Grizedale

Milder today after last night's snow and sleet.  We drove over icy roads through Hawkshead to Grizedale Forest and the sculpture park.  Massive changes, new buildings, roads realigned, gates closed.  A good walk along the basic trail, some lovely child-friendly sculpture and wooden musical instruments, a lot of snow in the woods and old ice on the paths.  Grizedale is a special place, we have only explored a small part of it but I love the idea of sculpture and land art being miles away from a road, way out in the dark of the forest or up on the high moors overlooking Coniston.  Sculpture of wood and stone, native materials assembled into something beautiful.  

The Langdale Pikes and the hills around Ambleside are still dusted with snow.  This morning the dawn light touched the Rydal fells with pink sunlight very briefly, like a caress, but it was hesitant and did not last as the sun clouded over.  But whilst it lasted I found it breathtakingly beautiful.