30th May, 2016...Flower power at Furness Abbey!

So....family buffet done, wedding done, hospital visiting done....time to head off for a walk to Furness Abbey, which looked beautiful in the early summer sunshine!

The maythorn is in full bloom, and the whole place if full of blossom and flowers.....

...our garden looks lovely at this time of year too....

....and half-term holidays as well....doesn't get much better than that!!! (It's just as well we are all on a week's break....the kids were so tired, and we didn't have much left in the tank either!!)

So, cup of tea at Abbey Mill Café, then off to explore the meadows and hedgerows.....

...glorious English countryside...can't beat it!

Another stunning bride and wonderful venue for the SteveHillman camera this weekend.....

....she went to Greengate as a kid, as did her sister.....it was lovely to see how their lives have evolved since they left our school.....

...it's quite the maddest school in town!!!! (well, it was 'Wear-it-Wild' day after all!!!)

14th May, 2016....A sunny Saturday after the 'Silly Season'!!

Glorious weather for at least a week now.......the daft SATs are over for another year, and the administrative errors (not from schools or teachers!) couldn't be invented....and we are still in defiance of the Secretary of State for Education, because she now insists that we shouldn't have any 'celebrations' after the tests....too late! We had a wonderful afternoon full of ice cream and fun with our year six children at Furness Abbey...we're not sorry either Nicky!!!

Myself and my colleagues are extremely proud of how our year six children have handled the year of educational whims (not least the ridiculous test text on 'bare back giraffe riding'), so we are moving on!!! Beautiful weather at Furness Abbey today too....

...it's really worth a visit down here at the moment....all that rain through autumn and winter, and everything is blooming!

Cute little bullocks in the meadow today...and not at all shy...

....but the beck water levels have fallen dramatically since last week!

The SteveHillman camera very busy at the moment....new venue last weekend...Holbeck Ghyll....

...lovely views from the grounds! His favourite venue tomorrow....

...The Grange Hotel.....

...don't we live in a wonderful county!!

2nd May, 2016...Blossom abounds...!

What a disastrous Bank Holiday weekend, weather wise...we've sat for two days, looking out at the rain- I even went in to work this morning to put up a couple of displays- but finally this afternoon, the sun came out so we headed off to Furness Abbey, to see if there were any other signs of the impending season...

 

 

...plenty of early spring flowers and blossom.....

 

 

 

 

 

....and the bluebells and harebells are in full bloom at the back of Abbey House!

 

 

 

 

 

I would love to own a garden like that of Abbey House....there are some stunning vantage points....

 

 

...perfect setting for wedding photographs....which reminds me.....

 

STEVE HILLMAN HAS HAD A WEDDING BOOKING CANCELLATION FOR 23RD JULY 2016....so he has this prime Saturday available, and can be flexible, if you know anyone who might be interested!!!

 

 

Remind me not to fight over sticks with Frankie....he's too big now!!

 

 

 

 

 

There's a heat wave coming, according to John Hammond!!!