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This is the short walled lane from the village centre to the most beautiful Shawl walk here in Leyburn. I liked the muted colours in harmony here. Enjoy the day.

A walk in a valley that we have not seen for many years. Its quite wild looking but most of it is surrounded by pastoral fields. To our left just some 30 metres or so is one of our favourite rivers: The River Wharfe. Our path goes on now for another 2-3km before turning back well above this spot and beyond. Always nice to see the wild summer flowers. The characteristic dead tree also giving our eyes something to dwell on. Hubberholme is an old village in Upper Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, at the point where Langstrothdale meets Wharfedale. It is quite secluded and the nearest village is Buckden. Have a good weekend.

The countryside of Britain has been completely domesticated my man over the millenniums. Here we see agricultural land with a dry-stone boundary wall. Seen near Leyburn. HWW, enjoy the day

Another reminder of our US trip that included Portland, Maine. Here we see one of its lighthouses, affectionally known as Bug Light. Built in 1855.This elegant-looking lighthouse is unique because it's believed to be the only lighthouse in the world shaped like a 4th-century Greek monument. Four Corinthian columns hold up the lens. Enjoy the day.

Take your pick for fences, walls and benches ! As we finish our hike around here, I cannot go without taking a snap of this most wonderful little church. “The church building is mainly 12th century built upon the site of a forest chapel. It was extended to the north in the 16th century. Inside, can be found a beautiful wooden Rood Loft which survived Elizabeth I's edict to destroy all such objects.” www.upperwharfedalechurches.org/hubberholme.html Have a good weekend.

Another from the upper Wharfdale valley near Hubberholme in the Yorkshire Dales. We have to go along this path and through the gate to complete the walk here on The Dales Way. Have a good weekend.

An early (for me) walk on a cool sunny autumn morning with bits of mist, brings me back to one of my local reservoirs here at Strinesdale. At the edge of the water is a metallic tubular fence trying to stop the many duck feeding children from falling into the water. Here is my close-up of it. Have a good weekend.

We are at the south-east end of Glen Shiel now on the banks of Loch Cluanie looking west. As can be seen, quite a deserted place really. It is in fact a reservoir contained behind the Cluanie Dam which is part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board’s Glenmoriston project. It is 36km long but quite shallow having only a maximum depth of 37 m and a mean depth of 15 m with a surface area of 1046 ha. Enjoy full screen

This tree, I have known since it was very young indeed. I have followed it with photographs through the years and seasons and it has never failed to impress me. I realised as I was looking at the results on my computer that I did not have one of it on Ipernity when covered in leaf. Enjoy the day.

Our week in the Scottish village of Aberfoye had many rewards not least an hour or so of rainbow weather. Here is a double rainbow section pointing to the pot of gold in the trees but I do like the light rays from the top left too. Best full screen

A trip to Hungary, Budapest brings us onto the River Danube. Here we see the Hotel Gellért, a historic Art Nouveau hotel established in 1918 and located on the west bank of the Danube. The mist is actually an illusion as I took this from behind a glass window fence showing the hotel and also reflecting the incoming high clouds from behind. Enjoy full screen

A trip to Budapest is a delight for lovers of architecture and history. Perhaps the most attractive building in the city is the Parliament building. Here we see it at night as our boat slowly sails past it on the River Danube. Opened in 1902. It has been the largest building in Hungary since its completion. The architectural style of the Hungarian parliament building was influenced by the gothic Vienna City Hall but also bearing a strong resemblance to London’s Palace of Westminster (our houses of Parliament). Best full screen

Autumn can be exciting and most colourful. Here we see a capture of a small part of ‘Strid Wood’ in the Wharfedale Valley of the Yorkshire Dales taken a year or so back but just as relevant today. Enjoy full screen

A walk at the foot of my local Chew valley shows me once again this familiar view which in autumn is at its best. A scene that could almost be a painting greets me. Only when it is bedecked with new snow is it scenically as good. Best full screen

Our late Danube cruise took us to Vienna, a most beautiful city of great character. Our second morning there had us exploring this park (of more later) with its wonderful tree-lined walking avenue. As you can see, it was well utilised by the local residents and tourist alike. HBM, enjoy the week.

As Britain experiences its first snows of the winter I share here the fence facing my front house door taken just a few days back. This lasted a day or two before melting away but today it is here again. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

Another day on our Yorkshire Dales week at Leyburn brings us to the village of Reeth. A charming enough village in itself but surrounded by wonderful rolling hills full of old barns, dry-stone walls and sheep. Here is just one of the many small scenes that took my fancy. Enjoy the week.

Yes, it really is called the ‘Old Bridge (in its English translation). A good day exploring the old city and then I looked at this bridge over the river near our ship. There is in fact a pedestrian walkway along each side and as can be seen the whole central part is taken up by two sets of tram lines. I presume that only trams were allowed to cross here. A rather nifty piece of engineering to make this. The PiP shows it from a little further away with the addition of the UFO tower which sits at the end of the concrete ‘UFO Bridge’ behind the Old Bridge. The UFO houses a restaurant. Best full screen Have a good weekend.