Hay moon

July new moon!

St.Begas, Bassethwaite Lake & Wythop hills

a last stroll about a piece of Cumbria i love!

6 Brampton Benchwarmers & 1 bench

Abbey road?

The Testimonial ~ the teams

the Temprano card

Garner was not allowed to play until he signed the card.

Teammates suitably impressed afterwards

the penalty shootout

guess who missed!

brampton benchwarmers ~ final thoughts

back row : Garner - Casey - Paul - Temprano - Byer's bro - Deans - Byers

squatters: John - Karl Dahl Sandersson - Riggs

final game

Temprano in an emotional last game scores the winning goal - a screamer! - 2-1 Result!!

thus mid table respectability ~ 8th

http://www.astro-soccer-sixes.co.uk/area.php?area=2

between Grisedale & Allonby

A grand day out with a good friend ~ Vicky. A sunday. The sun returns after two weeks of wind and rain.

Castles of clouds!

traquair house

off to an auld Catholic laird's house.

longest inhabited house in Scotland, they say.

http://www.traquair.co.uk/

Edinburgh museum

If it's too wet, a museum always helps.

Some exotic~ Moa of N. Zealand. long done.

An armada 'treasure' chest & intricate lock mechanism.

Some taxidermy.

A victorian roof.

An eternal truth

Edinburgh

It was a wet & windy summer's day. Nothing unusual there. Arc

htechture & fashion, Scots-style. And if the weather's too bad? go to the corner shop for a carry-out!

Brampton squad & wags

joy before the game;
wet & pissed off after;
wags relief warming up in pub post-interview.

a grand day out

shame that Carlisle lost their last home game

1-2 to Swansea.