The park is filled with flowers

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Crimson tulips in Victoria Park, Carlisle

Venturing in to the park this morning it is fantastic to see all the flowers and plants taking full advantage of the spring sunshine.

Spring flowers, art tiles and a former pub

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Spring flowers in Mawsons Garden, Carlisle

Our walk started normally enough on the banks of the River Eden in Rickerby Park but then dad found a new path and our adventures began.

Daffodils, workmen and a quick walk

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Charlie gets stuck around a tree

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 [...]

Playing in the sand at St Bees

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Buster plays on the sands at St Bees

Dad seems to be going further today in the car than we have done on recent walks but in the air is a familiar scent that seems to be getting stronger as we approach a place called Whitehaven. Looking through the window in the back of the car we see the sea to our right [...]

Rickerby Park and Stanwix in Carlisle

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Richard Rose Academy building

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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Allonby Beach

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.

Funny image from Cockermouth

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Unusual combination of businesses in Cockermouth

It would seem that this pension trust service now offer more than just financial support.

100w bulbs & Arthuret Church, Longtown

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100w lamp bulbs available in Longtown, Cumbria

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.

The cold weather continues in Cumbria

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Sunset over Rickerby Park

Week three or is it four weeks now that the temperatures have remained below zero in many parts of the county. Our regular walk to the park to check on the unfreezing puddle indicated that in part the water has become solid with ice. However, it is very thin and mum stopped us walking on [...]

Frosty start in Carlisle, -5 deg C overnight

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Snowy morning in Carlisle

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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