1-2 and 8-9 June 2024 is North Yorkshire Open Studios. Doris and I visited Horton in Ribblesdale. We went to see Hester Cox's beautiful prints of wild flowers and nature (at The Knoll on the main road through Horton). She is now making exquisite prints on card the size of a domino.
See Hester's website and future exhibitions including at the Folly (6 July - 28 Sep) and at Harlow Carr Gardens (13 June - 14 July) and at Kendal (Cry of the Curlew 21 June - 17 Aug)
I know Hester from Settle Harriers. This morning I discovered this video of her enjoying Pen y Ghent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0OBvUNhjw
I bought two cards - which may get used as birthday cards, but will probably just sit on my own mantelpiece for a while.
We discussed Cloudberry - what time of year does it flower - will it still be out? Yes I think it will - but it is very uncommon around here and needs to grow in very wet bogs very high up.
Next stop was Horton Church yard for the Mother's Union Annual Teddy Bear's Picnic event. It is also Environment Sunday Here the children had activities - pointing birdboxes and planting some "Wild flower seed bombs" - which they (and grownups) did by the path. The seed bombs include Oxe-eye daisy, Meadow Buttercup and Ragged Robin. I wandered round the churchyard looking for new flowers (this year) to photograph and found Oxe-eye Daisy and Fox and Cubs... Both of these occur in quite a few churchyards.
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