Over on Wild Daffodil there’s a photo challenge each month on the theme of windows. I wasn’t sure at first about having the same topic all year, but I’m enjoying looking out for windows on my walks.

Last week my walking buddy and I completed the Welcome Way with a walk from Baildon to Otley. We passed through the village of Esholt, a pretty village most well known as being the original set for the TV programme Emmerdale.

Walking through I spotted a lovely row of cottages above a little green and I recognised the name, Bunkers Row. When I was doing my family history research which morphed into a full one name study of my maiden name, Bickerdike, I discovered two of these cottages were lived in by Bickerdikes, back in the 1800’s I think. I love the arched windows in the middle cottage.

On Monday we walked from Grassington to Kettlewell over the moors, it was another section of the Lady Anne Way. On the tops, in a particularly lonely spot, we passed ‘Bare House’, an old farmhouse which is now just been used as a barn. The shutters were blowing in the wind.

It was an amazing place, though I wasn’t sure about the bathing arrangements!

We carried on down to Kettlewell, a little village near the top of Wharfedale. We were approaching by Parkrash, a steep road up and over to Coverdale. Our height gave us an interesting perspective over the village. This little corner looked fascinating. The arched windows are clearly a converted chapel, the windows on the white painted cottage almost look like weavers windows, especially having more windows at the side upstairs. Weavers windows are a style used in little cottages from the days when they would weave on a loom at home. They needed as much light as possible so upstairs there would be a long row of windows. They are seen a lot in the old textile areas of Yorkshire.

I’m finishing this post with a little glimpse of a machine embroidery I’ve just stitched for a travelling sketchbook n the subject of windows, more of this later!

I’m finishing this post with a little glimpse of a machine embroidery I’ve just stitched for a travelling sketchbook n the subject of windows, more of this later!