George Kitching

@Countrystride1 Excellent. Glad to hear the break is over.

Out recording again. On Eycott Hill, talking flowers, bogs, geology and a whole lot more... Spotted Grass-of-parnassus – a.k.a Bog-star – out in full bloom. It's the county flower of both Cumbria – and Sutherland north of the border.

@herdyshepherd1 That’s beautiful. I love Seamus Heaney. Do you know his poem, Digging? From peat cutting to poetry via the shadow of the Troubles, and in so few exquisitely chosen words.

Every day you should learn something… sometimes it’s how to lay a hedge better And some days it’s how to string words together a little better… And some days like today it’s both Having a bit of Seamus Heaney with my coffee break

@Countrystride1 Stalacsmiting!

Don't hang around too long in the tunnels on the Keswick–Threlkeld Railway Trail... Risk of death by ice stalactiting.

Reading for a rainy Saturday on Hefted, from @GeorgeKitching. "The name John Pepper is largely lost in Lakeland literary circles. But his ode to Cockley Beck, where he spent six winters engaged in a search for meaning, is a classic of nature writing..." hefted.substack.com/p/cockley-beck…

@Mmalone32 @Countrystride1 Thank you, Matt.

Lovely linescape from Mark to accompany a forthcoming Hefted piece from @GeorgeKitching about the little-known John Pepper masterpiece, 'Cockley Beck: A Celebration of Lakeland in Winter'.

@Countrystride1 @PhoebeRSmith Wonderful evening. Inspiring talks, great company, lovely food and what a view from the terrace. Roll on the next one!

Massive thanks to all who came to our end of (or indeed, start of!) summer CS Live at Kelsick/Force with Tom McNally and @PhoebeRSmith. We had a blast. Recording of Phoebe's chat out in October, and watch for details of our next event; the CS Cumbrian Christmas Cracker - 4 Dec.

@Mmalone32 @keswickbootco @walkingbookscom Thank you, Matt. Great pic!

Named for a tragedy & rocked by a murder, serene Brothers’ Water hides its secrets below the majestic cliffs of Dove Crag. I walk up to the cave called Priest Hole and tell Dovedale’s stories. #LakeDistrict #Cumbria @keswickbootco @walkingbookscom lakelandwalkingtales.co.uk/murder-in-para…

@Steve_Spud1968 @keswickbootco @walkingbookscom Thank you, Steve!

@GeorgeKitching @keswickbootco @walkingbookscom Really enjoyed that 👍

@implausibleblog NF — his initials say it all.

Nigel Farage, "We have to address issues like uncontrolled mass immigration, division of our communities" Tom Swarbrick, "I don't know what any of that has got to do with Southport" NF, "I'm looking for a long term solution" TS, "I don't know what any of that has got to do with Southport" NF, "Don't you?" TS, "No" NF, "You know what?" TS, "The man charged was born in Cardiff" NF, "Do you know what, you want to get out more" TS, "Thank you" NF, "You want to get out more" TS, "The man charged was born in Cardiff" NF, "Why didn't they tell people that? Maybe the riots would not have been that bad" TS, "You jumped to conclusions" NF, "They did not tell people" TS, "You came to conclusions based on looking at Andrew Tate's twitter feed of what happened" NF, "They did not tell people before those riots sparked, who he was and where they came from. If they had done that this would have been far less serious" TS, "You could have said in those circumstances: we dont know yet who this person is so lets not jump to conclusions, let's wait and see and condemn how awful the attack was" NF, "Or I could have said tell us the truth and maybe this will calm down, which is what I did"

From our friend @viviennecrow2 a guidebook to 30 lower-level day walks in the Lake District, exploring some of the best beauty spots and smaller fells within the national park. DUE 15th Oct. walking-books.com/Lake-District-…

@JackieSharples @keswickbootco They do get a mention in one of my blogs, though. lakelandwalkingtales.co.uk/haweswater-and…

@GeorgeKitching @keswickbootco Hi George Are you related to the Kitchings from Measand by any chance?

The romance of the Mail Coach, a Lake Poet’s near miss, a lost crown and a prescient prediction. Grasmere Tales from Lakeland’s finest forgotten writer, W T Palmer #LakeDistrict #Cumbria @keswickbootco #mountains #adventure #history #literature lakelandwalkingtales.co.uk/stone-arthur-t…

@JackieSharples @keswickbootco Not that I’m aware of (much as I’d love to claim a family connection with Mardale).

@Mmalone32 @keswickbootco Thank you, Matt. I’m glad you thought so.

@marlinhoister It’s certainly an uplifting landmark.

Ah, the exhilaration I used to feel when passing the Lion and the Lamb on my motorbike knowing I had almost arrived in Ambleside. Saudade.

@TravellingTrev Thank you

@GeorgeKitching Lovely stuff George. Enjoyed those.

Celebrated the solstice with an evening walk up the Old Man of Coniston. A rare treat to have it to myself.

@Mmalone32 Third time lucky, maybe!