Scarborough & The North Yorkshire Moors

We had a trip over to Scarborough where we had lunch and a walk through Peasholm Park, Northstead Manor Gardens and to Scalby before returning along the sea front. We then drove over to Goathland for an afternoon walk. Details of the photos are appended below.


Ducks and Geese in the gardens at Thornton Dale















Peasholm Park















Open Air Theatre plaque in Northstead





View of the castle





Seabirds on the rocks




Scalby Mills







View across the bay to the Castle




The North Bay





Minature Railway on its way back to Peasholm Station




Seafront chalets




New appartments where the "Corner Cafe" used to stand




Return through Peasholm Park
























Trees on the moors near Sleights




View down to Whitby





View across to Goathland





The ridge above Goathland










Goathland Station











And the same view two months earlier




Track towards Pickering






And the same view at the beginning of December

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

After a visit to Rotherham last week I called at the Bretton Country Park and Yorkshire Sculpture Park to have my lunch and had a half hour walk round part of the two parks.

January's Pictures

Last year my friend Gary Richardson from the North East completed a "Year of Pictures". This gave me an idea to do the same and therefore at the end of each month I will post a set of pictures taken each day throughout the month.


1st Jan - River at Ilkley




2nd Jan - Christmas Lights on Otley's Buttercross




3rd Jan - Our Christmas tree prior to taking it down




4th Jan - The new Royal Saffron Indian Restaurant in Otley




5th Jan - The River Wharfe at Otley




6th Jan - I had been over to Lancashire on business and on the way back stopped to photograph Halifax from the M62




7th Jan - Another snowfall at work




8th Jan - New ramps being installed at the front of Church




9th Jan - Parade Service in the Wesley Hall whilst the Church is out of action for the building work




10th Jan - Bushes at work




11th Jan - Otley Library at night




12th Jan - Tree in Holbeck Park, Leeds




13th Jan - Inspection at one of our tenant's properties in Leeds




14th Jan - I had been to do a talk in Durham and photographed the river and Cathedral at night




15th Jan - New foyer at Church nearing completion with Julian our Minister checking it out




16th Jan - Twelve Tribes of Israel - The theme for our Sunday morning service




17th Jan - New cage for our aerosols at work




18th Jan - I was on my First Aid course and these are the dummies used for recussitation practice




19th Jan - The new Red Cross building in Leeds




20th Jan - Red Cross Vehicle




21st Jan - The Church Stewards have an annual meal in January each year. Julian is getting ready to serve the curry!




22nd Jan - Workmen painting the Church doors




23rd Jan - Polyanthus in the garden




24th Jan - Induction training for new staff at work




25th Jan - The new Gateway building on East Street in Leeds




26th Jan - I went down to East Anglia on busienss and on the way back called at Friday Bridge to see an old friend Ian King who is quite a famous watercolour artist



27th Jan - My second week at Slimming World that I had joined due to putting on weight after my illness and operation last year





28th Jan - I have started a daily walk each lunchtime as part of my new exercise regime. This is on the estate about ¼ mile from work





29th Jan - First snowdrops in the garden




30th Jan - First service back in the refurbished Church so we did a photoshoot for the local paper




31st Jan - First catkins on the trees near work