To anyone not in the Lake District at the moment look at what you’re missing

Heat Haze over Langdale

Seen at Skelwith Bridge Community Centre, our favorite Halloween pumpkin of the year

Frosty morning in Great Langdale Valley

How this can be comfortable we’re not sure, but he’s been lying in front of the fire …

View over langdale 12/11/11

Continuing the food theme – this was lunch at ‘Baba Ganoush’ in Kendal yesterday – Ch…

from Flipflops to Snowboots in 36hrs, needless to say Heather & I are feeling the col…

Early morning walk by the fields in Elterwater

Thank you to everyone who has booked with us during January – we’ve set ourselves a n…

Langdale Pikes & Bow Fell from behind Holly Tree Cottage

Still no snow but a heavily laden sky hangs over the valley

Here comes the snow!

The shortcut home… 4×4 only

Elterwater Common from our lounge window

It’s come out lovely & sunny now but this was the ‘view’ that greeted me from Dale En…

Thanks for todays pic Dean

Thank you to @sueguest for this great pic

1st booking arrives today in Spedding Fold since the En-suite shower room refit

Finding the last icicles before they melt..

After a week of snowy pictures here’s a different view

Holy Trinity Church from Elterwater Quarry

Elterwater Quarry

Spedding Fold & Megs Ghyll from Elterwater Quarry

Path nr the foot of Lingmoor

Not scared of the dog!

Elsa sniffing out the route

Elsa wishing she wasn’t on the lead

Langdale Beck

Elterwater from the bridge

The Britannia Inn, focus of many a walks end

Fell View & The Old Sawpit

Oakbank Lane

Keira joined me this morning

View from our office in Elterwater – mid morning 30/1/10

Elterwater Common & the view towards Loughrigg Fell – mid morning 1/2/10

View of Elterwater Common towards High Close, over our frozen roof – 3/2/10

White Out – a dull snowy day in Elterwater – 4/2/10

Late afternoon in Swallows House Garden – 6/2/10

Mid morning in Bottom Shop’s Garden – 9/2/10

River Brathay near Halfway House 10/2/10

Cold & crisp, view from our office in Elterwater – 17/2/10

Late afternoon overlooking Grasmere – 19/2/10

View from the field by ‘The Drunken Duck’, early morning 20/2/10

Langdale Pikes from the lay-by on Elterwater Common – 22/2/10

Snow in all directions – taken outside the Britannia Inn, Elterwater 24/2/10

What a difference a day makes, early morning at Waterhead – 27/2/10

still cold but the sun is a welcome sight – 1/3/10

our office & house in Elterwater – 2/3/10

Langdale Pikes from below Heron Crag – 4/3/10

Bowfell from the post box at Dungeon ghyll – 4/3/10

View across Great langdale from near St Annes House – 4/3/10

From Tarn Hows to the Drunken Duck – 5/3/10

View from Spy Hill – 6/3/10

Chapel Stile Church, taken from Elterwater Quarry – 8/3/10

Ambleside & Loughrigg from Sweden Bridge Lane – 9/3/10

Langdale Pikes taken from the cattlegrid at Side Pike – 10/3/10

I know I’ve taken a lot of the pike recently but they do look great – Langdale pikes …

A good day for walking the dog – 13/3/10

or a good day for hanging out your washing – 13/3/10

Keira and Meri playing in the garden at the Eltermere Hotel – 14/3/10

2 photos today (to make up for missing yesterday) – Waterhead marine 16/3/10

Waterhead marine 16/3/10

Normal service resumes, a wet foggy day over Elterwater Common – 17/3/10

Still a little gray but dry – Chapel Stile Bridge, by Wainwrights Inn – 19/3/10

Wet and misty day, Langdale Pikes from near High Close YHA – 20/3/10

Langdale Church – 23/3/10

Elterwater on another grey day – 25/3/10

By Loughrigg Tarn – 27/3/10

Elterwater – 2/4/10

having a rest beneath the trees – 3/4/10

View of Rydal from near the Badger bar – 3/4/10

South Cumbrian fells from Ashes Lane – 5/4/10

Lane Ends, Elterwater – 7/4/10

Rare sighting of the Langdale Beck Monster – 8/4/10

Skelwith Force – 9/4/10

Stopping at a favorite spot again, Waterhead Marine looking out over Windermere – 10/…

