This morning I felt an overwhelming urge to be out of town and surrounded by countryside, I suddenly felt very cooped up and in need of some theraputic views. So I chivvied the family into action, packed a snack-bag and off we went. We didn't go far, only a ten minute drive away from Attic land, but up on top of these moors it feels very remote and far away.
We parked the car on the roadside and walked a short way along a stony track to find a suitable spot to stop and sit a while, to spread a blanket and enjoy morning coffee and a snack. It wasn't a very healthy snack. It consisted of oreo biscuits (for J and I), toffee poppets (for the Little People) and white chocolate buttons (for Litttle B). It was fanTAStic.
I don't think I need to wax lyrical about the colours of the heather or the expanse and beauty of the landscape, the above pictures speak for themsleves. It was just an hour out of our morning, but the feelings of happiness stayed with me all day.
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ps did you spot the grouse in one of the above pictures?
Beautiful!!! You truly have an eye for colour.
Posted by: North Face Down | November 15, 2011 at 06:57 PM
Some images just makes one breathe a little more easily! Thank you for your beautiful blog - from time to time I find myself returning for a pleasant stay in your coloroasis :) Cheers from Norway
Posted by: Una | October 18, 2011 at 06:36 PM
Hey! The moors really ARE purple!
Posted by: eva | September 11, 2011 at 11:06 PM
So ironic. I'm drinking tea, eating a few cookies and cruising my favorite sites. I see your updates and as I munch my Cadbury's oat/chocolate biscuit FROM ENGLAND, I wonder what would be an American cookie you might be eating. Ha! Oreos. Of course. (I hardly ever get McVittie's or Cadbury's - only when I want to relive the times I've visited England and Scotland.) Just kind of cracked me up.
Posted by: Amy B | September 09, 2011 at 04:32 AM
Now I want to make something with these beautiful colours. Thank you for sharing!!
Posted by: Edith van der Bol | September 08, 2011 at 04:09 PM
Such BEAUTY! we're lucky also to have mountains near by.Love taking the Kids and hiking around the lake.
Posted by: Angela-southern USA | September 08, 2011 at 03:48 PM
Yes, I did spot him..thanks for sharing your country side...after such a hot and dry summer, that was especially refreshing. Your Alabama Friend.
Posted by: Marilyn Warner | September 07, 2011 at 06:28 PM
had i grew up somewhere like this where heather actually grows wild, I might have had an appreciation for my name as a child.i think it's amazing that I am so fond of that shade of purple. :)
-heather
Posted by: heatherxdawn | September 07, 2011 at 06:29 AM
I was in Yorkshire(Pudsey, Skipton) in September ages ago. Still miss it so much! Lucky you.
Thanks for the pictures.
Donna from Canada
Posted by: Donna Welch | September 07, 2011 at 03:30 AM
Beautiful photos, Lucy. In your next life, you should be a photographer, you can take some stunning photos.
Sarah From Texas
Posted by: Sarah | September 06, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Oh, to be in England! So, so lovely!
Posted by: Jennie | September 06, 2011 at 08:23 PM
Chocolate buttons are just that - button sized chocolate, Hyla. Loved by children and adults alike. I live near you Lucy, just down the valley. Went on a barge holiday on the Leeds Liverpool canal and saw the most exquisite scenery and all within Yorkshire.Truly is God's own county.
Posted by: Jo | September 06, 2011 at 08:12 PM
yes, it was the grouse! he snuck in quietly!
Posted by: sue | September 06, 2011 at 08:09 PM
beautiful photos.... I have never been anywhere where the heather is that color... gorgeous! I have missed something!
Posted by: sue | September 06, 2011 at 08:07 PM
just being pedantic but if u live in a hundred year old house its edwardian not victorian
Posted by: j | September 06, 2011 at 07:46 PM
The Mr and I used to visit his nan down in Somerset near Exmoor when we lived in the UK and during the summer, we'd always make sure to take a drive through the park before heading home. (North of London) Such beautiful scenery!
Posted by: poorrobin | September 06, 2011 at 07:31 PM
What a fantastic landscape - a blanket of heather over the Moors! Lovely photos!
June
Posted by: June | September 06, 2011 at 06:35 PM
Wow! That's gorgeous! I can see how that can improve your day...greatly! :-)
Posted by: Cheryl | September 06, 2011 at 05:06 PM
Such a wonderful view! Lucky you, sounds fantastic!xx
Posted by: Jess | September 06, 2011 at 03:33 PM
Love those wide open spaces
Posted by: elaine rickett | September 06, 2011 at 02:06 PM
what wonderful countryside on your doorstep,lucky youxxx
Posted by: [email protected] | September 06, 2011 at 01:58 PM
It makes me wish that I lived in England, the colours of the moors are surreal and whimsical, you've picked up lovely movement and patterning in your photos, as always. Love the effort you put into your blog and enjoy the interest and dedication that you put into your craft. With that said I rave about your site to my friends also interested craft so you can look forward to other Aussie followers.
Thanks from Monique. Adelaide Australia see me at [email protected]
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Posted by: monique smith | September 06, 2011 at 12:36 PM
Heather is beautiful. Very pretty pictures. Most of us are lucky in having some lovely green spaces around us - even if it the park. My park is lovely! Lovely little grouse, I don't think I have ever seen one and no as it was hiding I didn't see it at first!
Just wanted to show this picture also http://rattlingon.typepad.com/rattling_on/2010/06/my-very-own-nanny-mcphee.html#comment-6a0111685b0529970c0154352fa032970c
It's a lovely granny blanket taking inspiration from the film Nanny Mcphee. Yes it's got brown in it! But isn't it beautiful and colourful?
Posted by: Emily | September 06, 2011 at 11:57 AM
The photos are gorgeous. Totally makes me want to reenact a little Wuthering Heights!
Kier x
Posted by: bellabeeandme | September 06, 2011 at 09:58 AM
Gosh I miss England, and Yorkshire in particular!
Posted by: kathryn uncles | September 06, 2011 at 09:44 AM