Posts for years:
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2015
Introduction to Sue’s words and pictures
Ephemeral
An outing to Acorn Bank
Garden survey 2015
Afloat
Easter weekend
Morning light
A garden in spring
Perpetual motion
Photographs of the landscape
Intricate mechanism
A is for Ajuga
Forces of Nature
B is for Bluebell
Enveloped
C is for Clematis
Broken
Talkin Tarn revisited
D is for Dandelion
On the Way (3 photos)
E is for Elephants’ Ears
Vivid (3 photos)
F is for Fern
Off-season
A coastal walk
Seven colours
A walk in the English Lake District
My seaside muse
Door prompt (4 photos)
A walk to the Bowder Stone
Symbol – treble clef
Flowers in the sunshine
Half and half (2 photos)
Myths about peonies
Close up (2 photos)
Inspiration (2 photos)
Beneath my feet (4 photos)
Creepy-crawly (2 photos)
An outing to Groombridge Place
A visit to William Wordsworth’s childhood home
A Good Day
A holiday in Kent
From every angle (4 photos)
Views of Furness Abbey
Carlisle Castle (3 views)
Connected
Visiting English Heritage sites – Furness Abbey
Badger
Ducks
Visiting English Heritage sites – Carlisle Castle
Trellis
Visiting English Heritage sites – Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Changing seasons
Visiting Wordsworth House in disguise
Boundaries (3 photos)
One of my happy places
Sunshine lifts the ordinary
Visiting English Heritage sites – Castlerigg stone circle
Be careful!
Visiting English Heritage sites – Lanercost Priory
A treat of a sweet
Sunset photo challenge
Ornamental adornments are ornate
Victory of a railway preservation group
Two Trios
A Turneresque sunset
Enigmatic Eye
We didn’t expect that!
Gathered by nature
Another favourite walk
2015 in review
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2016
Altogether now!
Telling the time
Weight for it
My puzzling kit
A walk at low tide
My optimism was rewarded
What I learned in January 2016
Vibrant colours
Trash photo challenge
The sun’s bedtime
Street art
More pictures from trains
Spring and summer flowers in February
What I learned in February 2016
Fascinated by nature
Out and about
Harmony in nature
A visit to Carlisle
A to Z theme reveal
The dancing waves
A to Z Challenge 2016
Landscape in the English Lake District
Flowers of the future
Waiting to be fed
Looking across the border
A walk from St Bees to Fleswick Bay
A familiar face
From Keswick to Grasmere #CumbriaIsOpen
A visit to Allan Bank, Grasmere
A disused platform
A visit to Cockermouth and Wordsworth House
Steam trains have numbers
A visit to Wray castle
Pure white
A cross-country trip by train
Curves galore
A walk from Scargill House
Dog walkers
A visit to Whitehaven
A foxed sheep
A walk at low tide
Inside and outside (3 photos)
The walled garden at Scargill House
A house guest’s details (more than 1 photo)
July garden colour
Bunny bonus
Low tide at St Bees
Narrow gaps
Spotlight on Whitehaven
Morning outlook
Beyond the centre of Carlisle
Fun with Lego
Keswick and Derwentwater
A rare skyscape
A Lego exhibition
A frame and through the frame
Another Lego exhibition
Whitehaven harbour reflections
Butterflies
Carlisle has the edge (2 photos)
Acorn Bank again
Spring and summer at Acorn Bank
Exploring Iona
A favourite walk at sunset
Steam from the past
A flower observed
Oban Bay
Travelling in Scotland
In my back yard
A trip to Mull
Swans in the harbour
A day trip to Iona
A Mottik model
Transmogrify: tree roots to fungus
Travelling to and through Mull
Chaos in the countryside
Coming back from Iona
Tiny sunbathers
Oban, Dunollie Castle and McCaig’s Tower
Autumn colours
A walk along Derwentwater to Keswick
A holiday walk
Hope Park, Keswick
How can we relax?
Fitz Park, Keswick
Snow on the horizon
Walking back along Derwentwater
Anticipating a spectacular floral display
Christmas wishes to all my readers
A former path
Seaside sunsets
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2017
A year by the Irish Sea
Street art
Signs of spring
Upcycled
Walking on the beach
Shadow selfie
Catching the wave
Photo of the month!
Surprised by the view
West Cumberland Railway Museum
A weather wish
Top of the spire
Spring greens
A walk on Mothering Sunday
How to be dense
A beautiful day for an outing
Security blankets and the like
A disappointing surprise
River Mersey and Earth Day
Carlisle Cathedral
Danger of drowning!
A wildflower walk
Reflections in Windermere
A day out in the Lake District (Part 1 Claife)
Literary Heritage
A day out in the Lake District (Part 2 To Sawrey)
Evanescent clouds
A day out in the Lake District (Part 3 Ash Landing)
Order restored
What to focus on
Fête accomplie
Wordsworth House and Cockermouth
Changing tides
A sunny day at the beach
Two bridges
Skyscape collage
Unusual bees
Photography brings satisfaction
Tactile textures
No fire!
Countless corners
A visit to Nymans
Structure of thistledown
Waiting to be of service
A short tour of Whitehaven
Layers on land, sea and sky
Window to water
Pedestrian Bridges
A blogging friend at Wordsworth House and Garden
All creatures great and small
Glowing colours
Labyrinthine curves
We’re peeking
Beached
Short-lived
Experimenting on the beach
Finding serenity on a road trip
In which I was cheeky
Going up
A favourite tourist destination
What? No photo challenge?
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2018
A thriving cactus
Battered beach and crumbling cliffs
Broken silence
Variations of wall-life
Beloved plants
Sweet shade of pink
Another realm
Hardly a newsworthy story
I’d rather enjoy the view
A favourite place
Steam engine Leander
An ironic smile
A gentle awakening
Nature is prolific
On the right lines
Unlikely to be appreciated
Too many hedgerow flowers to tweet
Waves
To my email subscribers
Beauty from twisted stems
All-time favourite photo
Which way photo challenge
Malham Tarn
Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge: Diagonal Lines
Photo Challenge: Curious
Something nasty by the footpath
Wildflowers near water
A visit to two castles in Cumbria
A visit to the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh
A changing coastline
Wildlife in our garden (Part 1)
On the water
A lunch stop by Bassenthwaite Lake
The woods near Derwentwater
Hope Park, Keswick in September
Derwentwater
Wray Castle in November
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2019
A Walk around Whitehaven Harbour
An ancient oak tree
Birds near Derwentwater
Fascinating jetties
The Candlestick and Whitehaven Harbour
Sizergh Castle in February
Steam train March 2019
A walk from Great Wood to Ashness Bridge
A walk in Croydon
A close encounter of the ovine kind
A favourite circular walk
The Sherwood Forester
A (brief) visit to Townend
A walk down a lonning
A walk from Ashness Bridge
A walk at low tide
Recovering from a wildfire
A riverside and lakeside walk
A walk around Ennerdale Water
A diverse parish
Urban flora
A cliff top walk on a clear day
Britannia on tour
Photography at the local flower show
Wildlife in our garden (Part 2)
Wildlife in our garden (Part 3)
A woodland walk
A visit to Cragside
Some churches
A visit to Wallington NT
A boat trip around the Farne Islands
A walk from Seahouses
Wallington NT revisited
A walk on the Sizergh estate
Snaps from London
An autumn walk in Croydon
The Cumbrian coast in autumn
Different weather on the Cumbrian coast
A walk in a country park
Whitehaven in the autumn
Nature’s power
A walk in winter by the River Mersey
My best botanical days out in 2019
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2020
From train windows
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
Exploring a local landmark
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
Waves
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 5 – Count Chimneys
Vanishing point shadows
On the Hunt for Joy – week 6 – Cheer someone else up
Storm Ciara
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
Seaweed flapping in the wind
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
Spring Equinox
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 13 – Paint your front door
Garden survey 2020
On the Hunt for Joy – week 14 – Switch it up
A misbehaved houseplant
On the Hunt for Joy – week 15 – Change your Light-bulbs
Tulips
On the Hunt for Joy – week 16 – Tighten up (helpful tools)
Perennial cornflowers
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 17 – Start a (Cutting) Garden
Skimmia
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 18 – Make your own rainbows
A flowering cactus
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 19 – Plant sunflowers
A local walk
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 20 – Let a child decorate
Some memories of April 2020
Coastal erosion revisited
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 22 – Mix play with everyday
Same place, different days
Garden flowers in May
On the Hunt for Joy – Week 24 – Add an Element of Nature
Recovery from a wildfire
An orchid
Swathes of wild flowers
Dryad’s saddle fungus
A walk from Wray Castle NT
Some flowers growing in unexpected places
On the hunt for joy: rediscover your childhood joys
Nature abhors a vacuum
On the Hunt for Joy: Take a field trip
Hostas
Evening views near the Irish Sea
On the Hunt for Joy Challenge – Flowers
The story of two bird boxes
Another evening walk
Fleswick Bay revisited
Wood on a beach
Nature notes from October
5 of my best photos from November
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) (Featured by Cee Neuner)
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
Christmas Greetings
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) Letter U.
