Art in Acomb

 On Sunday we walked around the Acomb Arts festival. This included an art show at the church, with a work by Tracy Enim and one by Damian Hurst: not what you'd normally expect in Acomb. It was good fun, we were with Emilie and the dogs, and found a street food pizza truck which was perfect for us all. This shot was taken in the church yard: it took a bit of getting the shot right, and it is not that great, but interesting enough.

Brimstone

 Walking the dog early in the heat today, back at the butterfly meadow. This Brimstone was hiding as a leaf .

Gatekeeper

The meadows in the new forest are alive with butterflies at the moment. Great to see. This is a Gatekeeper, which was one of my Mother's favourites.

 

Back in the Day

Long ago, the first York station was built within the city walls - via a vandalous knocking through of said walls. It has been long gone, but the railway offices at the back of this photo are still there, although now a luxury hotel. The station was replaced by the current one, in the 1860s.

 

Stroll 71 pt2

A beautiful light on the day in the Peak district. 

Stroll 71 Edale to Chinley

 A walk over the Pennines from Edale to Chinley. Followed the start of the Pennine Way up Jacob's Ladder to the top of the Peak district. Famous for unfathomable peat bogs, it was as dry as a bone as we enjoyed the quiet bleakness.

Looking back towards Edale from Jacob's Ladder

Barley News

The barley is looking good ahead of harvest on the outskirts of York.