Posts for years:
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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) (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
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) (Featured by Cee Neuner)
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 (Featured by Cee Neuner)
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 (Featured by Cee Neuner)
August CMMC pick a topic and FOTD
September CMMC close-up or macro
September CMMC Letter O in the middle of the word
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 CMMC two S’s in the word (Featured by Cee Neuner)
December colour CMMC My favourite colour
2022
Viola for January CMMC Letter V in the word and FOTD
February Colour Teal or Turquoise CMMC
X marks the spot February CMMC (Featured blogger!)
April colour CMMC yellow and purple
April CMMC Letter F at the start of end of the word
May 2022 colour Forest or dark green
May 2022 Pick a topic CMMC challenge
Local history recorded on plaques
June 2022 CMMC Pale, any colour
June 2022 CMMC Flowers or leaves
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 CMMC N in the middle of a word
September 2022 CMMC Bright Pink or Magenta
September 2022 CMMC Pick a topic
September 2022 CMMC beginning with P (500th post)
October 2022 CMMC Macro or close-up
October 2022 CMMC Autumn colours
October CMMC Pick a topic from my photo
October 2022 CMMC Two letter Rs
November 2022 CMMC Tangerine orange
November 2022 CMMC Pick a Topic from my Photo
November 2022 CMMC letter T in the middle or at the end of a word
November 2022 CMMC Truck or tree
December 2022 CMMC colour white
December 2022 CMMC V or W at the beginning of a word
2023
January 2023 CMMC Amber colour
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