Grasmere is Great! Whatever the weather.

As I sat happily writing this blog the river burst it’s banks and was flooding Stock Lane yet again. Luckily we had time to act and despite lapping at the doorstep it has not come inside, new carpets remain dry (so far). Due to the landslips on the fell, water flooded down Greenhead Ghyll and into the river causing it to overflow. Urgent action is needed to clear becks. The A591 to the North of Grasmere remains closed after storm damage and this has to be treated with the utmost urgency. Coaches are not going to come to Grasmere if they then find they have to go back to the M6 Via Kendal again. People need to get to work in Keswick. Schoolchildren come from Keswick to Grasmere School. Grasmere is effectively a cul-de-sac at the moment. More than ever we need people to support local businesses to help everyone get back to normal. Anyway, on with the reasons why Grasmere is great to visit!

GRASMERE 2015.

As another year is about to come to a close, and Storm Frank is blowing outside giving Grasmere a sense of uncertainty about flooding again, it seems like a good time to look back at 2015.

JANUARY

Gingerbread Shop Grasmere

A seasonal start to the year. A little snow and blue skies.

FEBRUARY

Broadgate Grasmere

Snow on the tops and snowdrops appearing at Wordsworth’s Grave in the churchyard.

Wordsworth Grave snowdrops

MARCH

And the daffodils appear in the daffodil garden. Spring at last

Grasmere Daffodil Garden

Was taking a photo of the rainbow but who can spot the low-flying jet too?

Grasmere Rainbow

APRIL

April Blossom in Grasmere

The days are getting longer and the sky is blue.

Early morning Grasmere

MAY

Grasmere Lamb

One of the best sights at this time of the year. Lambs in the fields.

JUNE

Foxgloves

June is a great time for wild flowers in Grasmere. This field below Helm Crag was a delight.

Wild flowers Grasmere

JULY

Wouldn’t be Grasmere without the annual Rushbearing Ceremony.

Grasmere Rushbearing

And perfect weather for tea by the mere and perhaps a row on the lake.

Boats on Grasmere

AUGUST

Grasmere Village Cows

You never know what is round the corner in Grasmere. Here is our “rush hour traffic”.

Grasmere Sports

Grasmere Sports day dawned dry and bright and a great day was had by young and old alike.

SEPTEMBER

Butterfly

Loads of Butterflies this year. Good to see.

Misty Morning Grasmere

Early morning is glorious in Grasmere.

OCTOBER

Fungi

Some cracking Fungi in Grasmere this Autumn.

Grasmere Fells

Great lighting at this time of year too.

NOVEMBER

Autumn Trees Grasmere

Autumn in Grasmere, a riot of colour.

Autumn in Grasmere

And then came the rain, which I’m not going to dwell on as I have written enough about that for the time being. Grasmere is open and and ready for visitors.