I'm back....

sorry for the lack of posts in quite some time. The new term has started and with the training course I have OCEANS of paperwork to do; not to mention observing lots of lessons; having lots of meetings and teaching a year 7 class.

Anyway, it was good to get out today - especially having had two utter monsoons in Penrith on Friday and Saturday which had not mad the cellar any
 better either, stress and time spent sorting that out which I could well do without - ho hum.
So, with a nice morning finally dawning we drove down to Mardale Head; planning a nice jaunt up Harter Fall - a good 3 hr or so leg stretch; ideal for knackered and unfit people.

I didn't have much zip at first - and the climb up Gatesgarth is quite steep. However; some nice light helped for photo's..which you can see here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102361192587557786751/AutumnOnHarterFell

Anyway, we had a nice walk and both felt a lot better for it....the weather pretty much held, apart from a brief gusty squall as we started the descent - nicely fuelled with xmas cake!!

This picture here is taken from very near the bottom of the pass and shows the autumnal and changeable day it was -  the leaves are turning and the hillside is getting very brown....