A Late Afternoon Walk Around The Block

Walk out of the front gate. 

Turn left and walk up the little lane, pausing to admire the entrance to the grave yard...

...then go through the gate into the field.

Say hello to the sheep and walk a little while...

...then go through another charming gate into the church grounds.

Wander past the church...

...and the gravestones.

Pause to check the time on the church sundial...

...and gaze up at the spire and the blue sky.

And then back down towards the lane...

...and "home", stopping at the gate to smell the lavender and wonder what those giant daisy flowers are called.

All this, all this, on our doorstep. This little stroll around the block takes around half an hour and is perfect for little legs as it isn't far and there is lots to see. Great for the kids to burn off some energy. The cottage we are renting has no garden, just a pretty front courtyard with a table and chairs and more climbing roses than I have ever seen in one place (I have taken about a hundred photos of one particular rose. It's getting out of hand). This courtyard provides the most excellent spot to watch the traffic, screened from the lane by the flowers that climb up a trellis. When I say "traffic", I mean hikers, dog walkers, people on horseback and the odd car. I spent most of yesterday in the sunshine with some crochet in that spot.

I love it here. Possibly too much. Going back to Leeds is going to be hard after all this enchantment and sunshine. There is a house two doors up called "Grey Gables", which seems apt as this gorgeous corner of England is just how I picture Ambridge to be when I listen to The Archers.