Penshaw Monument

Shadowed
Not so much shadowed as dwarfed!

Not so much shadowed as dwarfed!

Lost him!

Lost him!

I had little intention of clambering to the heights of Penshaw Monument when I set out for my walk on Monday.  It was blowing a gale, for one thing!  But blue sky and the temptation to ‘see for miles’ got the better of me.

You can even climb to the top, in Summer!

You can even climb to the very top, by a hidden staircase, in Summer

It didn’t last long before the rain gusted in, but it was good while it lasted.  And how else would I meet the weekly challenge?

Six word Saturday

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Am I allowed a dark side?

Witches hats

Witches hats

In close up

In close up

And with Penshaw Monument in the background

And with Penshaw Monument in the background

If you look through one of these holes, you get a close up image

If you look through one of these holes, you should see a close up image (Penshaw Monument in this case)

I believe it's a trick of the eye, but I couldn't get a shot through it to show you

I believe it’s a trick of the eye, but I couldn’t get a shot through it to demonstrate- sorry!

So I wandered off to see the swans instead

So I wandered off to see the swans instead

They weren't too impressed with me

They weren’t too impressed with me

So I went off to sit on the silly bench

But the silly bench didn’t seem to mind

And check out our industrial heritage

I checked out some industrial mining heritage

Until it was time to go

Until it was time to go

I write travel blogs.  It’s my job to entertain, and take you wandering along with me, and I love to do it.  Sometimes it’s an escape- a welcome release when things aren’t going well.  These photos I took in Herrington Country Park this week seemed to match my mood.

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