We are so very lucky to be able to visit this beautiful place. Its possibly my favourite spot, such an easy place to visit with children. Almost on our doorstep, we go practically weekly, including right through winter and it is always different each time we go.
This week, we spent a lot of time up by the pond in the full heat of the sun with lots of other families.
The sudden sun after such a chilly spring was a bit much for lots of the children and they soon started to droop in it. Everyone quickly drifted off home to retreat to paddling pools and shade. We decided to stick around and take a walk. We usually are with people here and the children play with each other, while the grown ups grab snippets of fragmented conversation which is interspersed with interruptions by needy toddlers. Its nice every once in a while to spend time, just us and see it with new eyes and explore the bits that we don't go to so much.
Off on an adventure...
Bird Watching
Sunny Pathways
Leading to woodland which is cool and shady in summer and sheltered and nurturing in winter
Where we found a ready built den
and lingered for a while, enjoying how much cooler and more comfortable we felt out of the heat.
Eventually seeking out the sun once more.
Very, very lucky.
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