A second, slightly composite group of photos from recent outings; the weather has been very poor recently so we drive to the coast, meet friends at Bradley's Stables and finally present a cheque to Cockermouth MRT.

For a change, I let someone else introduce this first set of pictures . . . A Loweswater viewer, Barry Hutchinson, wrote to me recently on the topic of the Gasgale Gill bridges so I took the dogs over for a walk.

After our Yorkshire outing we returned to Loweswater to find the snow had gone. Rumour had it that it was still winter wonderland south of Dunmail Raise so we drove down to Pelter Bridge for a walk up Loughrigg.

Sunday morning the snow was thick on the ground but we travelled to York to enjoy a day with Jo on her home territory. Jo and I venture onto Sutton Bank while Ann visits a friend and we end the afternoon in York Minster.

A few days back at work and we're off again, catching up with our other daughter and family. More snow is forecast but the northern Lakes are clearing so we set off for Yorkshire Friday afternoon.

After visiting family, we return to the Lakes on a brilliantly sunny day soon after a short period of heavy snow had covered the high fells. This was the Lake District at its winter best.

After two days in and around Stamford and Peterborough, we made our way down to Camberley see the rest of the family and to help Alexander celebrate his seventh birthday.

Next day we meet up with our daughter Jenna and four of us enjoy a walk around the grounds of Burghley House just outside Stamford. A sunny walk, local deer herd, a sculpture garden and finally lunch completes our visit.

Visiting friends and family, we stop off for a few days at Angie and David's near Stamford. One of their local walks includes a short section of the long distance Nene Way path through the Northamptonshire countryside.

Harry's birthday and he enjoys a cake to celebrate. A few days of fine weather allows us to get out and on Sunday we make our way over to Wasdale for a long awaited walk up Middle Fell.

The prospect of a full afternoon of sunshine at last so we pick a local fell for a slightly longer walk. Low Fell is a great little favourite but Harry made it different this time by spending the whole time playing football.

Busy at home as there's always something to do, but the sun's out for the first time for a while so Ann and I pile the dogs in the car and drive round the local fells to take as short walk up to the track overlooking Cogra Moss.

The wind died down, the rain ceased and the sun eventually came out to allow us the prospect of an enjoyable hour or so on the fells. Where to go at this time of day is the problem ... Sale Fell was the answer.

The end-objective of today's walk was to visit the newly re-furbished Croft House Farm Cafe, situated between the two hotels, on the green in the centre of Buttermere. Before that ... a quick appetite-raiser of a walk.