Thursday, May 13, 2010

Photos: Lake District #4 Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Lonely as a cloud

Now we are in Dove Cottage territory, where William Wordsworth, the doyen of British Romantic Poets, lived and wrote some of his most wonderful work. But not, as it turns out, the Daffodils. Anyway, here’s the full slide show with more pictures.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Here’s the Dove Cottage sign

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Look back at the sight of this snow spotted mountain. Bit bleak but starkly beautiful.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Walking towards the museum.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

What a wonderfully named cottage.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

A Picture Postcard Cottage, love the fat chimney.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

The whitewashed cottage is the Dove Cottage

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Another wonderfully named house. I offered to rent a cottage here for Sangeeta over the summer so that we can come here and she can write and I can take pics.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

There you go, directions. The museum was really good, there were hanks of hair, his clothes, his letters and diaries. Wonderful. Sangeeta was fogging up the glass, she was peering so closely at the goods, he is her guru.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

More on the most famous poem in the English language.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

We were not allowed to take photographs inside the cottage (bummer!) but behind the cottage is a steep garden with a snug at the top.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Here we go, the famous daffodils.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Going up to the snug and looking out. This is what William would have seen sitting here in the snug.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Here’s the mountain again.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Cottages on the lake shore. I believe William Wordsworth moved into one of these after leaving Dove cottage because it became too crowded.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

A sea gull over the lake.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

the mossy stone wall surrounding the Dove Cottage garden.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Top of the chimney, smoking from a coal fire.

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

the backyard of the Dove Cottage. Can you make out my little princess? And the tyke?

Dove Cottage,Wordsworth,Lake District

Another rocky view of the garden. Its a nice place.

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