Posts for years:
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2015
Introduction to Sue’s words and pictures
A walk in the English Lake District
An outing to Groombridge Place
A visit to William Wordsworth’s childhood home
Visiting English Heritage sites – Furness Abbey
Visiting English Heritage sites – Carlisle Castle
Visiting English Heritage sites – Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Visiting Wordsworth House in disguise
Visiting English Heritage sites – Castlerigg stone circle
Visiting English Heritage sites – Lanercost Priory
Ornamental adornments are ornate
Victory of a railway preservation group
2016
What I learned in January 2016
Spring and summer flowers in February
What I learned in February 2016
Landscape in the English Lake District
A walk from St Bees to Fleswick Bay
From Keswick to Grasmere #CumbriaIsOpen
A visit to Allan Bank, Grasmere
A visit to Cockermouth and Wordsworth House
The walled garden at Scargill House
A house guest’s details (more than 1 photo)
Whitehaven harbour reflections
Carlisle has the edge (2 photos)
Spring and summer at Acorn Bank
Transmogrify: tree roots to fungus
Travelling to and through Mull
Oban, Dunollie Castle and McCaig’s Tower
A walk along Derwentwater to Keswick
Walking back along Derwentwater
Anticipating a spectacular floral display
Christmas wishes to all my readers
2017
West Cumberland Railway Museum
Security blankets and the like
A day out in the Lake District (Part 1 Claife)
A day out in the Lake District (Part 2 To Sawrey)
A day out in the Lake District (Part 3 Ash Landing)
Wordsworth House and Cockermouth
Photography brings satisfaction
A blogging friend at Wordsworth House and Garden
Finding serenity on a road trip
A favourite tourist destination
2018
Battered beach and crumbling cliffs
Too many hedgerow flowers to tweet
Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge: Diagonal Lines
Something nasty by the footpath
A visit to two castles in Cumbria
A visit to the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh
Wildlife in our garden (Part 1)
A lunch stop by Bassenthwaite Lake
Hope Park, Keswick in September
2019
A Walk around Whitehaven Harbour
The Candlestick and Whitehaven Harbour
A walk from Great Wood to Ashness Bridge
A close encounter of the ovine kind
A cliff top walk on a clear day
Photography at the local flower show
Wildlife in our garden (Part 2)
Wildlife in our garden (Part 3)
A boat trip around the Farne Islands
Different weather on the Cumbrian coast
A walk in winter by the River Mersey
My best botanical days out in 2019
2020
On the Hunt for Joy Challenge Week 1: Get outside
A winter landscape in the Lake District
On the Hunt for Joy Photo challenge week 2: Say cheese
On the Hunt for Joy Photo challenge Week 3: Jump for joy
An adventure around a reservoir
On the Hunt for Joy Week 4: Sit in the sun
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 5 – Count Chimneys
On the Hunt for Joy – week 6 – Cheer someone else up
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 7 – Make yourself look small
Storm Dennis with more windy weather
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 8 – Wear bright colours on tough days
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 9 – Shop your home
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 10 – Put your collections on display
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 11- Colour code
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 12 – An abundance of ordinary things
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 13 – Paint your front door
On the Hunt for Joy – week 14 – Switch it up
On the Hunt for Joy – week 15 – Change your Light-bulbs
On the Hunt for Joy – week 16 – Tighten up (helpful tools)
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 17 – Start a (Cutting) Garden
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 18 – Make your own rainbows
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 19 – Plant sunflowers
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 20 – Let a child decorate
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 22 – Mix play with everyday
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 24 – Add an Element of Nature
Some flowers growing in unexpected places
On the hunt for joy: rediscover your childhood joys
On the Hunt for Joy: Take a field trip
Evening views near the Irish Sea
On the Hunt for Joy Challenge – Flowers
5 of my best photos from November
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC)
CMMC November Alphabet Challenge
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) Silver or Gold
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) Pick a topic from my photo with Rita guest host
CMMC December Pick a topic from my photo
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) Letter U.
2021
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) January Close up or Macro
Another CMMC January close-up or Macro
CMMC January pick a topic from my photo
CMMC January Letter W at the end of the word
February close-up or macro (CMMC)
Blue/green for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC)
Close up or macro (CMMC) March challenge
CMMC March colour challenge: Orange
March alphabet challenge (CMMC): CK or CH
Bright rectangles challenge (CMMC)
April Close-up or macro (CMMC)
Light Green or neon green (CMMC challenge)
April (CMMC) Pick a topic – over the hedge
April Alphabet CMMC Challenge – Letter E at the beginning or end of the word
May Macro CMMC Photo Challenge
May CMMC Pick a topic from my photo
May CMMC Alphabet Challenge – Letter G
June CMMC challenge – pick a topic
Close-up at home CMMC challenge
Some views from a wildflower walk in Cumbria
July CMMC Alphabet Letter K at the end of the word
August close-up or macro CMMC Challenge
August CMMC pick a topic and FOTD
September CMMC close-up or macro
