Even on a lovely day, there's a desolate feel to Askham fell, and the mysterious stone circles & standing stones on the moor are fine sights. There's a Roman road here, but these monoliths were placed thousands of years before they arrived 

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#moordivock #stonecircles #prehistoric #megalithic #standingstone #megalith #prehistory #bronzeage #cloudappreciation #cloudsofinstagram #altocirrus #igerscumbria #askham #thinplaces #landscapecaptures #excellent_britain

Wildflowers bloomin' everywhere 

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#naturebrilliance #wildflowers #hedgerows #fieldflowers  #wildflowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #stitchwort #cowparsley #birdseyespeedwell #thebeautyin_flowers #flowerphotography #instaflowers  #nothingisordinary #visualpoetryphotography #seasonspoetry #forestfloora #lookingupclub

Yin and yang buttercups....

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#naturebrilliance #wildflowers #hedgerows #fieldflowers  #wildflowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #buttercups #flowerphotography #instaflowers  #nothingisordinary #visualpoetryphotography #seasonspoetry #forestflooraa #lookingupclub

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow don't be alarmed now, it's just ..... me 😜

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#naturebrilliance #wildflowers #hedgerows #fieldflowers  #wildflowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #shadowsandlight #flowerphotography #instaflowers  #nothingisordinary #visualpoetryphotography

The always peaceful Potts valley

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#littleasby #pottsvalley #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #igerscumbria #westmorlanddales #yorkshiredales #uk_countryside #greyskies #curvesandlines #shadowsandlight #yorkshiredalesphotography #landscapecaptures #scurve

Little & large...

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#oddendale #crosbyravensworth #minimalist #minimalism #cloudsofinstagram #uk_countryside #yorkshiredales #rural_exploration #splendid_trees #tree_captures #igerscumbria 
#upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales

Royal Scot chuffing over Lunds viaduct last week

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#royalscot #trainspotter #mallerstang #yorkshiredales #lundsviaduct #railwayphotography #railways_of_our_world #steamtrainsofbritain #setcarrailway #railwaylandscape

A simple, satisfying scene

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#yorkshiredales #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #splendid_trees #westmorlanddales #hugs_for_trees #tree_captures #fortheloveofbranches #treehugger #raisbeck #uk_countryside #rural_exploration

Nice walk through the spring greens

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#fortheloveofbranches #woodlandtrust #mossytrees
#treehugger #tree_captures #treesofinstagram #unitedbytree #tree_magic #naturelovers #igerscumbria #visitcumbria #duftonghyll

Multiple exposures of another favourite tree: the veteran Wych Elm just outside the town centre

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#fortheloveofbranches #dendrology #treesofinstagram #splendid_trees #tree_captures #ancienttrees #igerscumbria #kirkbystephen #upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales #pepventosastyle #impressionist #experimental #editfromthesoul  #twistingpixels #woodlandtrust

Everything is unfurling and bursting into green

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#fernsofinstagram #seasonspoetry #forestfloor #lookingupclub #myworld_in_green #springgreens #upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales

"There is a Flower, the Lesser Celandine,
That shrinks, like many more, from cold and rain;
And, the first moment that the sun may shine,
Bright as the sun himself, 'tis out again!"

If it's good enough for Wordsworth, it's good enough for me

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#celandines #seasonspoetry #wildflowersofinstagram #lookingupclub #lookinguptrees #upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales

Still experimenting with double exposures...
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#impressionist #experimental #editfromthesoul  #twistingpixels #doubleexposure #incameraeffects #abstractlandscape #bluebells #theimpressionistlens

Messing around with multiple exposures in the grounds of Appleby Castle, the Pep Ventosa technique

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#applebyinwestmorland #applebycastle #igerscumbria #pepventosastyle #impressionist #experimental #editfromthesoul  #twistingpixels

A splendid sycamore tree near Kelleth

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#fortheloveofbranches #dendrology #treesofinstagram #splendid_trees #tree_captures #igerscumbria #kelleth #yorkshiredales #sycamore #barnsofinstagram #westmorlanddales #uk_countryside #rural_exploration #chemtrails

En route to Bao Loc looking for rice fields with @saigonjack99 & @rumalets 

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#baoloc #everydayasia #vietnamcharm 
#friendlytree #treehugger #tree_captures #treesofinstagram #tree_magic

Tripping tree....

