Overlooking the upper reaches of the Solway Firth is the Royal Burgh of Annan with it’s wide main street and imposing buildings.
Chance’s Park – Carlisle
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July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Often things close to home are overlooked and so it is with Chance’s Park in Carlisle.
Green shoots of spring
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April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Spring has finally arrived and with it comes the early morning birdsong, the scent of flowers in the garden and this year rosette man.
Daffodils, workmen and a quick walk
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March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dodging the rain today we escaped the house for a quick walk around Victoria park in Carlisle. One good thing is that so far we have not seen anything of the snow that was promised by the weather people. Parts of our park had an unusual smell today, emitted by some plants which mum said [...]
Rickerby Park and Stanwix in Carlisle
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March 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Although the sun was shining the sky looked a bit overcast so it was decided we would go to Rickerby Park.
Allonby, Bothel and Gilcrux – what a day out.
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March 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bothel was to be our starting point then, depending on the weather, Gilcrux and possibly ending up in Allonby via a few places on the way.
Carlisle Railway Station tv advert for Homebase
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February 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Carlisle railway station has been turned in to a filmset this week as the DIY chain, Homebase produce a tv advert.
100w bulbs & Arthuret Church, Longtown
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January 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Longtown on the Scottish or English border, depending on your point of view, is one of those places where you normally just travel through on your way to somewhere else, unless you need 100w light bulbs that is.
Flood signs in Carlisle
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January 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Over the past few weeks we have become aware of a few new signs appearing on our walks. Made in the form of ceramic tiles the small graphical artworks depict a local landmark or the extent of the Carlisle floods in 2005. Interestingly the tiles seem to be embedded into the new flood defences. Searching [...]
Frosty start in Carlisle, -5 deg C overnight
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January 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bright sunshine and with mum and dad on holiday once more we escaped the confines of the house and out for a walk. First thing on our list was to check to see if our puddle, the one we spotted the other day, had frozen. Despite the temperatures overnight dropping to at at least -5deg [...]
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