The Heather!

Late Summer on Ilkley moor, and the heather is in bloom! The moors are carpeted in a gorgeous purple blanket! Actually, a confession! These were taken last year, almost a year ago to the day in fact. I haven't been on the moors for a while. I am awaiting knee surgery so I can't walk …

I Believe I Can Fly…

I took the drone to the beautiful Washburn Valley this evening and took these sunsets. It is just so nice flying into the sunset It just gives you so much freedom 🙂

Spofforth Castle

For some time now I haven't been able to walk very far without my knee hurting. I had a replacement on my right knee 9 years ago and it was life changing, and the surgeon said that the left one would need doing at some point. I think that time has now come, and my …

A little Late Afternoon Flight

My lovely wife bought me a new drone as a wedding present...so I took it for a flight yesterday. Got a nice shot of the haunted Dob Park Lodge with Ellar's Woods. For you Landscape photographers out there I strongly suggest you get a drone, it really makes a difference to your photos, and a …

The Fewston Assemblage

Beautiful Fewston church taken with my drone The church of St. Michael and St. Lawrence has stood at Fewston in the Washburn Valley since the 12th century. It is a beautiful little church in a beautiful little valley, very peaceful and almost timeless. It is a haven for walkers, naturalists and anyone who enjoys the …

The Devils Arrows

The Devils Arrows I had known about the Devils Arrows at Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire for decades, but had never visited them. Which is odd as they are only a few miles from my house and easy to get to. Then, last year a relative of ours moved to Boroughbridge and when we visited I …

Harden Circle

Harden Moor Circle This is the little stone circle on Harden moor near Bingley in West Yorkshire. Opinion varies as to whether it is a true stone circle, or a ring cairn, or possibly a burial. It was excavated in 1956 and “four or five Bronze Age urns” were discovered in the middle. There are about …

Balnaboth

Balnaboth House Shirley and I got married on April 10 at Gretna Green in Scotland. Just the two of us and two witnesses. We wanted it low key. The day was lovely with a traditional Scottish hand wrapping ceremony before the actual marriage vows, and the sun shone brightly. It was very romantic. We then …

Simon’s Seat

This is the beautiful view from Elbolton Hill across the moors to the imposing Simon's Seat in the far distance. I haven't been out much this month, so my posts have been scarce. For one the weather hasn't been very good and two, I am getting married to the gorgeous Shirley on Friday, at the …

Bycliffe and Coniston Moor

This is Gill House Beck on Bycliffe moor in the Yorkshire Dales. Normally this stream is dry, but this is caving country and the water will be flowing underground. When it rains hard, the stream rises and flows towards the clump of trees, where Gill House farmhouse once stood, and sinks into a crack in …