On Ilkley Moor (with hat)
Ilkley moor is one of Yorkshire's areas of natural beauty, popular with walkers, climbers and naturalists. The cow and calf rocks are accessible from the car park on Hangingstone Road (sometimes being referred to as the hangingstone rocks) and are made of millstone grit. Close to the abandoned Ilkley Quarry stands the large outcrop of rock resembling the cow, with a a boulder close by being the calf. According to local legend, the cow was split from the calf when the giant Rombald was fleeing an enemy and stamped on the rocks as he stepped across the valley. The enemy being his angry wife, who dropped the rock formation from her apron (Source: visitbradford.com) My initial photographic interest was piqued by the rock formation and the surrounding landscape. The shape of the rocks is impressive and the nearby spa town of Ilkley with its surrounding countryside well worth a visit. During the first visit, in November 2021, the grass was brown and the heather was colourless on a s...