Poor weather persists
03rd January 2014
The whole country is experiencing a series of drmatic storms and the Lake District is no exception. Strong winds and flooded roads persist.
The few moments stolen between storms is used to walk the Fells and feels and like the rare and limited 'exercise period' granted to a solitary confined prisoner - there is a feeling of release, a sense of space, where all colours and smells are intense and brought into sharp focus.
Today I managed to get back up on the main ridge between Grasmere and Great Langdale. The Fells looked dark and sinister, with a fine dusting of fresh snow seen on the higher mountains. Occasionally the sun would break through the ink blue clouds, to light up the rugged fell sides, and all would be ablaze.
The few moments stolen between storms is used to walk the Fells and feels and like the rare and limited 'exercise period' granted to a solitary confined prisoner - there is a feeling of release, a sense of space, where all colours and smells are intense and brought into sharp focus.
Today I managed to get back up on the main ridge between Grasmere and Great Langdale. The Fells looked dark and sinister, with a fine dusting of fresh snow seen on the higher mountains. Occasionally the sun would break through the ink blue clouds, to light up the rugged fell sides, and all would be ablaze.