doodle of Crummock was the result <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<figure id="attachment_4740" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4740" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-4740" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/crummock-bw-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="869" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/crummock-bw-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/crummock-bw-1200-504x365.jpg 504w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/crummock-bw-1200-840x608.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/crummock-bw-1200-768x556.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4740" class="wp-caption-text">Crummock &#8211; B&amp;W carbon pencil on paper</figcaption></figure>
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		<title>Slater&#8217;s Bridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Artistic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cumbria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake district]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slater's Bridge]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been offline for a while (thanks to a tree snapping the fibre during a storm), so couldn&#8217;t post this when I finished it. I started this a couple of weeks ago, along the way I changed direction quite a few times &#8211; mainly because of the gaps between painting when I’d forget where I was going with it (I don’t think distraction free painting time exists ;-)). Thinking back to when I started this painting I was more interested in painting the water than anything else, though I spent&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>We&#8217;ve been offline for a while (thanks to a tree snapping the fibre during a storm), so couldn&#8217;t post this when I finished it.</em></p>
<p>I started this a couple of weeks ago, along the way I changed direction quite a few times &#8211; mainly because of the gaps between painting when I’d forget where I was going with it (I don’t think distraction free painting time exists ;-)). Thinking back to when I started this painting I was more interested in painting the water than anything else, though I spent more time on the leaves than the water, I also probably spent more time on the bridge than considering how the water should look &#8211; not that I’m overthinking things at all.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_4733" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4733" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-4733" src="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/slaters-bridge-1200.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="460" srcset="https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/slaters-bridge-1200.jpg 1200w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/slaters-bridge-1200-660x253.jpg 660w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/slaters-bridge-1200-840x322.jpg 840w, https://www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/slaters-bridge-1200-768x294.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4733" class="wp-caption-text">Slater&#8217;s Bridge, watercolour</figcaption></figure>
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