Winter Photography Scavenger Hunt - Lake District Finds

At the beginning of the month we spent a weekend in the Lake District, an annual trip for a Christmas party with friends and as much hill-walking as the weather allows. This was my first opportunity to get some photos for the Winter Photography Scavenger Hunt run by Eileen at A Bracelet of Days.

Saturday was a rainy day, but we managed a short walk beside the River Brathay 

and out to Loughrigg Tarn between the showers, ticking off a couple of Natural Features (no. 18) for the hunt. 

Our black tie dinner and party in the evening was a Group Activity (no. 5) which we kicked off with a group photo:

Sunday was cold but dry so three of us set off for a longer walk on Loughrigg Fell. I could fill this post with photos of Natural Features, but I'll limit myself to one of each type. We've had river and tarn, so here are some mountains:

The winter sun reflecting in one of the lakes (Rydal Water??) gave me a Pool of Light (no. 2):

Arriving at the summit, it was cold and windy, but we were Dressed for the Season (no. 11):

We descended towards Grasmere and then followed Loughrigg Terrace round to Rydal Cave for yet another Natural Feature (no. 18)

and returning to the car park, we passed by An Instruction (no. 13):

The sun was beginning to set as we finished our walk, and we paused by Windermere to capture The End of the Day (no. 1):

So, six finds here, though I have a few more in the camera that weren't from this weekend. You can see the full Scavenger Hunt list over on Eileen's blog, and just comment there if you want to join in with the hunt; it runs until the end of March and we'll have a link-up each month.