It was the May Queen procession this afternoon and it was dry and sunny.







We had text from Matthew in Mexico they have arrived safe and sound and had just one hour delay.
A really nice couple who have been with us all week checked out this morning and left Helen and me a fantastic big box of Thornton's chocolates, mmmm.

Derek and Vicky arrived this morning in time for breakfast and the foursome who took the pictures the other day checked out.
It has been a cool dry day and pretty quiet in the tearooms.
Matthew and Sarah have set off to Mexico this afternoon for a two week holiday, they have a long 10 hour flight and will not land till midnight our time but I think that means 6pm with them.
A full house again tonight with some later arrivals,an American family who hope to be here before 8pm. They have been booked since November last year.They arrived at 10pm

No sun today,a bit cooler but dry.
All action in the village with the National Trust cutting the verges and the council cleaning the drain that caused the problems on Sunday, all before breakfast.

This Sunday is the annual May Fair, organised by the Sawrey,Cunsey and Graythwaite Festivities Committee,the procession leaves Near Sawrey at 2pm for the crowning of the May Queen,there will also maypole dancing, games, raffle and home produce stalls and this all takes place at Braithwaite Hall in Far Sawrey.

These are yesterday pictures taken with my camera by a regular foursome from the Wirral.

Left to right Moira, Tony, Adrienne,(it's French apparently)



The River Esk


Hardknott valley

Stoney Tarn


Allen (funny spelling)


Eel Tarn

The fantastic weather carries on with no sign of any change,the village was unusally quiet today and then we realised why, the ferry has been out of action all day whilst the cables across the lake are replaced.

A regular Buckle Yeat foursome have taken the camera with them today so I will sort ou their pictures and post some tomorrow.

Dave, one of the New Year gang called in passing this afternoon to say hello, he was out for a drive in the sunshine.

Sunshine in Sawrey yet again, this weather is fantastic.
I was giving the hanging baskets a quick watering this morning when Bev, a blue badge guide we know, stopped and introduced me to the American authoress Linda Lear who recently wrote the adult biography of Beatrix Potter which won various literary awards, there is a link to Linda Lears web page on right of this page.






A walk through the bluebell woods this evening and the bluebells seem to have taken a battering in thr thunder storm the other day.

More sunshine today although the air feels a lot fresher after the violent thunder storm of yesterday afternoon.
We had a threesome check in today all the way from Tanzania East Africa, a first for Buckle Yeat I think.





We lit the BBQ tonight and enjoyed our tea sat outside. We then strode up to the tarns and back down to the village.