Finally a dry day, well suited to a walk through the heather, so on Saturday we went to Hutton le Hole and walked north onto Spaunton Moor on a footpath that eventually leads to Rosedale.
Here we are only a few hundred yards onto the moor, and are looking back along the path, over the heather, towards Hutton le Hole and the green landscape to the west of the village.
Sadly there wasn't too much sun, which is really needed to bring out the colour of the heather, but we could hear the heather alive with bees (there were hives placed at the moor edge as we followed the path), and smell the scent.
Walking the path through the heather is a beautiful experience, and on this occasion enhanced when Katharine spotted an adder just beside the path. It was fascinating to see it glide away through the undergrowth. Sadly we didn't manage a photo of it, which was a shame, since it is not very often that I have seen one. They are extremely shy and usually glide away as people approach them, so they are not seen very often.
A particular thanks to Margaret Brown ( @craftymeg ) for keeping me up to date with the state of the heather, which allowed me to choose a day amongst it when it was close to it's best.
A fabulous landscape. Heather is truly beautiful. I love the composition where the heather is displayed from the top left to the bottom right and the green background goes the opposite way.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We focus on the beautiful moments we had with Lesley.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The moors at this time of year are a magical place with all the heather in flower, and it was lovely to follow the footpath north through it. It is unlikely that we will get another walk in the flowering heather this year, since it is the last weekend of the Moorsbus next weekend. However we should get some good views of the heather as we travel right over the moor tops on our next planned visit.
Ian
August 22nd, 2023
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Thank you so much for your kind words. We focus on the beautiful moments we had with Lesley.
( I remember I used to smell it longer then needed as I liked it.)
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The moors at this time of year are a magical place with all the heather in flower, and it was lovely to follow the footpath north through it. It is unlikely that we will get another walk in the flowering heather this year, since it is the last weekend of the Moorsbus next weekend. However we should get some good views of the heather as we travel right over the moor tops on our next planned visit.
Ian