March has started much as February ended on a rather cool note. Despite a lovely sunny day on Saturday the temperature didn't manage to reach 10°C. That makes it a month since the temperature last made it into double figures. We managed 10.2°C on 04 February 2013 and we’re still waiting to exceed this value again as we move into March. On the positive side it has been dry for a couple of weeks so hopefully soil conditions will be improving on the plot.
On Saturday we decided on a trip into the Yorkshire Dales for a little bit of photography. We visited the Wensleydale Cheese factory at Hawes and had our lunch there in the restaurant. They do dishes without cheese in case you were wondering.
There are still some bits of snow about high on the tops. This is the road o from Hawes to Thwaite. It was still a little bit bleak even when the sun managed to peak out from behind the clouds.
We headed back to Hawes and then on towards Dent capturing some shots of Dent Head Viaduct almost bathed in wintry sunshine before the sun disappeared behind the peaks.
The famous Settle to Carlisle Railway winds through this picture to Dent Station just visible as a few small building to the top right hand corner of the photograph. At an altitude of 1150 ft (350.52m) Dent is famous as the highest main line railway station in England.
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I didn't know that about Dent station. I love Hawes and the cheese factory, we always pop in for some Wensleydale when we're there, and to try all the delicious cheese samples too. My allotment has definitely dried out from what it was, but it's still a bit claggy.
ReplyDeleteWe tried a few of the cheeses too. Bought a few different ones too.
DeleteI might go down and test our plot tomorrow or Wednesday. This supposedly warmer weather doesn't seemed to have arrived yet. Just 5°C at lunchtime.