I'm once again behind on blogging, I took these photographs a couple of weeks ago. I feel very fortunate because these fields are just a five minute walk from where I live. You can't beat a blue sky with fluffy white clouds against the yellow of rapeseed flowers. It feels like summer is finally on its way!
Scarborough is a very pretty seaside town. It's also the closest town to where we live that has a good shopping centre. This means that I can combine shopping trips with walks on the beach... excellent!
I am a bad bad bad blogger! I have been neglecting my blog since the beginning of November, and in all honesty, it was neglected before that. I intend to improve on this from now on, you just wait and see...
It has turned colder this week, i'm typing this wearing fingerless gloves, a cardigan over a jumper, which is over a long sleeved tshirt (I need to toughen up before winter actually arrives!). So, even though most of the leaves have fallen from the trees and the autumn colours are long gone, here are a few of my autumnal photographs.... better late than never!
Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 2009 became Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 1943. Last weekend was the 17th annual war weekend in Pickering and on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Pickering high street was closed to traffic, and there were people dressed in 1940's costumes as land girls, nurses, soldiers and civilians. Local school children were issued with their own gas masks and were evacuated on the steam trains. The village of Levisham on the NYMR was occupied by the Germans and became known as Le Visham. There was even an unexploded bomb!
Some children being evacuated.
I loved how this little boy was sat on the sandbags having his lunch next to the "Dig for Victory" sign.
The ladies outfits were so colourful and dressy. The gentleman on the right was serenading passers by.
I doubt that Pickering has changed much since the war.
A lovely autumn scene.
There was the most stunning sunset tonight. I took this out of my bedroom window :)
Whitby is one of my favourite seaside towns. I love wandering down the pier and around the old town. We even saw a seal in the harbour. Here are a few photos from our visit:
