My fave place in the lakes is Coniston too, I have had some lovely times there with friends and family. Our best friends (the ones we drink with KEF ) hire a cottage each year and we spend some time with them, eating and drinking far too much, although we do partake in big walks (up near Old Man but I've never been to the top!) in between to work it all off
Now you're making me envious OL What's the name of the pub on the outskirts of Coniston as you're heading south out of the village. Not the Black Bull/Bull?
We go in the Black Bull (where they make Bluebird Bitter) or The Sun Inn, depending on whether food or beer is the priority I've never made it up Old Man because we normally go either just before Christmas or the beginning of Feb and the cloud has always been too low Best time of year for peaceful walks though and lovely sitting by the real fire afterwards
Everything's early this year. Courgette & squash plants have gone over, late blight came in July and it's Christmas next week.
The pass you're trying to remember in he lake District, KEF, is Wrynose (as in bent peak I imagine) rather than Rhinos!
My brother used to run a firm called Rhino and the in-joke was that they were called that because they were thick-skinned, short-sighted and charged too much!
I am not 100% sure - please advise if I am wrong - however, my Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn has flowers all over it and pretty sure it is spring flowering?
Also, have some muscari that are developing their green leaves already! That said, my Gladioli's are only just coming out. I also planted out some Foxglove I grew from seed a couple of months back, which are now starting to send flowering spikes high up in the air - pretty sure they were not meant to flower until next year?
Looks like everything is a little upside down at the moment with the weather we are having!
We have just recently returned from a lovely break in the Lakes, staying not too far away from Windermere. Beautiful area and picture perfect scenery.
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My fave place in the lakes is Coniston too, I have had some lovely times there with friends and family. Our best friends (the ones we drink with KEF
) hire a cottage each year and we spend some time with them, eating and drinking far too much, although we do partake in big walks (up near Old Man but I've never been to the top!) in between to work it all off 
Now you're making me envious OL
What's the name of the pub on the outskirts of Coniston as you're heading south out of the village. Not the Black Bull/Bull?
No 'The Sun' I think?
We go in the Black Bull (where they make Bluebird Bitter) or The Sun Inn, depending on whether food or beer is the priority
I've never made it up Old Man because we normally go either just before Christmas or the beginning of Feb and the cloud has always been too low 
Best time of year for peaceful walks though and lovely sitting by the real fire afterwards 
sorry i havnt been around much lately i hope i can catch up with all the goings on soon
Ann
Nice to 'see' you again Ann. Hope you're well
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Everything's early this year. Courgette & squash plants have gone over, late blight came in July and it's Christmas next week.
The pass you're trying to remember in he lake District, KEF, is Wrynose (as in bent peak I imagine) rather than Rhinos!
My brother used to run a firm called Rhino and the in-joke was that they were called that because they were thick-skinned, short-sighted and charged too much!
I am not 100% sure - please advise if I am wrong - however, my Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn has flowers all over it and pretty sure it is spring flowering?
Also, have some muscari that are developing their green leaves already! That said, my Gladioli's are only just coming out. I also planted out some Foxglove I grew from seed a couple of months back, which are now starting to send flowering spikes high up in the air - pretty sure they were not meant to flower until next year?
Looks like everything is a little upside down at the moment with the weather we are having!
We have just recently returned from a lovely break in the Lakes, staying not too far away from Windermere. Beautiful area and picture perfect scenery.
We had a few days in Ambleside in July. Scorchio, as the Welsh say!
Ah - but it's not as good as the Scottish scenery Steve...
I'd get my coat but perhaps I should get my tin hat instead!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...