Boxing Day, it was finally nice enough for a hike
Boxing Day, it was finally nice enough for a hike
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The Hoad Monument, above Ulverston in Cumbria, England.
This is the pic windows XP wishes it had on release
21 1 ReplyHah, I wish! You do wonder how much the photographer for that wallpaper made...
3 0 ReplyIf you believe the internet, then "bliss" made quite a bit initially.
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The stone wall isnt enough to tell people to keep out, they had to add barbed wire as well.
6 0 ReplyThe wall is dry stone; there's no mortar holding it together. The barbed wire is to stop dafties climbing on it
12 0 ReplyExactly right.
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I recognized the Monument and had to click on to double check! Amazing 360° views from there.
5 0 ReplyYea, I live in south Cumbria. I couldn't believe someone on Lemmy would set foot in my neck of the woods, but here we are.
5 0 ReplyI'm in Kendal! Not a hardship to get to bonny Ulverston.
4 0 ReplyThis is where we find out that we're all Cumbrians - like some kind of weird Truman Show. I wouldn't live anywhere else though, tried London for 6 years.. Came straight back.
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Aye, in all my time living in Cumbria I'd never ventured up the Hoad. Superb views.
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This picture has such a style it could be on a stamp. Looks beautiful.
4 0 ReplyThanks!
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Postcards from yesterday
2 0 ReplyBeautiful.
2 0 ReplyTa!
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what's boxing day
1 1 ReplyThe day things get boxed up after Xmas.
1 0 ReplyThe 26th of December.
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