Sad to leave this lovely place after a wonderful week in Kintail. One last view from the garden…

Directions, support, advice and accommodation. What more can you want from a #fingerpostfriday from Elgol.

The village of Plockton in the Western Highlands.

A trip over to beautiful Elgol on the Isle of Skye.

On the beach at Leachachan this afternoon.

Along the Kintail Glen Affric Way this morning.

A trip over to Skye today on the fantastic Kylerhea community ferry. The only turntable deck ferry still in operation.

Seals and herons on Loch Duich this morning.

Last sunlight of the evening on the Five Sisters of Kintail.

Some visitors to our holiday cottage this evening 😊

There is a #fingerpostfriday there if you open up the picture, but the view of Loch Leven and surrounding landscape is worth a post anyway 😊

There are so many captions possible, but I’d can’t stop laughing 😂😂😂

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An ICM photo of the Coniston fells, from the lake.

When a finger post isn’t quite enough, or maybe the information is just too much for #fingerpostfriday

The thirteen images for the 2026 Coniston Calendar (12 months plus cover photo) £12 each plus P&P. Get in touch if you would like one.😊

Right wing media has had it in for Angela Rayner from the start - they couldn’t bear a working class woman being so powerful & dynamic. She made a mistake and has paid heavily for it. Very much hope she’ll return at some point in the future - our politics desperately needs more voices like hers

A four finger post, even if one finger has been compromised and improvised. All for #fingerpostfriday 😊

A couple of shots of Cheswick beach as the sun began to set on Friday evening.

A new photographic technique for me, intentional camera movement. I suspect it divides opinion, but it does create a more abstract image with nicely blended tones.

A seaside finger post for this week’s #fingerpostfriday

A little seaside jaunt yesterday for a walk along the shore and over Arnside Knott. Some interesting trees along the way 😊

I know it’s not Friday (that alone is quite an achievement) but I spotted this on a walk around Arnside this morning and thought it worth a special mention 😊

A walk over Home Fell this morning. One of the smaller Wainwrights in the Coniston fells, but none the less spectacular for that 😊

@memike1.bsky.social Some pictures that I took of Tarn Hows yesterday Mike. Added to the mix, for your consideration 😊

Out before the cross this morning. Up into the Coppermines valley. By the time we were heading back there was a constant stream of people heading up The Old Man, Coniston.

Just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend, another batch of limited edition prints on their way to Coniston Fudge, gifts and Gallery on Lake Road here in Coniston 😊

My latest limited edition print, ‘Coniston Coppermines’ is now available, either directly from me, or from Coniston Fudge Gifts and Gallery on Lake Rd Coniston.

We meet some unusual creatures on our walks in The Lake District 😊

A morning walk in the Rusland Valley, where it really feels like time stands still.

I have passed under this old railway bridge between Coniston and Torver hundreds of times. Today was the first time I noticed that it is built from local stone on the Coniston side and red brick on the Torver side. Seems a bit unusual…

A quiet and cool walk up through the woods to Tarn Hows, didn’t meet a soul. Unlike at the tarn itself where the car park was full and throngs of people were arriving 😊

A walk up to Tarn Hows this evening. Lovely light and refreshing, cool air in the woods 😊

Yesterday morning, a trip to Brothers Water and the path up to the fells. Back via Kirkstone Pass.

Coppermines Valley, Coniston. Some beautiful, transient light this morning.

A great walk around the Coppermines Valley, Coniston this morning 😊

A great way to start a walk 😊

A great walk along Ullswater today. Out from Glenridding on the first steamer this morning and back on foot 😊

A walk up to Swinside stone circle this afternoon, or Sunkenkirk as it is also known. One of the less visited stone circles in Cumbria. With its 57 stones and dating back some 5-6 thousand years, it’s definitely worth a look. @ancientstones.bsky.social

Another new sign in the Tilberthwaite valley 😊 #fingerpostfriday

Difficult accessing Wansfell today. At the first stile we waited ages for the lift that never came. At the second one we were in a queue for the stile, behinds some very indecisive occupants of the fells. @lakesstiles.bsky.social

A bit of late evening sunshine in Coniston this evening.

Herdwicks from Coniston Hall, showing off their new summer look 😊

Tarn Hows at its best in the early morning. No one around, silent, peaceful.

The beautiful canopy of a beech tree in the woods near Tarn Hows this morning.

The church of St Michael and All Angels in Hawkshead today. Parts of the church date back to around 1300, but most of the building is 16th &17th century.

Some of the quarries around here that were once full of noise and industry are now peaceful and beautiful places as well as havens for wildlife.

A good number of butterflies around today. Numbers are definitely up on last year. I saw six different species around Coniston today.

Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns tells Times Radio that she doesn’t believe climate change exists, and that it’s just a “racket” for some people to make money. If Reform win the next election, the UK could become a very different place quite quickly.