Sharp Edge onto Blencathra

We'd, as always, been watching the forecast for the weekend and today was as good as promised! The main aim was Blencathra via Sharp Edge with the dog. In fact we added in Mungrisdale Common and Bannerdale Crags as another two Wainwrights...so a cracking day. The conditions on the edge were perfect and Rocky managed absolutely without hesitation.

Calbeck Cottages - printed!

Well that's the linocut done and printed! Time to wait impatiently for it to dry so I can hand colour it.

Grange Fell, Borrowdale

Molly took advantage of a decent day to take the hound up Grange Fell - I just love herdies!

Binsey in low cloud.

No good views today, but Rocky certainly enjoyed a quick blow. Then I look at the photograph and think - how lucky are we if this isn't a good view!

Caldbeck cottages update......

Following my post a couple of days ago Click here this is the sketch that I'll start tightening up into a plan for my linocut, tomorrow. It doesn't look much, but this view isn't accessible - so this is a compilation of views and angles that would, in reality, be the view through the walls, in the middle of the Oddfellow Arms in Caldbeck. It took a while, but I'm now confident it will work.

Classic Buttermere views

Not a good forecast for the day, but we stayed dry and the light was OK! The blue herdwicks were spectacular!

Happy Birthday Rocky!

So the star of so many walks and blogs is 6 years old today. A faithful, friendly companion on all our walks ...and Instagram sensation! Why not follow his adventures at https://www.instagram.com/mollyonthemap/