Donkey jacket,
woods and
Robin Hood!
What a week! One minute it was cold enough for a donkey jacket, the next I was sweltering on the beach at magnificent Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Yorkshire coast. I hadn’t been there for many years so it was a rare treat to see it in all it’s Spring finery.
Weatherwise we’ve had everything in between too, but clambering through the woods in the good company of my rambling friends was a highlight.
What’s the Robin Hood connection, I asked myself? Apparently it’s pirate related. No surprise that, for this neck of the woods. Seems he encountered French pirates pillaging the village, captured them and returned the loot to the villagers. It’s just a legend of course, but it seems to’ve stuck.
More happy wanderings next week on http://www.showmyface.com/2008/01/six-word-saturdays.html. You’re welcome to join me, or indeed to join in yourself. Just follow the link or click on the header.
restlessjo 
One of my all time favourites places.
Ypur pics have brought back some happy happy memories 🙂
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It was another nice memory trip for me this morning, looking back through the post. Thanks for joining me, Vicky.
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So fun! I remember when our daughter did a Flat Stanley project.
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You should check out Ruth’s site. We could end up with a family! Fancy doing a cook-up with a Flat? Thanks for visiting.
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Love the photos and the tie ins. Weather seems to be an excitable affair everywhere. 🙂
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Thanks Deborah. It was fun to do. More tricky taking the photos than I would’ve thought but definitely a different way of seeing the world.
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Donkey jackets? Really? LOL
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A great series of pictures! And those little jackets are so cute… 🙂
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Honestly never seen a donkey in a jacket before, though the horses often wear them. Thanks Meg
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Of course silly me, left my comment for this awesome post about Robin Hood’s Bay on your next post! I have to get used to blogs that have the comments on the top!
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No worries- the sentiments were much appreciated!
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Lovely pictures….I feel like I took a trip after viewing these.
Happy Saturday!
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits
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Thank you. Happy for you too- your daughter seems like a remarkable young woman.
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I didn’t know donkeys wore jackets! LOL
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I’ve been waiting for this one all morning- they say ignorance is bliss!
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Getting very frustrated because I’m having trouble posting comments on WordPress blogs and using my Blogger address. This is my second attempt and Ive discovered I have to use my Facebook account – not sure why.
Your six words confused, your pics delighted and then your final words made everything make sense
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Thank you. I used to have the same problem on non WordPress accounts so I joined Google and the comments go through easily now. Worth a try?
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Did you have to dodge any stray arrows?
My 6WS
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Lots! Worst thing was I’d forgotten my fetching Maid Marian outfit!
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Your blog makes me want to travel even more… now where is that lottery ticket?
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I couldn’t get past how cute that first picture is! Adorable.
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Yes, I had to fit him into a post somewhere!
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Your pictures are delightful. And they delighted me!
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Thanks Viv! Six word Saturday sometimes feels like huge self indulgence to me.
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A lovely tour & a cool tale. Thanks. I was wondering how donkey blankets would hook up to Robin Hood.
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I can be cunning sometimes… mostly I didn’t wnat to waste the donkey shot and Robin Hood’s Bay is really beautiful.
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I love the six little words that lead me down a picture path that showed me how you enjoy your week. Very clever. Lovely photos.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Thanks Francine. It’s a joy being able to play with words and photos like this. Reminds me how very lucky I am.
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