Pictures Posted 29th October 2008

South Lakes Autumn

Twenty four photographs taken in the South Lake District during October. Usually a lovely month, this year has been a little disappointing. Loads of wind and rain, a dusting of snow and frost, and a few beautiful bits in between.

Waterhead

Waterhead. Heavy rains during the month caused almost record flooding.

Waterhead

Waterhead

Good advice from the pedestrian crossing lights.....

Waterhead

....bad advice from the road lights.

Waterhead

Not very convenient at the moment.

Waterhead

Literally, the Wateredge Hotel from across the car park.

Bronwyn Nixon Footbridge

Bronwyn Nixon Footbridge crossing the River Rothay......now, Wellington....bridge.

Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle.

There are five road bridges over the River Kent in Kendal, three of them Stone Arch Structures. This is Stramongate bridge, dating from 1794. Records mention a bridge here in the 14th centuary.

Victoria Bridge, an Iron structure erected to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee in 1887.

Galava Ambleside

Rainbow over Red Screes, from Galava Ambleside.......

Glava Ambleside

....and continuing over Wansfell.

Waterhead

The first dustings of snow on Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell.

Waterhead

Waterhead Bay.

Brathay

The first frosts at Brathay.

Brathay

Miller Bridge

Miller Bridge

Footpath

Loughrigg Footpath.

Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn, the Langdale Pikes in the distance.

Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn

....and a backdrop of Wetherlam.

Loughrigg Tarn

The path by the Tarn.

Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Fell.

Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn.