Bempton Cliffs

We've only been back from York for just over a fortnight, and it seems months ago already. So here are some pics from our day to BEmpton Cliffs, just north of Flamborough Head. It's an RSPB reserve - and home to tens of thousands of gannets, guilemots, razorbills and puffins.

A battled the winds to take this sort of picture

M, B and I enjoyed a lovely cliff top walk and picnic in the sunshine

The flowers were beautiful
B enjoyed running off - left to his own devices I think he would had kept going until he got to Filey.
We all met up again eventually :)

The Revenger's Tragedy

Last night's theatre trip was to the Royal Exchange in Manchester to see The Revenger's Tragedy. Not a play for the faint hearted - it was extremely blood thirsty and very very funny and Stephen Tompkinson was just magnificent as Vindice.

The Royal Armouries - Leeds

On the way to York we called in at the Royal Armouries. This is one of my favourite museums, and we have visited lots of times. As always the best bits were the interpreters - actors who speak in role as historical characters. M was fascinated by Rifleman Harris of the 95th - and though I have read his story previously - it is wonderful to hear it being brought to life.
Being a Bank Holiday weekend - they had a great joust in the afternoon. It was Wars of the Roses - and we got M and B to cheer for the Red Roses - but we were well outnumbered (we were in Leeds after all) - and it was no surprise when Yorkshire won...

Sunset Cottages - Part Two

So here we have it - a rare photo of the 4 of us - outside Gillings Gap at Sunset Cottages. We had a FAB holiday. The cottages were just as we remembered from our last visit 4 years ago. They are about 25 minutes north of York, right in the middle of the Howardian Hills. So quiet - apart from the sheep and lambs that is!

We managed to mix trips to York with the time in the countryside and a day at FlamingoLand!
Snowy Solo (the White Tiger) went pretty much everywhere with us - and only got left behind once.....
The horses were still in the field opposite the cottages - and still as greedy as ever - ready to be bribed by an apple or carrot.

National Railway Museum

At the NRM in York.

A future engine driver???

Chester Parade

Yesterday it was the Scouts County Parade in Chester - a hot, hot afternoon for marching - but at least that was better than the drenching on St Georges Day. M took part in the service as an 'olympic' athlete, B did astonishingly well at marching, standing and sitting relatively still, and A - well A survived.... Marching Beavers....

...and Cubs

In the Chester sunshine

M and C after their 'star' roles as 'Olympic Athletes'

B - just because he is gorgeous!

Sunset Cottages - Whit Holiday Part One

So - having been told off by my little brother for being a BAD blogger - I am starting to upload pictures of our Whit holiday to Yorkshire. I love these smiley shots - taken in the Minster Gardens in York. A and I used to go to York every year - and the gardens have always been our favourite place for a picnic. It's so quiet -only around the corner from busy streets and shops - but feels like the countryside - and of course just so green.

Evening stroll down the lane to Gillings East.