Planet Ruby Starrs

At last a wee trip off in the van - just for two days wandering the North York Moors - curlews, lapwings, rabbits, hares, fantastic scenery, climbing opportunities for Dr Fred and a fantastic Andy Goldsworthy art trail thrown in!!!  We met up with some friends who were holidaying in Castleton.  We had a scenic tramp across the moors at Westerdale and after an almost (by my standards) intrepid cross country rumble through the bushes, bilberries and bracken we found some rocks to climb... well.... they climbed - I sketched and pondered and read my book while Dr Fred impressed himself by still being able to climb a few routes up the rock.   It was a sheltered spot and while a tad cloudy to start with it morphed into a beautiful evening bringing out the amazing colours across the hill side.  We were quite high up and had fabulous panoramic views across the moors with only the sound of the odd falling rock and birdsong to break the silence. The climbers did very well...

I am aware that I am being less reliable about posting on the blog - after 5 years the novelty is wearing off a bit and also it started as a vehicle to document my uni degree work - now finished... in the first instance this twice weekly recording was a requirement to fulfil a module and then it became quite a good way to evidence my work progress and share life in general - something I've never been shy of - its gained a few faithful followers and quite a few unexpected readers from time to time - and I will continue to add to it but maybe as my life has become a little bit more mundane and I don't really expect my exploits to entertain as many people - well to be honest I never did - it wont be quite so enthralling and as often 😂😂but its been a good way to keep in touch with quite a few distant folk who I miss having in my everyday life.....  This week we shared another partial solar eclipse - the weather was just kind enough to allow us a reasonable view of the sun slowly ...