On The Shores of Derwentwater

On a small stretch of the shore between the Keswick Launch and Friar’s Crag I stopped to take in the views. Above is the distinctive humps of Catbells, a name I remembered from 18 years ago, surprisingly for me. The fell rises from the western shore of the lake. The name is derived from ‘cat bield’ a place where wild cats shelter.

We have Catbells again on the left in the above and below images, showing the well-worn pathway up Skelgill Bank. On the right is Causey Pike leading out of frame, which dominates Newlands Valley where it is set. You can just see the summit ‘knobble’, even in the bottom image where Causey Pike is partly obscured by trees.

Below is looking along the lake towards the jaws of the beautifully named Borrowdale. We have Catbells again on the right and Castle Crag down the centre in the distance.

Gliding by near the water’s edge came a family of Greylag geese.

And set where it has come to lie some gnarled driftwood, like the bones of something long dead, cast near the shore’s edge.

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July 2018, Keswick, Cumbria, England. © Pete Hillman.

07/1807/18 by Peter Hillman Categories: Derwentwater, Keswick, Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, PlacesTags: Derwentwater, Keswick, Landscape Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, The Lake District, The Lakes 19 Comments