Michael G 🇱🇹 🇺🇦 🐕 🐾 🙏🕉

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UK based photographer, mountain walker and dog person living a quiet life in Cumbria/Northumberland, Intolerant of racists, bigots and bellendery. www.sycamorebarn.com Sony A7r3/4, S24 Ultra No DM's, NFTs, Crypto/Traders, OF 🚫 FO.

Small Tortoiseshell enjoying the Lavendar growing in tye garden
Head of the Swindale Valley, starting to show the effects with sunburnt burnt meadows and low becks
A warm early morning wander around Buttermere. Slightly hazy but lovely reflections on the lake of the Buttermere hills
Views up the Langstrath in Borrowdale
3 mile walk in to go to our favourite pool and waterfalls. Lovely warm water
A zoomed selection of flowering Astrantia growing in the garden. Taken with a 70mm-200mm Sony GM lens m, f8
Cream Labrador with a stick she has just retrieved from Brotherswater.
Peaceful views over the North Sea looking towards Inner Farne. Crepuscular rays filter through the clouds
Post swim/walk contentmentq
Tide going out. Exposed rocks
Beach north of Beadnell in Northumberland. Blue sky, blue sea and sandy beach
View of Angletarn Pikes, Fall Crag and Lingy crag from the shore of Brotherswater. The small house at Hartsop is visible through the trees
Views up Pasture Bottom to Threshtwaite cove and Crag
Willow swimming away
Freya enjoying a cool down, too hot today for climbing mountains
Buttermere Lake Reflections looking towards the east of Buttermere Fell, Dale Herad and Fleetwith Pike. A bright day but a calm lake.
Labrador resting on the sofa with a sock in her mouth
Looking towards Bamburgh Casyle, Northumberland. Late evening dog swim and a slow wander through the dunes. Golden sunshine bathes the grass. Blue skies and clouds beginning to be lit up by the descending sun.
Views over to Cross Fell in the North Pennines, looking East, pink clear skies
Views of Great End from the climb up Grains Gill
Fallen tree on the shore of Ullswater. Coins have been hammered into the bark !
Views through the trees and hedgerows of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. A lazy dog walk along tracks with a breeze
Mobile phone picture looking along Buttermere with the mountains and clouds reflected in the still water. A very warm day so it was a little hazy too. Foreground: Still water and Bracken growing on the side of the lake. Background:Pine trees along the foreshore with the mountains of Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike in the background.
Looking up Gatescarthdale beck to Honister pass
Grasmere looking stunning today, calm water and lots of blue skies
Lake reflections sat under some trees on the lakeside with views of Fleetwith Pike
Early morning hazy reflections of Fleetwith Pike on Buttermere lakeside
Relatively quiet must be because of the football match. Views across the Lake from Eusmere
An iconic stone monument erected in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
River Langstrath just below Black pot moss.
A 360 degree view of the hills from Brock Crags in the Lake District on a fine warm day
Two labradors having a rest on the top of Brock Crags with views of Hartsop Dodd (left) and Brotherswater (right)
Sardines at Bamburgh showing two Pyramidal Orchids. One pink at the rear of the picture, one white at the front
From the top of Sheffield Pike with views behind down Ullswater
Blue skies, blue/green sea and a carpeting of wildflowers on the sand dunes near Berwick Upon Tweed
Astrantia flower heads white petals, green tipped leaves, purple centres
Views from the dunes of the castle. Lots of valerian growing amongst the grass.
Self set poppies and lupins on the edge of the sand dunes at Bamburgh beach, Northumberland
A view along the beach at Cocklawburn beach, Northumberland. Sunny day and blue/green sea
Bloody Cranebill growing amongst the dune grass at the beach on a sunny morning.
Typical hedge row of Rural Cumbria, with lots of Campion and Cow Parsley, honeysuckle and Sloe bushes, they won't be cutback till later in the year to protect nesting birds
Sun just disappearing over the horizon
Black Labrador with views of Brotherswater and Hartsop Dodd in the background
Bumblebee feeding on the nectar of a Red Campion flower
A white Magnolia Sieboldi spotted in a local rural garden.
Four pictures taken of the hedgerows in the Eden Valley recently 1-ladybird, 2-Green Alkanet, 3-Campion, 4-Greater Stitchwort
A sky full of fluffy clouds and blue skies. Windy conditions so lots of movement of clouds. Taken at Great Asby Scar in the Westmorland Dales
Two labradors walking down a single track road with trees and hedgerows either side. Spring/summer flowers provide colour to the green foliage.
Early morning beach walk on Bamburgh beach with inner Farner visible on the horizon. Calm seas lots of clouds and blue skies.
Pale Purple Abutilon open flower with an unopened bud to the right. Green leafy background
Two labs out walking
Astrantia with four flower heads, three slightly blurred and one in focus
Small white flowers on a background of green leaves. A network of budding flowers will eventually create a large pom pom hydrangea flowers
Blue sky with dapple white cloud. A full leaved mature oak tree and green hedgerow
Taken from the Kirkstone Pass road looking up the side of Hartsop Dodd. A field of Bluebells shrouds the side of the mountain. Caudale Moor is vis8ble behind. Trees are scattered over the lower part of the mountain
Gill climbing fun
Please take your shit home with you. The Lake District is a World Heritage not a refuse tip !!!!!
Top of Rest Dodd in the Eastern Fells with the cliffs on Rampsgill Head in the background
A 360 degree view of the surrounding mountains from the top of Rest Dodd. We had come up from Brotherswater via Satura Crag. Blue skies, warm but windy on the tops and the dogs were having a treat after their climb up
A sea of poppies at the edge of the sand dunes at Bamburgh, Northumberland