Kendal Castle from the Troutbeck Tower – 12/4/10

The Pub with no name, Elterwater – 13/4/10

Langdale Beck and Church @ Chapel Stile – 14/4/10

Wray Castle from across Windermere – 15/4/10

Sometimes it’s just magic living here – 16/4/10

View from The Loggia at Dale End Farm 17/4/10

Early morning outside our Elterwater office – 21/4/10

You don’t need to travel far to see dramatic landscapes in the Lakes – 22/4/10

The back lane around Loughrigg Tarn – 24/4/10

Loughrigg tarn – 24/4/10

These country roads are dangerous y’know – 24/4/10

Not so bright today, but there’s no place like home – 27/4/10

These new Combined Lawnmower/fertilizers work a treat – 28/4/10

Beware of the cat – 1/5/10

The working day is full of surprises, such as our mid-morning visit by Sleeping Beaut…

Little Fluffy Clouds – 7/5/10

Elterwater from the cattle-grid at the top of the common – 11/5/10

Lane Ends from our house, early evening -12/5/10

Fell View @ 9a.m. one of our favorite cottages – 13/5/10

England’s green and pleasant land – taken by Keira Price (aged 6) – 15/5/10

The bridge by Wainwrights Inn – 18/5/10

A grey day over Side Pike, view from the ODG hikers bar – 20/5/10

Not a bad place to do business (although I think Heather’s actually calling her mum) …

Grasmere – 21/5/10

Overlooking Elterwtater – 23/5/10

towards Skelwith Bridge – 23/5/10

After a few dry weeks the heavens opened today, so this is the view from the front do…

outside the Eltermere Inn – 28/5/10

massive fluffy clouds – 28/5/10

Part way up castle Crag @ Thirlspot. We did this walk with the kids late in the eveni…

Driving home can be a great experience sometimes – 2/6/10

View from the deck at Dale End Loggia – 3/6/10

the back lane to Knipefold – 5/6/10

Grey sky and rain, but it’s been so badly needed that everyone seems to be enjoying i…

Not going out today, weather is yuk – 8/6/10

Pre crowds Ambleside, 9am – 11/6/10

Mr Blue Sky – 12/6/10

Even the view from our dustbin area is good today – 15/6/10

Langdale Bowling Club – 16/6/10

Beautiful day with an ominous black cloud threatening to spoil it – 17/8/10

Back lane to Walthwaite – 18/6/10

Boat House @ Grasmere – 19/6/10

Home site, Elterwater – 24/6/10

I’ve waited weeks for these to open (they’re outside my office window) – 29/6/10

Ambleside from the Drunken Duck – 3/7/10

Overlooking Windermere – 12/7/10

Our house in Elterwater – 13/7/110

Todays weather is so miserable I’ve just decided to show off the flowers outside our …

Not taken today and not one of mine but such a great photo (thanks Angie)

Sunset over Langdale

When we open the office at 9am this is the view that greets us

mmmm nice! – 6/8/10

Pikes from nr High Close -7/8/10

Meri nr ‘Allen Knott’ – 10/8/10

Evening over langdale – 13/8/10

Taken from Red Bank Road nr Grasmere – 14/8/10

langdale sky – 24/8/10

This is a protest by our guests dogs -’ we can see you packing the car and we’re not …

When you slow life down a bit it’s the little things that can draw your attention – 3…

Spyhill – 2/9/10

The new additions to our family. Clarence (Brown) & Alabama (Blond). Burmese cats are…

A bit lazy today so here’s a picture of Langdale from Elterwater Common – 8/9/10

Taken from castlerigg Farm nr Keswick

Low flying child spotted nr Castlerigg – 25/9/10

Grasmere & Dummail Raise from Red Bank Rd – 25/9/10

The Good Life!

Hazy but sunny day in Grasmere – 8/10/10

Sunny Saturday 9/10/10

Winter is here today with a cold and frosty morning 25/10/10

Miserable weather broke this morning 6/11/10

View from Baysbrown Farm 7/11/10

Tis a cold one 15/11/10

View from Knipefold Barn this morning – 20/11/10

Went on holiday, missed all the snow – returned to this 11/12/10

in pizza terms, today is ‘thin & crispy’ – 19/12/10