My stepping stones were much admired in last week’s Which Way post so I thought I’d share with you another idyllic and very English scene in the North Yorkshire village of Lealholm. I don’t take many photos of people but this little family setting really made me smile. Join me in the gallery.
Lealholm has the prettiest little bridge
And, of course, those stepping stones.
Here we have my husband looking downstream
At an intrepid youngster.
I love the patience of “big sis” and the determined little fella.
It’s a lovely tranquil spot.
Innocent pleasures! It’s nice to see they’re still around.
I thought I’d take part in Cee’s Which Way Challenge again this week because it will be fortnightly from now on. Alternate weeks will be a black and white photo challenge, and that’s a whole different ball game.
restlessjo 
Amazing pics. The kids are so cute and m sure they having a blast:)
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So carefree and happy! I almost put this in the Daily Post weekly photo challenge but it fits well here too. Many thanks for visiting. 🙂
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Innocent is right my friend…precious precious
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Just like Little Man. In another few months he’d be just right for this. 🙂
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What gorgeous photos! I love stepping stones. (I also like bridges, but there’s something special about stepping stones).
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They bring out the child in me. I love them too. Thanks for your kind comments. 🙂
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So beautiful, so beautiful…. Thank you dear Johanna, love, nia
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It makes you want to be a child again, Nia, doesn’t it? Thank you so much 🙂
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I’m gonna join in with this photo challenge… will post tomorrow morning 🙂
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The more the merrier. Cee will be happy 🙂
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Now I just need to faff with me pho’os….
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Lovely post that definitely captures the English countryside Jo. Love the photo of the Lealholm bridge, very professional 🙂
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It’s a nice little village, David. The stepping stones are the lure for me and Poet’s Cottage garden centre for Mick. (there’s a very nice tearooms too 🙂 ) I’ve always meant to go for the Duck Race but I expect it’d be really crowded. Thanks very much.
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Beautiful! This reminds me very much of somewhere I went in my youth but I can’t quite place where it is. It’s somewhere in England though, I’m sure. I must show it to my parents and see if they can remember. Thanks for reviving a memory!
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There are a few villages with stepping stones, Lorna, but this is one of our favourites. It has an excellent tearooms called Beck View which I was going to include a photo of but the husband said it wasn’t very good. He didn’t say that about the coffee cake. 🙂
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Great shots Jo! What a great idea for kids to have fun. 😀 *hugs*
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Big kids too, Sonel 🙂 I love stepping stones.
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A tranquil and playful setting – to remind one how to be a kid again.
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Scenes from Enid Blyton 🙂
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I’m sorry I haven’t read any of her books :(. We had our local children’s literature over here. Is it too late to start now? 😉
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I grew up with The Secret Seven and Famous Five (many years ago 🙂 ) but I love the children’s books of today. So colourful and inviting.
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You still read children’s literature? This has answered my earlier question – it is not too late 😉
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Never! Have a nice day 🙂
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beautiful…just conjures up a typical British summer…
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Thank you 🙂 Yes, a bit of a back to childhood moment.
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There’s something comforting about stepping stones, Jo. I love them!
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It’s a back to childhood moment, isn’t it? Scenes from Enid Blyton. 🙂
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Lovely atmosphere captured – these stepping stones are such a great idea… 🙂
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Wonderful for playing on, Drake, and I just love to stand in the middle and watch the water flow around me. 🙂
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love the stone path 🙂
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Yep! Just about keeps your feet dry. 🙂
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Love the stepping stones and what cute, determined children. Picturesque and quaint area.
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I wished I’d had my jamjar and net with me, Lynne. 🙂
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What a wonderful town, as a kid I loved exploring and trekking through the countryside and creeks/rivers were always a drawcard. I hope that one day I get to explore the countryside in England, so pretty and so different to the landscape around us.
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Villages like Lealholm and Reeth that I pictured last week are so picturesque, Sam. Crossing the stepping stones is like going back to childhood. Hope you get to come join us sometime. 🙂
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I hope so too!
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That’s really quite beautiful 🙂
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Thanks, Teddy. It was a lovely day 🙂
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nothing better – lovely photos Jo. I remember taking my boys over stepping stones in the North Yorkshire Moors, they loved it!
Jude xx
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Kids + water + me = happy 🙂
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stepping stones have a magical quality, not to mention the challenge of stepping across a stream with ever present possibility that one will get one’s feet wet … and standing in the middle with water flowing around … lovely series of photos thank you Jo!
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They were such cute kids. Usually I love standing in the middle of the river myself but they were having such a good time. 🙂
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This looks likes its from a book, what an amazing picture! Great shot!
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Thanks a lot, Michael 🙂 Yes, it does take me back to childhood and my Enid Blyton books.
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I love those stepping stones, they are somehow nostalgic, reminding me of childhood. It’s such a lovely way to cross a river, much closer to the elements than a lofty bridge 🙂
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They look like a scene from Enid Blyton don’t they? 🙂
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They do, so now we just need to crack open a ginger beer and we can be swept away into nostalgia for sure 🙂
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