Cumbria

I used to live in Cumbria, not far from Workington. Luckily my friends who live in the area are ok.



My thoughts go out to the family of Pc Bill Barker.

My thoughts are also with those people in nearby Cockermouth, who also had terrible flooding last week. These shots show the morning after, when the waters had gone down.



They were lapping the first floor windows and some people had to punch their way out of the roof. I saw footage of a yarn shop with yarn bobbing about. I can't help but wonder what will happen about next year's Woolfest. The venue is fine, but will the town be able to cope with visitors?

Holidays!

A and I have just returned from jolly-holly-days in Washington DC and Pennsylvania. We had a great time, with sight-seeing...

1. White House, North Lawn, 2. White House South Lawn, 3. Washington Memorial, 4. Lincoln Memorial, 5. Washington Memorial and Capitol Building from Lincoln Memorial, 6. Arlington Cemetery, VA, 7. Trees by USS Maine memorial, Arlington Cemetery, VA , 8. Korea War Memorial, 9. Kalorama, Washington DC

...yarn shops...

...more sight-seeing...


1. King Street Trolley Bus, Alexandria VA, 2. Washington's Town House (replica), Alexandria VA, 3. George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria VA, 4. Alexandria Old Town Marina

...ice-hockey...

1. Warm up, Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers, Verizon Center, Washington DC, 2. Go Caps!!

...a road-trip...


1. Somewhere in Maryland, 2. Somewhere else in Maryland, 3. North Carolina Monument, Gettysburg PA, 4. North Carolina Monument, Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg PA, 5. Eisenhower's farm, Gettysburg National Park, PA, 6. View from the observation tower across to Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg PA, 7. View from Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Park, PA, 8. National Cemetery, Gettysburg PA, 9. Gettysburg Address Memorial Statue, Gettysburg National Cemetery, PA, 10. Civil War Armoury, Gettysburg National Cemetery, PA, 11. Memorial, Gettysburg National Cemetery, PA, 12. View across gravemarkers, Gettysburg National Cemetery, PA

...puerile fun at the expense of a pretty town's name...


and more yarn.

This is Wendy, the lovely owner of Lancaster Yarn Shop, Old Pennsylvania Pike, Intercourse PA. Behind her are a pair of socks she entered in the county show which won (hence the ribbon!)

It was a lovely trip and I would really like to explore more. Much as I love the big cities, it was brilliant to see parts of more rural America.