Returning to the scene

[peterb]

Another day, another trip out to Yorkshire. Happily, this time, the waterfalls I was looking to photograph were not mobbed out by all and sundry. Seems that people are less interested when it's raining...

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[majesticzaichik]

Wow that first photo is stunning. Reminds me of Wuthering Heights, set in that region.

[peterb]

The low cloud was certainly atmospheric. Haworth (where the Brontes hung out) is 50 some miles to the south. Not sure where Wuthering Heights was set.

[fbhjr]

Very cool photos!

Sorry about your mirror.

[peterb]

minor scratches. done worse hitting birds.

[halfshellvenus]

That bridge isn't just narrow-- it appears to be a one-lane affair with blind access. :(

Do you call waterfalls "forces" in the UK, or is that just for shorter chunks? We probably call those "cascades" here, at least in the state where I grew up.

[peterb]

There are a lot of single lane humpback bridges, especially in rural areas on quiet roads. Must be a dozen within five miles of here.

As for naming of waterfalls, it depends whereabouts in the UK you are. Up here, we used to be part of the Danelaw, the lingering effect of which is a smattering of words in common use which have their roots in Old Norse. My hometown's name is Viking/Norse in origin, for example.

Funny do, English.

[peterb]

The funniest thing about that bridge is the double yellows. The only way that you could park there and go elsewhere would be to climb out of the sunroof. Slightly easier in a convertible. :D