Tuesday 17 November 2015

Yorkshire in the rain

We've just returned from a week in the Dales having a catch-up with friends before closing our bolt hole down for the winter, turning off the electricity and draining down the system so that we don't have to worry unduly about any storm damage. Our property borders a beck.
In the summer we open the sitting room windows and listen to the sound of the water as it falls over a small outcrop of stones.
But there was no need to open windows on this trip, the water was roaring down!

There's a small waterfall further upstream,

swollen to more than twice it's usual size.
Everywhere was dripping wet.





Water was thundering under the bridge at Aysgarth. We didn't stop to walk along the river side and look at the falls because it was treacherous underfoot.

It kindly stopped raining for one short morning during our week away, giving me the chance to plant some tulip bulbs in the front garden.
Gardeners always look forward!

11 comments:

  1. Listening to the water flowing over the rocks is indeed one of the most peaceful sounds there is. How fortunate you are to have that so close to your home.

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    1. It is usually just a soothing background noise and I do love living by water but this week it was making quite a racket!

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  2. Beautiful even when it is soggy, love the sound of falling water.

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    1. Yes, it's a lovely sound, but on this week it was nice to hear it while sitting by a log stove with a good supply of wood!

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  3. The post before yours was the Australian outback lots of contrast and difference in the two posts but they are different ends of our earth.
    Merle..................

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    1. Blogging certainly makes the world seem a smaller place. It's fascinating to compare and contrast.

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  4. Love these rushing waters. I grew up in a town named Great Falls because of its waterfalls and now alas I live near the desert.

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    1. Great Falls sounds beautiful although I find a that a great force of water can also be rather frightening. The depressing thing about a long run of this English weather is the low light level. Not a problem, I imagine in the desert!

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