Winter View

Looking towards Ingleborough--snow banking up to stone walls going down to Wray meant that in April we were driving through tunnels of snow!

Bees

 As I am an ardent fan of insects I have signed the petition urging Owen Patterson the agriculture minister, to support the ban on insecticides which are killing our bees. At present he is planning to vote against. Here is a link sign the petition

Before and After

It's hard to get a picture of the house when the trees are full of leaves--we can just about see the house from the meadow see below otherwise we can only photo from the river

View from the river wearing good wellies--solar panels on right

View from one of the meadows

The cottage just after the flood in1967----spot the difference!!!

Winter snow

                         I spoke too soon-the recent blizzards in March have covered the woodland

Hawthorn and her flock

Woodland walk towards R'Scar

Field towards R'Scar

Country Life Photo

A photo of the original Country Life magazine article circa 1945 showing a view of the verandah

And how it looks now from the right

Louise's Art Work

Hanging on the bedroom wall of "Buzzard" are 2 prints by Louise a neighbour and artist. She sells her beautiful cards in the tearooms a short walk from the cottage.

Here are some of her other paintings......the first is the drive to Roeburnscar Cottage

The Old Lady

The Old Lady has gone: she's been leaning towards 45 degrees for many years but the last big gale a few weeks ago brought her down. She is now lying across the river and no-one heard her fall. What a graceful Lady! Here she is  viewed  from the verandah of the house before her descent:

Here is a view of the empty space  where she used to stand
looking from the verandah of the house.

Here is the Old Lady to the left lying  across the river on one beautiful sunny day in February.













Looking towards the house from the lovely snowdrop walk which Rod's father planted many years ago:  now it really feels like spring is here.