The strong winds had stopped leaving many small tree branches across the ground.
We headed off only intending to travel 3 - 4 miles but made the most of the day and but for 1 mile almost reached our planned destination...
With the sun shining through the tree tops.....
It made for an enjoyable cruise along....
The recent rain has....
Made the paddocks and tow path very lush again...
We all know about hunting and killing and eradicating the farmers pest... Well now...
The "Wabbit" is fighting back.... He missed this time....
On the return from Paris we dropped Dale off in the Sommerset county.
While there we visited the Stourhead Estate....
Owned until 1946 by the Hoare family, Banking, it was then gifted to the National Trust..
Had a look through the family home then took a stroll through....
The nice landscaped grounds... Featuring a man made lake...
Started out fine but by this time the rain was steady....
Imagine on a Monday morning the "Boss" takes you and your wheel barrow and shovel and your "cut lunch" to a spot with an X on the ground and says'''
"start here and dig out a lake. I'll be back in 7 Yrs.....
And when you've dug the lake.....
Just build a nice little bridge over there.....
The grounds have many Greek Sculptures placed throughout.....
This Fella....
Hercules stands in the Pantheon.... Reckon by the look of his body he probably had the same for breakfast as me....
There's several "Grotos" around the lake, this ....
Dude waived... mistook me for Hercules I suppose....
Inside this grotto there was.....
A bit going on with the floor design....
Looking across the lake in the misty silence the....
Appollo Temple looks over the hundreds of Rhododendroms.....
And back to the present. Last night the rain fell steadily and this morning it still was so....
For the first time in a long while it was on with the wet gear...
Mind you its great.....
Weather for Ducks.....
All moored up with the fire going.... comfy as....
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