OUR NEW ONES ARE!
There is one thing which is certain in my life,
while fit and able, and that is that the Moth Traps
are monitored at the earliest posible convenience with the Insectsbeing
Returned to the Wild Unharmed!
06:00 is a lovely time of day at this time of year and on occassion the nocturnals are not alone.
We started with a waterlogged
LARGE WHITE BUTTERFLY
glued to one of the traap collars by condensation but quickly
rescued, dried out and released.
Things took a bit of an upward turn as we ventured further afield
to find 2 x First's for the year
LEASTCARPET
and
DARK SPINACH
on the Heath.
They do say that
"A Change is as Good as a Rest"
and on the day it was certainly true as meeting at 08:30 with
Senior Apprentice Chloe
for a
Dalliance in Darkest Dorset but more particularly the tiny hamlet of Morton!
Here lie 2 of my favouate monuments in the county and while not the remostest bit
religeous one of there is a Church and the other a nearby Grave
and an absolute joy to share with someone else!
The church of
dates back to before the 1400' as it's dedication was changed in 1490 and 1776
and rebuilt in both 1776 and again after suffering a direct hit from a German bomb in 1940.
It is without doubt most famous for its 13 'engraved' windows (not stained glass which is far more usual) by poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler.
Unfortunately the church was locked due to the current situation but a wander around the church and graveyard
reveiled some interesting
STONES
and these mighty
YEW TREEs
While getting totally inadequate views of the windows from the outside
we were certainly not going to be beaten by the virus as reaching into the
Depths of the Archive.
We have click these images on extra-large for best effect.
Note the Spitfire Wing
Morton Manor in the Snow
Salisbury Cathedral
There were many memories for me here but none stronger than the days
when along with my 2 daughters, as children, did
Brass Rubbings
of this and other 'brasses' there and elsewhere.
Only a short walk past a number of the beautiful
Village Buildings
A Private Dwelling (r) and the Old School House,
erstwhile a fantastic Tea Room, closed for reasons unknown a few years ago?
"Who's That Girl" - Madonna
Manor House
and the
Cemetary Lytch Gate
before reaching the last resting place of
British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer
T. E. (Thomas Edward) LAWRENCE
far better known as
LAWRENCE of ARABIA
(or so Peter 'o' Toole told me!)
Back outside the gate I was singing
"The Lamia" by Genesis to the vivacious Chloe
where we happened upon
Jo, Peter and their 2 Most Delightful Children.
We broke into some light and then more meaningful conversation
(while I speak for the sextet here to say)
we jelled imediately and invited them for tea and cake at the
'free to enter' but do ask for a donation
Walled Garden
a delight in itself,
Do Not Miss this if you Venture that Way!
The childeren found, and identified, a
juvenile
ROBIN
among enough plant-life, both wild and cultivated,
to please Percy Thrower, Alan Titchmarsh and Monty Don for evermore,
while Chloe and I endulged ourselves with posing a-front both
ARTWORK
and
GARDEN FOUNTAIN
Only regret, if you can call it that was not enough 'clicking'
especially in the Tea Room - a delight!
WE BOTH HEARTILY THANK YOU FOR YOU VIBRANT COMPANY!
and it being 05:40 let me be the FIRST to wish you a
VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dear Lady!
and it being 05:40 let me be the FIRST to wish you a
VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dear Lady!
