Last of the Summer Whining.
@youngbill.bsky.social
Hillwalker.
Founder #SitClub #BillsBenchesHolmeValley
Born 1945
Holmfirth Peak
Neither cap doffer nor forelock tugger
Centrist
Grandpa
Prostate Cancer coper, inter alia.
Founder #SitClub #BillsBenchesHolmeValley
Born 1945
Holmfirth Peak
Neither cap doffer nor forelock tugger
Centrist
Grandpa
Prostate Cancer coper, inter alia.
Pinned
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, Nepal 2010
Armistice Day, possibly the most perfect day of my walking life.
1) Ama Dablam
2) Everest and Lhotse
3) Thamserku
4) Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam
On a previous visit to Nepal, I was in Gorkha, the homeland of the #Gurkhas Remember Them
Armistice Day, possibly the most perfect day of my walking life.
1) Ama Dablam
2) Everest and Lhotse
3) Thamserku
4) Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam
On a previous visit to Nepal, I was in Gorkha, the homeland of the #Gurkhas Remember Them
This Monday, last year, the first snow of winter fell on the #HolmeValley
#Holmfirth
#Digley
#WestNab
#Holmfirth
#Digley
#WestNab
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This Monday, last year, the first snow of winter fell on the #HolmeValley
#Holmfirth
#Digley
#WestNab
#Holmfirth
#Digley
#WestNab
Do has Dale says, he's talking sense for a change😁
Vote for The Search by Paul Besley, it really is a cracking read.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Do has Dale says, he's talking sense for a change😁
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"...
Proper funeral weather here today.
Proper funeral weather here today.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"...
Proper funeral weather here today.
Proper funeral weather here today.
Courtesy of Google photos, these just popped up.
The first football match I took my youngest son to.
April 1989.FA Cup semi
We were seated in the rear of the stand above the terrace where 97 fans lost their lives.
Hellish,tragic, traumatic to witness
#HillsboroughDisaster #RIP97
The first football match I took my youngest son to.
April 1989.FA Cup semi
We were seated in the rear of the stand above the terrace where 97 fans lost their lives.
Hellish,tragic, traumatic to witness
#HillsboroughDisaster #RIP97
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Courtesy of Google photos, these just popped up.
The first football match I took my youngest son to.
April 1989.FA Cup semi
We were seated in the rear of the stand above the terrace where 97 fans lost their lives.
Hellish,tragic, traumatic to witness
#HillsboroughDisaster #RIP97
The first football match I took my youngest son to.
April 1989.FA Cup semi
We were seated in the rear of the stand above the terrace where 97 fans lost their lives.
Hellish,tragic, traumatic to witness
#HillsboroughDisaster #RIP97
Just been reported ONLY 3 NHS Trusts in the UK have met the 3 requirements for rapid referral for Cancer Care
I've said it before, I feel fortunate to live in an area served by one of them. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
#ProstateCancer
Also my GP surgery, #Elmwood Holmfirth in top 1%UK 💙
I've said it before, I feel fortunate to live in an area served by one of them. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
#ProstateCancer
Also my GP surgery, #Elmwood Holmfirth in top 1%UK 💙
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just been reported ONLY 3 NHS Trusts in the UK have met the 3 requirements for rapid referral for Cancer Care
I've said it before, I feel fortunate to live in an area served by one of them. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
#ProstateCancer
Also my GP surgery, #Elmwood Holmfirth in top 1%UK 💙
I've said it before, I feel fortunate to live in an area served by one of them. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
#ProstateCancer
Also my GP surgery, #Elmwood Holmfirth in top 1%UK 💙
Armistice Day.
In our village churchyard lies a young man who was killed by improvised explosive device (IED) in March 2012.
In the same incident, 3 other soldiers also from the Yorkshire Regiment were killed.
RIP young Jake.
In our village churchyard lies a young man who was killed by improvised explosive device (IED) in March 2012.
In the same incident, 3 other soldiers also from the Yorkshire Regiment were killed.
RIP young Jake.
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Armistice Day.
In our village churchyard lies a young man who was killed by improvised explosive device (IED) in March 2012.
In the same incident, 3 other soldiers also from the Yorkshire Regiment were killed.
RIP young Jake.
In our village churchyard lies a young man who was killed by improvised explosive device (IED) in March 2012.
In the same incident, 3 other soldiers also from the Yorkshire Regiment were killed.
RIP young Jake.
....and Isabelle, about 10 years ago on Scout Scar, Kendal, with her mum and dad and 'Heskey' the westie 🌈 enjoying the view.
In the 2nd pic, making a splash in Little Langdale's Blea Tarn.
She'll be 20 in December, 2 days after I'm 80.....
'Tempus Fugit'....
In the 2nd pic, making a splash in Little Langdale's Blea Tarn.
She'll be 20 in December, 2 days after I'm 80.....
'Tempus Fugit'....
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
....and Isabelle, about 10 years ago on Scout Scar, Kendal, with her mum and dad and 'Heskey' the westie 🌈 enjoying the view.
In the 2nd pic, making a splash in Little Langdale's Blea Tarn.