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#fortheloveofbranches #dendrology #treesofinstagram #splendid_trees #tree_captures #igerscumbria #yorkshiredales #kirkbystephen #smardale #woodlandsandwater
#upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales

"aware [ah-*wah*-ray] (noun): An awareness and appreciation of the ephemeral beauty of the world. The seasons change, the cherry blossom gently falls, the crops are planted, grow, and die. 
"Aware" is that poignant sensation one has of time passing, of the inevitable cycle of life and death. From the noun comes the idiom "mono-no-aware". Roughly translated as 'enjoying the sadness of life,' it's that bittersweet, vaguely poetic feeling you get around dusk, on a long train journey, looking out at the driving rain... A few autumn leaves still clinging to your coat."

In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World

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#stilllife #fragilebeauty #deadflowers #dyingflowers #mononoaware #impermanence #beautyofdecay #tulips #nothingisordinary

Kirkby Stephen East railway station - a real hidden gem & worth a visit

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#kirkbystepheneast #stainmorerailwaycompany #kirkbystephen #upperedenvalley #igerscumbria #westmorlanddales #heritagerailwaypeople #peckett #steamengine #uksteamtrains

Greens & browns at Stenkrith

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#stenkrith #kirkbystephen #westmorlanddales #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #greenaesthetic #riveredencumbria #raw_rivers #uk_countryside #excellent_britain #visualpoetryphotography #woodlands_and_water

A collection of beautiful things..

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#yorkshiredales #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #splendid_trees #westmorlanddales #kirkbystephen #hugs_for_trees #lonetree #tree_captures #whartonhall #fellponies #fortheloveofbranches #WoodlandTrust #treehugger #oaktree #sky_clouds_sunset #treesilhouette

I must go down to the tree again, to the lonely tree and sky ...

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#treesilhouette #tree_captures #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales #yorkshiredalesphotography #moodynature #sombrescape #exploreyorkshiredales

Big sky, little tree

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#newbigginonlune #beautifullight #landscapecaptures #ukshots #sunset_hunter #igerscumbria #westmorlanddales # #yorkshiredales #awakethesoul #coasttocoastwalk #sky_clouds_sunset #treesilhouette

The fantastically-named Hairy Curtain Crust fungus in the first photo

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#tree_magic #treetrunk #hairycurtaincrust #mytexturefix  #fungiphotography #treeintimacy#naturalpatterns #organicshapes #unsung_tiny_heroes #lichen #artiseverywhere #upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales

I wonder if the builder of the dry stone wall this stone was sat on placed it carefully to highlight the pretty patterns?

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#foundobjectart #naturalpatterns #organicshapes #smardalegill #unsung_tiny_heroes #intimatelandscape #stonesofinstagram #lichen #matroyshka #artiseverywhere

"When the world is puddle-wonderful"

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#puddles #rainpoetry #aprilshowers #smardalegill #cumbria #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #kirkbystephen #westmorlanddales

Waited here for over an hour hoping for the sun to light the Roman road on Long Rigg while the showers swept up the valley, but the cloud and rain were relentless

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#cumbria #igerscumbria #upperedenvalley #westmorlanddales #southstainmore #yorkshiredalesphotography #moodynature #landscape #exploreyorkshiredales #excellent_britain #sombrescapes #stormyskies #shadowsandlight #landscapecaptures

“Lose not a moment's chance of contemplating beauty; each of these seconds while the day 
changes into night is precious; in this is life”
Richard Jefferies

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#linesinthelandscape #curvesandlines #flookburgh #morecambebay #moodynature #sombrescapes #dusk #winterlight #moodygrams #followthegreysky #igerscumbria #sky_captures #soulful_moments #levenestuary

This one's at the printers, it should look good on the wall 

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#backbeach #baisau #morning #dawn #bariavungtau #vietnam #vungtau #ig_vietnam #myvietnam #instavietnam #ig_sunriseshots #sunrise #dawnsky #colour #vietnamcharm #visitvietnam #wanderlust #atmosphere #sky_captures #waterandlight #sandpools #sandpatterns

In two worlds, appreciating both. A Kirkby Stephen barn and a tunnel of lanterns in Bangkok

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#icm #slowshutter #icmphotography #impressionist #thebeautifulblur #twistingpixels #intentionalcameramovement #kirkbystephen #bkk #goldenmount
#visualpoetryphotography
#editfromthesoul #icmphotomag #paintingwithcamera

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