Always Look For A Good Haha

When seeking a picnic site up on t'Moor.

Yes, not always possible, but helps so much, especially when you're accompanied by a Little Black Dog Of Infamy.. :)

Like this;

Enjoying the view

Took a day for an amble with the Folks about Bellever. We found said spot and sat and enjoyed the view - clear of any pesky Red Kites blocking the scenery, more's the pity - though this was after we'd found that the FC had been rather, er, 'keen' with their felling policy...

"These trees were my friends..."

Edge of the clearfelled area, showing what happens when you suddenly expose trees to wind. Weak roots = blown over, strong roots = snapped in half...

I know it's a commercial forestry, but that was a big area to take at once.

Anyways, also in the camera's way

Cairn circle with central cist

[second in background],

with LBD for scale!

Bellever is home to an impressive array of these in particular, now seemingly the subject of a special trail [they have these fancy new posts]. If you archive binge back enough years, you'll find a post - from when the trees were quite different! - with a fair few of them up in pixels. [Or just look online for better ones.!]

 

Of the expected Moorland spp. of birds about, it was pleasing to hear and see displaying Mipits. One posed for me;

 

It was actually quite windy!

 

We didn't go very far, but then we're all somewhat out of practice with the whole yomping thing - fecking viruses - so it was more a case of slowly building.

And waiting on the offchance.

[Note: As it happened, the very next day.... Ach, drat and other comments]

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