Manchester.

We stayed on the 24th floor...

Fabulous view across Salford Quays

The Lowry

Art work by Liz West

Imperial War Museum

Museum roofline

We saw a show!

Manchester Opera House

Cafe culture

The Whitworth Cafe

Time for Reflection

Ghost Tree...

Spring flowers

The Whitworth Art Gallery

Old and New

Street art

Glass roofed Mall

In the Royal Exchange...

The Old Wellington Pub

Manchester Cathedral...

The River Irwell

To the Library

The Central Library...

Reading Girl

More Art by Liz West

Canal Street

A night time canal wander....

24 floors of stairs!!!

Apartment view at night

Manchester Art Gallery...

Grayson Perry vase

Canaletto

Stubbs

The Royal Exchange

Works by Lowry....Piccadilly Gardens

Settling in.

So...I have been settling back into life Up Over and spending time with my Mum after two years. I did go for a walk the other day through the countryside around Mum's house which was lovely. The weather has been positively balmy and everyone is saying I brought it with me. I didn't. I've just been lucky.

The ruins of Penrith Castle from my abode.

Trees at Wetheral Churchyard.

Daffodils

Oak

Thacka Beck

Sign of the times.

Woodland walk

Celandine

Into the blue

Mole hills

Sheep were here

Hawthorn laneway

Ivy cladding

Trumpeter

The Newcastle/ Carlisle Line

Old oak.

Country Lane

To the Pennines

Old gateway

Holly

Ivy

Gorse

Busy bee

Old barn...

Hawthorn buds....

Blackthorn...

Blackbird singing

Broom

Bulfinch...

Lots of lambs....

What ewe looking at?

Not sure what this is

The Beech arch in Winter

I saw a deer

Sunset clouds

Mum's House

Penrith at dusk

No red carpet?

So...my Mum wasn't able to put out a red carpet for my return but she did put out a red ribbon!

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Six.........R!

Take off!

See you soon Possums!

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Two..........E