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Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Up North

The demands of Christmas and some stinking hot weather have rather clips my photographic wings in the last few weeks.  As a result I have dived back into the archives……

These are a couple of images for around Housesteads - which is the most complete Roman fort in England.  Housesteads was a fort of Hadrian's Wall, and even through the place is now set up for tourists with all the mod-cons it is hard to imagine what is must have been like to be garrisoned there.  Summer adds an easy edge to the views, but winter must have been bleak.

At some date I may post a few images of the fort, but for today I will go with something a little more pastoral; classic Northern English landscape - sheep, drystone walls, a small, long-tended landscape.

You do not have to be a mind reader to work out that I miss places like this.



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25 comments:

  1. Lea6 January 2015 at 01:29

    Beautiful!
    Have a wonderful week!
    Lea

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  2. Margaret Birding For Pleasure6 January 2015 at 01:48

    Yes I can understand in the heat that you get and the grass turning brown, you do miss seeing the green of the UK

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  3. Irma6 January 2015 at 01:50

    Beautiful scenery, Stewart.
    Also good with the sheep.
    Best regards, Irma
    PS, I link to you blog, on the right side of my blog !!!

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  4. Anonymous6 January 2015 at 02:31

    What wonderful scenery!

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  5. Mary Hone6 January 2015 at 02:39

    That looks beautiful, and what a lovely green landscape.

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  6. Fun606 January 2015 at 03:39

    These scenes just scream peace and tranquillity at me. Much as I love London I have to escape to the country every now and again.

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  7. Sylvia K6 January 2015 at 04:01

    Wonderful, peaceful looking scenes, Stewart!! Hope your new year is off to a great start!! Enjoy!

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  8. TexWisGirl6 January 2015 at 04:13

    that second shot is spectacular! i'd miss those places, too!

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  9. eileeninmd6 January 2015 at 04:37

    Beautiful landscapes, Stewart! I love seeing all the sheep and the green hills.. Have a happy day and week ahead!

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  10. Author R. Mac Wheeler6 January 2015 at 05:14

    ...but think how much you've seen, by leaving home. Home will always be there.

    -the fillosofer

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  11. Bas.6 January 2015 at 05:15

    Geweldig mooi Stewart

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  12. Ana Mínguez Corella6 January 2015 at 07:23

    Fantastic pictures .. Happy New Year ..

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  13. Linda W.6 January 2015 at 07:32

    Beautiful scenery! Makes me want to plan a trip "across the pond."

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  14. Revrunner6 January 2015 at 07:44

    Almost even makes a Yankee homesick. :-)

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  15. carol l mckenna6 January 2015 at 09:00

    Beautiful photography of a beautiful place ~ can see why you miss it ~

    Happy New Year to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  16. Valerie6 January 2015 at 09:40

    Yes, glorious, peaceful images Stewart - far from the maddening crowd! Happy new year to you.

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  17. Aimz6 January 2015 at 10:21

    awesome! love reading about history

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  18. maryaustria6 January 2015 at 11:27

    A wonderful scenery! Great!

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  19. Janice6 January 2015 at 12:44

    Nice for a stroll in cooler weather.

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  20. Bethany Carson7 January 2015 at 00:48

    Awesome shots!

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  21. Montanagirl7 January 2015 at 00:59

    I can see why you miss it! It's so beautiful, and restful looking!

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  22. A Colorful World7 January 2015 at 03:47

    Stunning photos! Yes, I see why you miss it. So beautiful, and peaceful...a timeless place really.

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  23. Gale7 January 2015 at 06:49

    I can see why you'ld miss that.

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  24. Powell River Books7 January 2015 at 13:12

    Looks like good grazing for all those sheep. - Margy

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  25. Sallie (FullTime-Life)9 January 2015 at 08:47

    Oh lovely memories! Perhaps when you get as old as I am you can spend summers there again. You would be a reverse snowbird. (People who live in Arizona used to call themselves that when they would spend summers on the Oregon coast, instead of the opposite way Oregonians do it.)

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