She'll be 20 in December, 2 days after I'm 80.....
'Tempus Fugit'....
In the 2nd pic, making a splash in Little Langdale's Blea Tarn.
She'll be 20 in December, 2 days after I'm 80.....
'Tempus Fugit'....
Following Sunday's post,the Armistice day parade, passing down from the church opposite my home.
My 'grandniece', bearing the 'Union Jack' 🇬🇧leading the marching at the front of the military contingent.
Many military attend because there's a local lad buried here who was killed by an IED in Iraq.
My 'grandniece', bearing the 'Union Jack' 🇬🇧leading the marching at the front of the military contingent.
Many military attend because there's a local lad buried here who was killed by an IED in Iraq.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Following Sunday's post,the Armistice day parade, passing down from the church opposite my home.
My 'grandniece', bearing the 'Union Jack' 🇬🇧leading the marching at the front of the military contingent.
Many military attend because there's a local lad buried here who was killed by an IED in Iraq.
My 'grandniece', bearing the 'Union Jack' 🇬🇧leading the marching at the front of the military contingent.
Many military attend because there's a local lad buried here who was killed by an IED in Iraq.
My 'Grand niece' centre, with the Union Jack, about to lead the armistice day parade from the church opposite my home.🇬🇧
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
My 'Grand niece' centre, with the Union Jack, about to lead the armistice day parade from the church opposite my home.🇬🇧
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Microsoft Edge wallpaper.
Mongolia.
Eldest son, who lives in Japan, travelled from Shanghai, China to Europe by train, in the mid 'noughties'
On the 'Trans Mongolia Express'via Ulan Bator onto Novosibirsk, Russia. Then on 'Trans Siberiaa Express"to Moscow
He said Mongolia looked like the Pennines 👀
Mongolia.
Eldest son, who lives in Japan, travelled from Shanghai, China to Europe by train, in the mid 'noughties'
On the 'Trans Mongolia Express'via Ulan Bator onto Novosibirsk, Russia. Then on 'Trans Siberiaa Express"to Moscow
He said Mongolia looked like the Pennines 👀
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Microsoft Edge wallpaper.
Mongolia.
Eldest son, who lives in Japan, travelled from Shanghai, China to Europe by train, in the mid 'noughties'
On the 'Trans Mongolia Express'via Ulan Bator onto Novosibirsk, Russia. Then on 'Trans Siberiaa Express"to Moscow
He said Mongolia looked like the Pennines 👀
Mongolia.
Eldest son, who lives in Japan, travelled from Shanghai, China to Europe by train, in the mid 'noughties'
On the 'Trans Mongolia Express'via Ulan Bator onto Novosibirsk, Russia. Then on 'Trans Siberiaa Express"to Moscow
He said Mongolia looked like the Pennines 👀
A past sundown above home, 2020.
PS. The Blue-sky posting glitch seems to have self corrected.
#HolmeValley
PS. The Blue-sky posting glitch seems to have self corrected.
#HolmeValley
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A past sundown above home, 2020.
PS. The Blue-sky posting glitch seems to have self corrected.
#HolmeValley
PS. The Blue-sky posting glitch seems to have self corrected.
#HolmeValley
Gotta say, the series on BBC 2 'Highland Cops' is well worth a watch for lovers of 'The Highlands' for the scenery alone. Last weeks episode was superb in that respect.
Catch up available on i'Player.
Catch up available on i'Player.
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Gotta say, the series on BBC 2 'Highland Cops' is well worth a watch for lovers of 'The Highlands' for the scenery alone. Last weeks episode was superb in that respect.
Catch up available on i'Player.
Catch up available on i'Player.
HELP!!!
In the last few days, I've had a problem, after selecting past pics on my mobile, then clicking onto send to Blue-sky, the pics download but all I get is the current Blue-sky timeline, the pics seem to vanish into cyberspace, any ideas?
In the last few days, I've had a problem, after selecting past pics on my mobile, then clicking onto send to Blue-sky, the pics download but all I get is the current Blue-sky timeline, the pics seem to vanish into cyberspace, any ideas?
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
HELP!!!
In the last few days, I've had a problem, after selecting past pics on my mobile, then clicking onto send to Blue-sky, the pics download but all I get is the current Blue-sky timeline, the pics seem to vanish into cyberspace, any ideas?
In the last few days, I've had a problem, after selecting past pics on my mobile, then clicking onto send to Blue-sky, the pics download but all I get is the current Blue-sky timeline, the pics seem to vanish into cyberspace, any ideas?
Thinking about the 'Windrush Generation' in the UK, who must be worried about friends and family in Jamaica as 'Hurricane Melissa' makes landfall. 🙏🙏🙏
October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thinking about the 'Windrush Generation' in the UK, who must be worried about friends and family in Jamaica as 'Hurricane Melissa' makes landfall. 🙏🙏🙏
Today's weather, gusty, as seen from my cell window (aka my study window).🙄🤪😁
Following 'Storm Amy' and today's winds, most of the trees will have lost their leaves before they realise their usual glorious autumnal display.
