March 2010 and Natasha was up to something so I was off on my own again, exploring the Derbyshire countryside.
Parking at the southern end of Carsington Water I soon picked up the path rising up Hays Lane to follow the field path into Kirk Ireton ... and the Barley Mow. It's a traditional pub and well worth a visit.
Further down the village, the church seems small and low and I'm not sure whether I have ever been inside.
It was nice to see, at head height, a stone carving. I wonder if it represented anyone in particular. It looks as though he was wearing a wig though ...
The snowdrops were out and looked extra white against the rather mucky looking limestone gravestones.
I did a bit of field walking, passing a cottage that is called Moorside [according to the OS Map] and which has a path that passes right in front of the house. There is however a 'Private Property' sign on the farmgate at the entrance to the yard of the cottage with no indication of a path other than a stile beside the gate. [I have a photo if you would like to see it !]
Then I was following a lane which reached Halfmoon Lane ... one of my favourite lane names ! This is it ...
Halfmoon Lane isn't that long but it gives some good views towards Bolehill and Wirksworth ...
I squeezed through some tight stone stoop stiles and followed the path to Callow where I bumped into Daniel Bayfield from Matlock. He was in training with some mates for a longer walk. It's surprising who you bump into.
After a short stretch along Stainsborough Lane I took the path leading towards Carsington. In a field near the reservoir a young woman was walking two alsatians. They were both off the lead and ran towards me ... and then ran around me barking !
After about thirty seconds [ it could have been more or less I wasn't looking at my watch] she got them to go back to her and then had the damned cheek to shout something along the lines of "they won't hurt you" to which I responded "I don't know that !"
Anyway here are the dogs and the person who is, by law, supposed to keep them under her control ...
I calmed down whilst walking near the reservoir, enjoying the views ...
As I got nearer the car I noticed three pairs of Canada Geese sitting in a field just a litle way up the hill from me. First one pair took off and then another and I thought I must try and get few photographs of the last pair as they take flight. I waited and waited and they kept on eating until I decided to give up and walk on. Then I heard them coming overhead and had just one chance to take a photo ...
Here is the edited version !
I'm pleased with that.
Getting towards the end now and again the colour of the water in the reservoir struck me ... it was turquoise.
I was interested to see an open-sided outbuilding full of wooden furniture ...
Where everything was made of wood ...
everything ...
Somebody must have been very busy.
Date of walk ~ 14th March 2010
Length of walk ~ 7 miles
Total walked so far in 2010 ~ 41 3/4 miles
Total walked since 1st September 2009 ~ 171 3/4 miles
9 of 2010
Further down the village, the church seems small and low and I'm not sure whether I have ever been inside.
It was nice to see, at head height, a stone carving. I wonder if it represented anyone in particular. It looks as though he was wearing a wig though ...
The snowdrops were out and looked extra white against the rather mucky looking limestone gravestones.
I did a bit of field walking, passing a cottage that is called Moorside [according to the OS Map] and which has a path that passes right in front of the house. There is however a 'Private Property' sign on the farmgate at the entrance to the yard of the cottage with no indication of a path other than a stile beside the gate. [I have a photo if you would like to see it !]
Then I was following a lane which reached Halfmoon Lane ... one of my favourite lane names ! This is it ...
Halfmoon Lane isn't that long but it gives some good views towards Bolehill and Wirksworth ...
I squeezed through some tight stone stoop stiles and followed the path to Callow where I bumped into Daniel Bayfield from Matlock. He was in training with some mates for a longer walk. It's surprising who you bump into.
After a short stretch along Stainsborough Lane I took the path leading towards Carsington. In a field near the reservoir a young woman was walking two alsatians. They were both off the lead and ran towards me ... and then ran around me barking !
After about thirty seconds [ it could have been more or less I wasn't looking at my watch] she got them to go back to her and then had the damned cheek to shout something along the lines of "they won't hurt you" to which I responded "I don't know that !"
Anyway here are the dogs and the person who is, by law, supposed to keep them under her control ...
I calmed down whilst walking near the reservoir, enjoying the views ...
As I got nearer the car I noticed three pairs of Canada Geese sitting in a field just a litle way up the hill from me. First one pair took off and then another and I thought I must try and get few photographs of the last pair as they take flight. I waited and waited and they kept on eating until I decided to give up and walk on. Then I heard them coming overhead and had just one chance to take a photo ...
Here is the edited version !
I'm pleased with that.
Getting towards the end now and again the colour of the water in the reservoir struck me ... it was turquoise.
I was interested to see an open-sided outbuilding full of wooden furniture ...
Where everything was made of wood ...
everything ...
Somebody must have been very busy.
Date of walk ~ 14th March 2010
Length of walk ~ 7 miles
Total walked so far in 2010 ~ 41 3/4 miles
Total walked since 1st September 2009 ~ 171 3/4 miles
9 of 2010
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