Pictures Posted 29th July 2010

Central Lakes

Rain, flooding - it must be summer and school holidays. After the driest start to a year for over 70 years, a hose pipe ban...now one of the wettest July's on record and we still have a hose pipe ban.......

Waterhead

After the heavy rain and high winds a sunken yacht at Waterhead........

Waterhead

Water Edge

....and flooding at the Water Edge Hotel......

Water Edge

....this time only the gardens....

Water Edge

......and not affecting trade.

Bowness

The Fairfield Hoseshoe from Bowness.

Pelter Bridge

The banks of the River Rothay at Pelter Bridge.....

Pelter Bridge

....and the nearby Stepping Stones.....

Pelter Bridge

Brathay

Beneath Ivy Crag, Halfway House on the banks of the River Brathay.

Water Edge

Reeds at the waters edge.

The Struggle

The Struggle, up from Ambleside to the Kirkstone Pass.....

The Struggle

...from the top looking down Middle Grove towards Windermere.....

The Struggle

...and looking up towards Threshthwaite Mouth.

Saddleback

Across the A66, Saddleback under black clouds. The mobile speed camera van in one of it's favourite places covering the overtaking lane coming up the hill....lots of brake lights being tested....

Saddleback

Saddleback from St John's in the Vale.