#HolmeValley 💚
#ThickTrunksTuesday
Following 'Storm Amy' and today's winds, most of the trees will have lost their leaves before they realise their usual glorious autumnal display.
#HolmeValley 💚
#ThickTrunksTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today's weather, gusty, as seen from my cell window (aka my study window).🙄🤪😁
Following 'Storm Amy' and today's winds, most of the trees will have lost their leaves before they realise their usual glorious autumnal display.
#HolmeValley 💚
#ThickTrunksTuesday
Following 'Storm Amy' and today's winds, most of the trees will have lost their leaves before they realise their usual glorious autumnal display.
#HolmeValley 💚
#ThickTrunksTuesday
Wow !!!!!🌈🌈🌈
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Wow !!!!!🌈🌈🌈
October 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
October 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Westmorland Borrowdale, the quiet Borrowdale, now in the extended @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social
Borrowdale Valley in Shap last night as the sun faded away - awesome valley to walk up and along. #FSprintmonday #Sharemondays2025 #Appicoftheweek #lakedistrict #Cumbria
@fotospeed.bsky.social
@fotospeed.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Westmorland Borrowdale, the quiet Borrowdale, now in the extended @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social
A must watch for any lovers of the @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social
Few will have experienced a more stunning completion of the Wainwright's.
If you watch nothing else today, watch this, loved it.
Few will have experienced a more stunning completion of the Wainwright's.
If you watch nothing else today, watch this, loved it.
Some evening entertainment for you @youngbill.bsky.social some cracking inversions 👌🏻👍🏻
youtu.be/2xSyGBwMAfU?...
youtu.be/2xSyGBwMAfU?...
214 - The end of the road. The final Wainwrights and a mind blowing camp on Raise.
YouTube video by David Gaines
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A must watch for any lovers of the @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social
Few will have experienced a more stunning completion of the Wainwright's.
If you watch nothing else today, watch this, loved it.
Few will have experienced a more stunning completion of the Wainwright's.
If you watch nothing else today, watch this, loved it.
#SitClub Newsflash
FAO @mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Let it be known that 'Mavis' the German Shepherdess, becomes the first honorary member of #SitClub
And is awarded the much coveted 'Rin Tin Tin' medal' (only Old sods like me will remember this on TV in the 50's 🙄)
#SitClubHQDecree #SitMavisSIT!!!
FAO @mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Let it be known that 'Mavis' the German Shepherdess, becomes the first honorary member of #SitClub
And is awarded the much coveted 'Rin Tin Tin' medal' (only Old sods like me will remember this on TV in the 50's 🙄)
#SitClubHQDecree #SitMavisSIT!!!
October 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#SitClub Newsflash
FAO @mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Let it be known that 'Mavis' the German Shepherdess, becomes the first honorary member of #SitClub
And is awarded the much coveted 'Rin Tin Tin' medal' (only Old sods like me will remember this on TV in the 50's 🙄)
#SitClubHQDecree #SitMavisSIT!!!
FAO @mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Let it be known that 'Mavis' the German Shepherdess, becomes the first honorary member of #SitClub
And is awarded the much coveted 'Rin Tin Tin' medal' (only Old sods like me will remember this on TV in the 50's 🙄)
#SitClubHQDecree #SitMavisSIT!!!
En route to #9StandardsRigg in 2017.
Impressive #LenticularClouds 💚 over #Mallerstang
#YorkshireDalesNP #Cumbria
#HappyDays 🙂🙃
Impressive #LenticularClouds 💚 over #Mallerstang
#YorkshireDalesNP #Cumbria
#HappyDays 🙂🙃
October 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
En route to #9StandardsRigg in 2017.
Impressive #LenticularClouds 💚 over #Mallerstang
#YorkshireDalesNP #Cumbria
#HappyDays 🙂🙃
Impressive #LenticularClouds 💚 over #Mallerstang
#YorkshireDalesNP #Cumbria
#HappyDays 🙂🙃
David's completion of 'The Wainwright's'
Perfect autumnal weather, super photo👏👏
Perfect autumnal weather, super photo👏👏
This #sitclub is for you @youngbill.bsky.social finished the Wainwrights today Birkhouse Moor and Catstye Cam and then a poignant revisit to Helvellyn. 214. Done.
October 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
David's completion of 'The Wainwright's'
Perfect autumnal weather, super photo👏👏
Perfect autumnal weather, super photo👏👏
#HolmeValley 🍂 Autumnal scenes.
The whole valley is gloriously wooded. Contrasting with the Pennine hills at the head of Holme Valley South. @peakdistrict.bsky.social
#HolmeValleyWoods 💚
The whole valley is gloriously wooded. Contrasting with the Pennine hills at the head of Holme Valley South. @peakdistrict.bsky.social
#HolmeValleyWoods 💚
October 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
#HolmeValley 🍂 Autumnal scenes.
The whole valley is gloriously wooded. Contrasting with the Pennine hills at the head of Holme Valley South. @peakdistrict.bsky.social
#HolmeValleyWoods 💚
The whole valley is gloriously wooded. Contrasting with the Pennine hills at the head of Holme Valley South. @peakdistrict.bsky.social
#HolmeValleyWoods 💚