Harrop

From a lake saved from becoming a reservoir by Lord Birkett yesterday to a  valley that lost that battle in 1894. However, the battle against United Utilities prolonged road closure has been won at last https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3167952243823479655

I haven’t been up to see the chaps for so long (can it really be 6 August last year?), if anything I seem to have been avoiding it, disheartened.

Anyway, it seemed like the best day to go along and do a celebratory cycle along the full length of the west shore with a victory punch of the air and a wave as I rounded the ‘treacherous’ (according to UU) Rough Crag … thank goodness I had my cycle helmet on ; )
Not only that but by cycling I saved myself from putting money in their shareholder coffers for parking.
 I was the only one up at Harrop for a swim except for flipping fish, skimming house-martins, darting dragon and damselflies, profusions of orchids, bog asphodel and water lilies.
I told them about the change in government. They’d both be delighted but I’m glad they aren’t having to witness all the horrors.

The Chippy van was in the village when I got back so I treated myself.

e.e.cummings

without the mercy of
your eyes your
voice your
ways(o very most my shining love)

how more than dark i am,
no song(no
thing)no
silence ever told;it has no name-

but should this namelessness
(completely
fleetly)
vanish,at the infinite precise

thrill of your beauty,then
my lost my
dazed my
whereful selves they put on here again

- to livingest one star
as small these
all these
thankful(hark)birds singing wholly are