~Pendle Hill~
31st January 2019
Pendle from the top of Newchurch
Nah then, it's been a while since I've written a page for this website. So here we go...
23rd January 2019 (Wednesday)
The recent weather pattern seems to have allowed for fine and sunny days during the week, followed by wet and / or misty Saturdays. Christmas to New Year was a pretty drab week with many days of low cloud under a docile high pressure system.
Shetland Pony
Our local dog walk includes the view of Pendle seen before this photo and then a walk down this field where there is a mature Shetland Pony, about 27yrs old, I think. At the top of the field is the Marsden Heights trig point.
Pendle Sunrise 27th January (Sunday)
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Snowy Pendle |
Misty Valleys |
On Thursday 31st January an opportinty arose to climb Pendle on a bright, sunny morning. Cold with mist in the local valleys.
Stang Top
Snowy Steps
Pen-Y-Ghent
Pendle's neighbour to the north looks just as inviting.
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Molly on top of Pendle
No.299 for Molly, that's 299 times to the top and 299 tasty treats for doing so, or rather a few less than that because I sometimes forget to bring them. No.300 cannot be far away....
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The Photographer
This chap had been here since before sunrise, he must have some cracking photos.
Blacko (Stansfield) Tower; somewhat enigmatic, everyone sees it, it has no purpose, it's on private land and nobody gets near it - without the tower, this photo might not have been taken, but there it is.
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Then on 2nd February...
Molly's 300th
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Emley Moor Masts (!)
Yes, two masts, or is it an illusion? Well, it appears that they had to build a temporary second mast to allow all manner of upgrades to the technology on the main mast. Mast enthusiasts are flocking to the site to see the rare phenomenom.
Sunrise 3rd February
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2019 ©
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