Beautiful Lancashire

[Mathos]

It's hardly stopped raining all day to-day.


Quite a bit of flooding according to the local radio.





More forecast for tonight and up to Friday.

That's quite a sky and an amazing rainbow.


Flobo took that one.

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by natalie8

Great pics again!

Thanks Natalie.

[natalie8]

I've been watching the story about the floods on the news here. Very sad.

[Mathos]

^ Yes, it's bad Natalie.

The waters have been subsiding to-day, the damage is horrendous. Over a thousand homes badly flood damaged and all the consequential damage attached to the same.


It's a great pity to learn that numerous people, whilst having Insurance Cover for the property, have not insured for contents.


Lessons have to be learned from this, if nothing else.

Some twenty boats moored at Windermere Marina Village have sunk following the rise in the level of water due to the heavy rains.

Apparently the same were attached to fixed piers, as opposed to the usual floating buoys. This meant of course that they were unable to rise with the water.

Some are totally under the water, others partly.


The Insurance claims from this lot will be colossal.


Surprised as well to hear that folk have been making journey's today up to the worst affected parts of the flooded areas, taking kayaks, canoes and small motor boats.

Mind you, I have witnessed folk making journeys to train and plane crashes, as well as bad motorway and road crashes.

Each to their own I suppose.



Both Flobo and myself love the Lakes.





A few snaps here from one of our visits in January this year.



The place is beyond description as regards it's outstanding beauty.



It snowed, and it snowed, and it snowed some more.



Parts of Lancashire have this natural run-off,
associated with the alpha and the omega
in the sense of application to the
geographical placing of the Lake District.




There's a bit of spectacular beauty from Lancashire above.

Amazing natural roadside display.



Some beautiful property just around the corner.



And some more further up the road.




It was only a Winters Tale:-


The nights are colder now.
maybe I should close the door,
And anyway the snow has
covered all your footsteps
And I can follow you no more.
The fire still burns at night,
my memories are warm and clear;
but everybody knows
it's hard to be alone at this time of year.
It was only a winter's tale,
Just another winter's tale,
And why should the world take notice
of one more love that's failed?
It's a love that can never be
though it meant a lot to you and me;
on a world~wide scale
we're just another winter's tale
While I stand alone
A bell is ringing far away
I wonder if you hear,
I wonder if you're listening
I wonder where you are today.
Good luck! I wish you well,
and for all that wishes may be worth;
I hope that love and strength
are with you for the length
of your time on earth.
It was only a winter's tale,
Just another winter's tale,
And why should the world take notice
of one more love that's failed?
It's a love that can never be
though it meant a lot to you and me;
on a world~wide scale
we're just another winter's tale.
It was only a winter's tale,
Just another winter's tale,
And why should the world take notice
of one more love that's failed?
It's a love that can never be
though it meant a lot to you and me;
on a world~wide scale
we're just another winter's tale.

3 min 6 sec - 8 Dec 2006 -





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So beautiful.





Special.

Pity the storms have marred such a beautiful area.