Yes, two beautiful images, and as what's it and I are no longer on speaking terms I take the opportunity of expressing that sentiment here.

Greetings FourwWinds,

That photo agrees with me. The open space, with the mountains behind, and a simple site. What a cracking site. And lonely-looking too. The composition of the photo isn't bad either, eh?

Regards,
TE.

Not as good as the view from Bwych-y-Garnedd, and this isn't a view and a half.

Totally different, but just as appealing to me, in a different way, is Stonelifter's photo on the link below:-
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/52500

Yes, it's totally boring to most, but to me the atmosphere of an old, neglected cairn shines through the dullness. Well done to Stonelifter.

A lot of the Cumbrian cairns I seek out are just as unappealing to most people. The thing is, they are just as relevent as a part of the story of the people in the landscape. A small cairn, overgrown, was once an important part of the grieving process, and as part of the continuation of that peoples ancestors in the landscape. The neglected sites often have more atmosphere, possibly due to their loneliness. A man can while away a whole afternoon in the company of a lone cairn, whilst the wind sighs through the grasses, or whistles through the hoary old stones, alone with his thoughts.

Regards,
TE.