Adder alert

These are most often seen on cool but sunny days when they are slower and tend to bask in the sun.
It was coiled up in the middle of the (warm) road but soon went on its way when I encouraged it so it didn't get run over.
It couldn't make fast progress on the smooth surface though.

Baysdale

Fryup road

After a gloomy day yesterday, towards evening the sky cleared and the last of the heather looked lovely in the low sun.

The high moors seem to have had a rather poor show of heather this time.

I might have blamed intermittent heavy rain not allowing a high number of open blooms but surely that would apply to more sheltered spots where it's better too?

Also it seems better the north side of the moors for some reason.

August evening light

Not used the Phantom through haytime and shearing but a lovely sunny evening inspired me to give it a test run in anticipation of some heather hunting runs.
Heather is just coming to peak so of course irresistable ....

Sunset over the moors

I'd been for a short walk round Hutton-le-Hole where we used to live, though it was rather curtailed by meeting someone I went to school with and a very lot of midges as wind dropped out near Sunset.
They've resurfaced a good part of the Blakey road and made a decent job - though it won't last long as there are constant [lack of] drainage issues.

The smooth road and orange sunset made for a somewhat surreal experience.
It struck me The Lion Inn almost passes for the Titty Twisters vampire lair in Dusk till Dawn ... (!)

Whitby summer evening

Whitby is so heavily photographed you almost feel guilty posting photos as it's so hard to avoid cliché scenes.

Going late in the day gave different light if nothing else and the view from West Cliff is always rather nice.

New bike

I decided to part-ex my nine year old BT1100 for a smaller and lighter XSR700.
This is a traditional styled but very modern bike base on the MT-07.
Surprisingly brisk acceleration and very sweet handling and gear shifts.

Anyway this is the second little run with it so still getting used to it and noting differences compared to other bikes.