Purple haze

On a bit of a butterfly roll at the moment. I saw this Purple Hairstreak in Museum gardens in the centre of York this week. I take the photos mainly to aid identification. Not works of art, but they do the job.

 

World Cup

 Rob, Mark and I always used to watch at least one World Cup match together. This year Rob's widow Kath invited us with Mandy and Rowan to watch a game at their house. It was a sad but good occasion. 

True to the past, it was the painful England exit to horrible Argentina. Danielle and I watched the final at home, and it was a great relief that Spain won.

Stroll 73 Gargrave to Colne

 

A walk along the Leeds Liverpool canal, from the Yorkshire Dales over to the East Lancs milltowns. A beautiful day, a good breeze and plenty of water for Layla to keep herself cool in. 

This is the reservoir built to keep the canal topped up at the summit of the canal, above Foulridge tunnel.

Where the Meadow meets the Barley

The fields we walk through in Escrick are ever-changing but always lovely. This time of year is no different.

 

Tapas?

 Saturday we were due to go with Shin-Suk and Peter to the best tapas bar in Snaith (near Goole). Until Peter found out it was out of business, so now Snaith has no tapas bars. I cooked a curry and they came round to ours instead. A very pleasant evening, which turned into a very stressful evening after Peter and Shin-Suk left and Danielle and I watched England v Norway in the football. It is never easy.

Danielle and Emilie at the gig.

Self Esteem

 A good weekend. Friday evening we went to see Self Esteem at the Museum Gardens in York. This was one of a series of evening gigs. This was the one we wanted to see. Fantastic performance that really was way better than your average gig. We went with Emilie and met up with Edward, Faye and John. The weather perfect and the vibe pleasant.

   

Meadow Brown

Back at the new forest, this meadow brown was one of hundreds that flitted around the meadow. It is a beautiful time.