Buttermere, Crummock Water, Cumbria, England, ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT, Environmental, Everyday Life, Fleetwith Pike, Fly Agaric, Fungi, Gatesgarth, Hause Gill, Lakeland, Landscape, Photography, River Derwent, Sourmilk Gill

The Hills are alive to the sound of…….WATER

It is not surprising after all the rain that the hills are running with water and even normally small waterfalls are spectacular……..

Hause-Gill

Hause Gill ( a tributary of the River Derwent) in Honister Pass presents a noisy but beautiful spectacle.  Hause Beck gathers its water from the surrounding fells and funnels it down to the falls from the top of Honister Pass…..Cumbria-9-7-_278

Once the climb over the pass is made you descend to the twin Lakes of Buttermere and Crummock Water…..

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BUTTERMERE

 

 

 

 

 

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CRUMMOCK WATER looking to Red Pike

Between the two Lakes is another great waterfall which had the appropriate name of Sourmilk Gill….

Sourmilk-Gill

But the wet weather has also brought out some fungi and this afternoon I had the first Fly Agaric of the new season…..

Fly-Agaric

The twin Lakes do make this an exceptionally beautiful valley, just a touch off the main tourist routes gives it added seclusion, partly because many find the approach over Honister Pass daunting as it drops down to the Lakes side at Gatesgarth below the majestic heights of Fleetwith Pike…..

Fleetwith-Pike

Fleetwith Pike and Gatesgarth

(Honister Pass to the left)

The village of Buttermere also lies between the two lakes and is a welcome sight after a day walk…….

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Buttermere

and yes….like all good villages refreshments are to be had…..

Buttermere-Village

and a choice as well.  A good pint on the left in the Bridge Inn or a pot of Tea and a Cake at the Cafe on the right….a perfect end.

12 September

 

10 thoughts on “The Hills are alive to the sound of…….WATER”

  2. These are absolutely beautiful photos. The names of the places intrigue me…so foreign to my ear. And I vote for a pint at the Bridge Inn followed by a bit of a rest and then a pot of tea and cakes at the Cafe…I’m glad they are right across from each other.

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  3. Gorgeous record of this really wet season. Many thanks. We too have had tons of water although for the last few days we’ve had a change. Our country side is not as wonderfully laid out as yours is so we get little of the beauty. But we sure have been getting the mushrooms. (Wish I knew enough to know which ones were edible…but I won’t take the chance no matter how much I love mushrooms.) The other things we’ve ended up from all the rain is mold… everything is moldy and I sure hope it dries out a bit for awhile. Thanks again for the beauty side of all that rain.

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    1. I am so pleased that you liked the images. It has been a strange year, nothing has been to the usual seasonal timetable, birds, bees, flora all out of sync. As for fungi, well with the damp and the warmth I would have expected a good show but no…..so far just the odd one. Like you I should know more about which are edible and those to avoid which is a shame as I am sure I have missed out on so free food!

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  6. WOW! What a beautiful places of nature world… I love your country and your photographs… How fascinating… The last photo, should be amazing to visit both of them, I can imagine now 🙂 Thank you dear David, have a nice weekend, love, nia

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  7. I was almost wondering why I thought that Hause Gill looks like such a beautiful place. But then of course it’s all very simple; it looks very much like the best of the nature around where I live in Norway (and unnecessary to say, I do like the nature around here). Your pictures pay great respect to the beauty of Hause Gill. Beautiful colours, interesting composition, varied and just very beautiful. Well done, David.

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