Between the showers

Wandered down our usual haunts this morning,through the fields by the brook and on to the river.Of course the weather is being so eratic at the moment that one minute it was glorious sunshine, the next a torential downpour.I spied a gleaming kingfisher darting downstream though he was to quick for me.Jakey was good and quiet though when I snapped a couple of Jenny wrens. : )

Lower Standen and Edisford.

Long tailed tit

Yarrow

Great willowherb

Selfheal

Burdock

Mallard

Hemp Agrmony

Went for a little stroll without Jake in the hope of capturing some birds and butterflies on camera.But he must be my lucky charm(despight being very noisy as he crashes through the undergrowth!) as without him I didnt photograph as much as i hoped.But heres what I found! Jake will feature next time I promise. :)

Following Foxgloves

Spent the wknd in a cute cottage in Dufton near Appleby.We were meant to be camping but the recent rain put us off! In the end though we were quite lucky save for a bit of drizzle.: )

Dufton village green.

Everywhere we went there were beautiful foxgloves.

Wild Roses.

Look who I spied up a tree!

Jake fooling about in the river at Kirkby Stephen.

Sparrow taking a bath.

Over the moors to High Force waterfall and heres a vibrant common spotted orchid.

Think this may be Ragged Robin flowering a little out of season.

High Force, Forest in Teesdale.

Lapwing on the moors. Love them!

This partridge( I think) nearly hopped out of shot.

Meadow cranesbill

 Anyway we were quite taken with The Eden Valley ( a little visited corner of Cumbria) and also found ourselves over the Moors oneday in Teesdale,county Durham which I have never visited before.Enjoy the pics....