Hallin Fell with Nathan.

So...on a day off from 'caring' duty Nathan and I got out into the Lakes on a cold and very blustery day...

Ever changing light...

Ullswater...

Ullswater

A day at the zoo!

So...I had a weekend in London for Rowan's third birthday and had him all to myself for a day at the zoo...

He was very wary of this Gorilla...

But forced a smile before the tiger leapt on him.

Spooked by a goat!

Seems he has an interest in dentistry.

He loved driving this...

Locusts

The diver waved at him. He didn't wave back.

Sleeping lion...

Penguins...

An angel?

Karma, karma, karma, karma...

Turtle

Colobus Monkeys

After a long but lovely day, I took this monkey home!

Festive Penrith.

So...as you might expect I have been busy with one thing and another. This is the first of a few 'catch-up' posts.

Winter 'Up Over'.

Herdwick, warm and wooly

I know that face!

Blencathra snowcapped.

Molehill

Bare branches

Muddy fields

Blencathra again

Ravaged hedges

Silver Birch

Black and grey

Texel

Green

Ruin

Powerlines

Goat Willow

Beck

Magpie nest

Under the M6

Overarching grey

Elderly Lichen coated Hawthorn

Mossy wall

Rook

Stark

Bulrushes

Back 'oop norf!'

So...I am back in the UK. My mum had a fall a few weeks ago and after 'umming' and 'aahhing' about what to do have decided to come back to see her. It turns out she has a fractured shoulder and will be unable to use her left arm for awhile yet until it heals.

She was in a hospital on the coast which was a long trek to get too for everybody but has since been moved to the hospital here in the town where I am staying which makes things much easier. In the other hospital she had her own room but here she is in a four bed ward. She doesn't like it.

" I don't like being here with all these old people! "

They are all younger than she is!