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2021
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) January Close up or Macro
Another CMMC January close-up or Macro
January CMMC Challenge: Pink
CMMC January pick a topic from my photo
CMMC January Letter W at the end of the word
February close-up or macro (CMMC) (Featured by Cee Neuner)
Blue/green for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC)
CMMC February pick a topic
CMMC February alphabet 2 ‘A’s
Close up or macro (CMMC) March challenge
CMMC March colour challenge: Orange
March pick a topic (CMMC)
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 (Featured by Cee Neuner)
May Macro CMMC Photo Challenge
May CMMC colour purple
May CMMC Pick a topic from my photo
May CMMC Alphabet Challenge – Letter G
June close-up for CMMC
June CMMC Colour yellow
June CMMC challenge – pick a topic
June Alphabet Letter I or Eye
Close-up at home CMMC challenge
July CMMC Close-up
July CMMC Brown
Some views from a wildflower walk in Cumbria
July pick a topic CMMC
Up and down Black Combe
July CMMC Alphabet Letter K at the end of the word
Steam train Braunton
August close-up or macro CMMC Challenge
August CMMC Red
August CMMC pick a topic (Featured by Cee Neuner)
August CMMC pick a topic and FOTD
September CMMC close-up or macro
Garden wildlife
September CMMC Dark greens
September pick a topic CMMC
September CMMC Letter O in the middle of the word
September CMMC Autumn
October CMMC Close-up
October CMMC colour orange or light green
October CMMC Pick a topic from my photo
October CMMC Letter Q or U in the word
November close-up CMMC
November CMMC Blue
November CMMC pick a topic
November CMMC two S’s in the word (Featured by Cee Neuner)
December CMMC close-up
A visit to Fountains Abbey NT
Studley Royal Water Garden NT
December colour CMMC My favourite colour
December CMMC Pick a topic
Christmas Greetings!
December CMMC Letter R
2022
January CMMC Close up
January CMMC Colour white
January CMMC Pick a topic
Viola for January CMMC Letter V in the word and FOTD
Close up February 2022 CMMC
February Colour Teal or Turquoise CMMC
February Pick a topic CMMC
X marks the spot February CMMC (Featured blogger!)
March 2022 Close up for CMMC
March CMMC Rainbow Colours
March pick a topic CMMC
March CMMC Letter D
Springtime March CMMC
April Close-up CMMC
April colour CMMC yellow and purple
April 2022 Pick a topic
April CMMC Letter F at the start of end of the word
May 2022 CMMC Close-up
May 2022 colour Forest or dark green
May 2022 Pick a topic CMMC challenge
Local history recorded on plaques
May CMMC beginning with H
June 2022 CMMC close up
June 2022 CMMC Pale, any colour
June 2022 pick a topic CMMC
June CMMC Letter J
June 2022 CMMC Flowers or leaves
July 2022 Macro or close up
July 2022 CMMC primary colours
July 2022 pick a topic CMMC
July 2022 CMMC Letter L at the end of a word
August 2022 CMMC Close-up and FOTD
August 2022 CMMC Colour white or off-white
August 2022 CMMC Pick a topic
August CMMC N in the middle of a word
August 2022 CMMC Fruit
September 2022 CMMC Close up
September 2022 CMMC Bright Pink or Magenta
September 2022 CMMC Pick a topic
September 2022 CMMC beginning with P (500th post)
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