la bella vita

I hired a little row boat yesterday, and headed out onto Lake Windermere to enjoy the sunshine, the peace and quiet of the lake, take in the scenery, and to read my book.

It was absolutely delightful, so delightful in fact that I decided to have a cheeky wee nap, and dozed off for a couple of hours. Whilst I would never dare do this on the ocean, on the Lake I deemed it okay.

When I awoke, I was a tiny bit sunburnt, had been attacked my midges in my sleep, but worse of all, my copy of ‘To the Lighthouse’ was bobbing away on the water into a gaggle of geese. Despite this, what a glorious way to spend a day on the water!

Near the Stock Ghyll Falls near Ambleside. Lovely spot to write a letter, and eat some nibbles.

Absolutely stunning sunset tonight.

On Lake Windermere, Ambleside, Lake District, England

“No, no, I don’t mind waiting an extra ten minutes for the fresh batch of scones to come out of the oven, it’s no bother, really.”

“Oh, well to make the delay up to you, allow me to bring you an extra pot of complimentary tea.”

It would be rude to say no, wouldn’t it? Had a lovely, huge, sultana scone straight from the oven (still piping hot, as they should be) at a lovely little cafe in Ambleside today, overlooking a bubbling little steam. Took the time to compose an epistle to a very special young lady.

More of the sunset at Ambleside. I wish I had some way of uploading the photos from my SLR, because these just don’t do its beauty justice.

That horrible moment when you have to settle for a copy of the Times, because the newsagent ran out of copies of the Daily Telegraph.

Life is evidently hard, yet Ambleside on Lake Windermere is still rather agreeing with me.

Yes, I think Ambleside will be quite sufficient…