Well I finished my hedge today! It looks fantastic! It was a bit cloudy again, but not much rain. Since I finished up with the last couple details on the hedge in the afternoon my host suggested I just go for a walk with the rest of my day.
I'd been looking at one that started just up the road from where I'm staying. My host also kindly added to the directions I found online, and I started off for Easedale Tarn (a tarn is a small lake in the mountains). You wouldn't imagine the places that people have built stone walls to keep sheep in over the centuries! The fact that it's a steep hill doesn't seem to make darn bit of difference. Perhaps you can see some of these walls half way up the hillside in one of my photo graphs.
On my way to the tarn I stopped at the waterfalls before coming to the quiet the banks of the tarn itself. Since it was early evening everyone else was coming down and by the time I reached my destination (only about an hour) I had it all to myself. Sitting by the water and gazing up at the ridges above I decided I could not miss the climb and view from the top. (My host had mentioned this to me; it was not simply my crazy idea.) So after a very steep half an hour I stood on what seemed the top of the world. It was stunning! You don't really need to go to Glencoe if you can simply climb into the peaks of the Lake District. To walk along the grassy ridge up there it feels as though you've left everything and everyone far behind. It's just you, the peaks, the clouds, the sheep, and a lonely tent! I suppose in our similarity we all end up wanting to visit the same places. I envy whoever was staying up there, as I had to make the journey back down again for dinner.
I've added several pictures of the panaramic view from the ridge, as well as what Easedale Tarn looked like up close, so hopefully you get a sense of the gandur of the view from above. Truly these pictures do not capture the essence of the moment though.
Now that you're all caught up to where I am now I will make an attempt to post something simple at least every other day.
