I had recently picked up a leaflet showing walks starting from Newton St Boswells, so yesterday we parked in the village centre and set off for a quiet Sunday stroll
the scenery as always was stunninng, if a little hazy
there were lots of brambles, which was good to see after last year's poor crop
this was the first time that I have seen black rosehips
this tree was laden with apples, and it was very tempting to pick some as we walked past!
a little bit of higggledy piggledy fence
and a weathered fence post
I think this is an old tree root, set in to the side of a large barn
part of the road has been closed to traffic since the by-pass was built, so we were enjoying the peace and quite without any traffic roaring past
then ........ first a man went past
then two runners
then two ladies on horses
and a man on a bike
and ........ dozens of runners!! I was puffing a bit walking up the hill, and they all ran up it at speed!
at least we knew when they had all passed us
this post box ........
is from the reign from of Edward VII, so it is over 100 years old
we popped in to the garden centre for a cuppa and a scone - but I had left the camera in the car! Back home, there were still lots of butterflies about
and bees
but this morning Malcolm discovered some unwanted visitors under the roof, just above the buddleiia - wasps
Malcolm phoned the council, and a pest control officer will come out to deal with the nest (and give us a bill for £54!). But the wasps buzzing about didn't stop me from taking yet more photos of the butterflies
I heard a tractor in the field behind the garden, and sprinted up to the gate just in time to see it cutting hay
we are going away for a few days, to celebrate our wedding anniversary, so I'll be back on Thursday to tell you what we've been doing!
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