LAKE WINDERMERE AND BEATRIX POTTER

Today we drove all around Lake Windermere stopping at various points to explore and take heaps of photos. The one above was taken at Windermere which is still under a bit of flood water near the shore, this jetty is normally out of the water. We saw so many rainbows, it rained on and off all day and seemed to follow a pattern...when driving it didn't rain but when i got out to take photos it would pour. It was so cold because the wind was blowing hard but we still managed to enjoy the day.
This is Riley and his fan club. We bought a bag of duck food and they were all over the kids.

some of the swans were almost as big as Mia and very pushy.

Mia loved the birds crawling all over her. She looks like a snow bunny in her new beanie. I bought one too but i don't look like a snow bunny in mine ! lets just say that some people should not wear beanies.

This one was taken on a walk we did near the car ferry crossing called Claiffe station walk. The gorgeous path through the woods takes you to the ruins of Claiffe which over look the lake..i took far too many photos but it was so beautiful in the woods.
Riley and Mia standing in the door way of Beatrix Potters house on Hill Top farm in the village of Near Sawry. What an interesting place, i really loved it. It was raining when i took these photos so i didn't have time to be fussy. Being at Hill Top was strange, you kept expecting Peter Rabbit to jump out, we loved it.
This was taken from the vegetable garden, everything is exactly as it was when she lived here in the early 1900's. Shame it was raining while we were walking around.
The village of Near Sawry taken from Beatrix's front gate. A truly picture postcard village that doesn't seem to have changed much.
This is one of many photos i took of Hawkeshead village, again it was raining while we were walking around it. So beautiful and i loved watching the locals go about their business, it was like stepping back in time.

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