Not the long view

Very windy here this morning, but a beautiful sunny day with blue skies. In the afternoon we headed for Ullswater - with a mission. On arriving at the Aira Force car park, we found the same lovely day, but no wind. It was cold though and lots of frost and ice around. We set off along the new Ullswater Way, which has been created to allow a circuit of the Lake, very impressive.

We walked the bit from Aira Force through Glencoyne Park, as we were in search of one of the three Treefolds that have been built as a legacy for The Long View, which was the project involving seven 'remarkably ordinary trees'. The treefolds have been built with the help of Andrew Mason, who worked for ten years with Andy Goldsworthy, which is probably why they remind us of the latter’s sheepfolds. They are meant to be a celebration of people and trees, art and culture, etc. and will eventually have a new tree planted inside them.

This Treefold has been built alongside the Ullswater Way path, so we just came across it as we walked the path above the lake. It is sited below the tree, the Gelncoyne Pine, which was one of the seven focused trees in the original project. However, when I say below, I mean well below – the Pine is way, way above, on the side of the fell. We could just about see it on the skyline.

Each treefold has a line of a poem carved around it – this one has

roots deep
years weathered
taking the long view

The photo I wanted to take, with the treefold in the foreground and the 'Long View' of Ullswater, was impossible (for me anyway), as it was shooting right into the sun, which was very bright.  So instead I turned round and took this picture of the treefold against the fells and right on the skyline on the left you might just spot the Glencoyne Pine.  (There is a lot more about the treefold here.)

I have added an extra photo showing the treefold, the path and the lake.