
Sedum acre and geranium robertianum |

Farm fortified against the Scottish raiders |

Best foot forward down the old railway track |

Colourful stump for Matt |

This will enlarge so that you can read it |

From the track |

Viaduct |

Water avens - Geum rivale |

Figwort - scrophularia nodosa |

Geranium sylvaticum - a northern plant |

Water avens - Geum rivale |

Viburnum opulus - Guelder rose |

Dactylorrhiza fuchsii - common spotted orchid |

Knapweed |

Horseshoe vetch? |

Rosa arvensis - Field rose |

Along the river |

We only saw a white micro-moth, but the weather was a bit damp from time to time |

Dainty trees |

In monochrome |

Helianthemum nummularium - common rockrose |

Mimulus guttatus - monkey musk |

Bloody creanesbill - Geranium sanguineum |

Lime kiln
the information on the right enlarges if you click on it |
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Marsh orchid |

Primula farinosa - bird's eye primrose |

Nice little beetle terrible photograph |

Still rain on the hills |

Smardale bridge |
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Alex and Peter |

Are you looking at us |

Geum rivale |

Mimulus guttatus |

Lovely situation |

Fern |

180° panorama |

Long view |

Suspicious sheep |

Viaduct in sight |

We go on the permissive path |

River winds to the viaduct |

Old hawthorn |

Twisted trees |

Ferns |

Hanging on |

Lime kiln from across the river |

Windblown |

Smardale Gill Viaduct |

Alex and Peter striding out |

Viaduct arch |

Crayfish |
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Angelica |
We returned to Great Musgrave, walked by the River Eden and visited the local
church |
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St. Theobald's Church |

Coat of arms with red squirrel |

Bridge from the other side |

Flowering meadow |

Oystercatcher on a fence post |
 Evening light on the neighbouring farmhouse |

Sidalcea candida - False mallow |

The light kept shifting and we took a lot of pictures |

180° panorama |

Pity about the power cables |
I went out at 7.30 on Thursday morning, but there was a fine Cornish mist and the
pictures were not up to much |

Wild flowers by the road |

Weather Vane |

War Memorial |

Valeriana officinalis |

Lathyrus latifolius lovely even in the misty rain |
We went to the Bowes Museum in the morning in the hope that the weather would be
better after lunch |
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Model
of a 'Fletcher' type Loco (NER). Designed by Edward Fletcher, the
2-4-0 locomotive was the prevailing type of express engine used on the NER in
about 1872-82. Cylinders 17" diameter x 24" stroke; driving wheels 7ft
diameter, boiler pressure 160 lbs, originally 140 lbs per sq. inch
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Napoleon |

Staircase |

Chandelier |

2 Chelsea parrots |

Lovely blind |

Inlaid table |

Children's clothes |

Underwear |

Reflections in a mirror |

Young boy |

Decorative piano |

Dining table with artificial flowers |

Landing |
There were many rooms of pictures, I have included the ones I liked particularly |

Temple lamp in brass - Indian 1867 |

Hologram of the silver swan |

Carpet |

Eagle and Hare |
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Silver swan |

Silver swan |

Flowers |

Fruit |

Stained glass |
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Chandellier |

Wasp-waisted dress |

On the owner |

Lap dog |

Flower arrangement |
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Fruit |

Fruit |

Louis Napoleon |

Bitch and puppies |

Dutchman |

Mourning dress? |

Fantin La Tour - my favourite picture |

Napoleon |

Actress |

Automated mouse |

Mouse shown on a video |

Farmyard |

Poodle - French of course |

Still life with monkey |

Bowes
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