Village Walkabout

Yesterday the weather was very blustery so I decided on a village walkabout to blow away the cobwebs.

There are quite a few secret little walks around the village that aren't much used.  So I started by walking through fields on the public footpath till I came to the kissing gate

And after walking across a few fields and climbing a fence I saw leaf shadows dancing in the road

I then took another footpath through a sheep field and found a secret plum tree in the hedgerow that I have been picking from for years, no one else seems to walk along the hedge, so they were all mine -
then I passed a Chestnut tree full of green nuts that will eventually be used for playing 'Conkers'

I walked through the alleyway, past the ancient mud-built walls that have been attacked by miner bees who drill holes in the hardened mud to make their homes

I then walked through the churchyard full of ancient gravestones of former members of the village
past the Victorian lamp post

and past the church of St. Nicholas with its small windows in the porch and the heavy oak door

I passed a stone trough full of flowers

and a zig-zag tree, that couldn't decided whether to grow left or right

past fields that have been harvested and cleared

with all the straw bailed and stored for winter

then back home feeling clear-headed and invigorated

A nice gentle stroll in the afternoon sun - what could be better?