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Sunday 3 November 2019

3rd November, 2019- Coral Anniversary Blog!

Okay- we have been married for thirty-five years today- but that didn't stop us doing what we love best- an early morning 'coral and amber' walk to Furness Abbey....






...and looking stunning, embedded within the late autumn landcape, as always! Plenty of water around too!








The traditional British hedgerow is quite a feature at Furness Abbey, so tomorrow...

...it's coming into my classroom!


So, if we've been married for thirty-five years, this one must be thirty-five next month- where has that time gone......this was at Holker's Winter Market earlier in the week....


...Holker was also looking magnificently autumnal as the SteveHillman camera headed up there on Friday....






...lots of fabulous things to enjoy in the autumnal  Cumbrian landscape!
















Thursday 24 October 2019

24th October, 2019...his tail was an icicle!

'Then came this day and he was autumn.
His mouth was wide
And red as a sunset.
His tail was an icicle.'
From my favourite Ted Hughes poem- and autumn is in full swing at Furness Abbey today...... 







.....with vivid red hawthorn berries and bright red ladybirds everywhere...




...there were hundreds of them all over the Abbey railings- like they'd fallen out of the trees above! There have been some stunning sun rises and sun sets this week too...




Ted Hughes got it exactly right- and November will be the sting in the tail apparently! 









Sunday 13 October 2019

13th October, 2019- Furness Abbey and mental well-being!

Thought we'd get out into nature today- it's been a stressful week on many levels (although the girl is now all moved in and the boy has passed part one of his driving test)- and it was yet another rainy autumn day, but looking lovely at Furness Abbey....



......lots of bullocks waiting to greet us too!



Some lovely autumn colours down here at the moment too...



...speaking of colours- many workplaces across the town joined in with the 'Hello Yellow' mental health awareness day on Thursday, and we did our bit.....




....I work with some crazy but good-guys and in our job, supporting each other through stressful and draining times is so important- not everyone wants to talk but everyone deserves to have their personal space and feelings respected as a human being- we're all working with a spectrum of mental health issues linked to us in some way. I sometimes wish people would consider the impact of their mental health on that of others- we ALL have things we're dealing with- but some of us prefer to keep them totally private. Anyhow- Hillman's love and need nature, that's for sure.....


...so, been here this week.....


....and here......


...and, best of all here......


...home!













Saturday 5 October 2019

5th October, 2019...Rainy weekend at Furness Abbey!

Hooray! A free weekend at last after a frenetic start to the new term of work and weddings! Saturday evening and a few showers dotted about after a week of heavy rain, we decided to have a stroll to our favourite place......



...yes, coats and boots are on, as there is a distinctly 'autumnal' chill in the air...



...and look at the beck!


The SteveHillman camera caught the mild flooding down here on Friday morning...





...lots more water around than there was last year! So....September......

.....MacMillan cakes.....

...motivation.....


...Moat Farm...


....magnificent skies!!