We're blessed to have beautiful countryside on our doorstep with a combination of farmland, moorland and woods. A short drive from home on Monday we were on the ridge overlooking our local reservoir. The lanes are narrow here, but there are a few places where we can stop and admire the views. Birds hover in the sky and as a passenger I saw a small creature scuttle across the lane from the grassy bank to the field. It had a long, thin body and was probably a weasel. We could smell the cut grass as farmers are cutting the hay to store for Winter. We see their vehicles laden with hay bales or tractors that have been used on the land as they pass through our local roads.
Damflask Reservoir - our local reservoir
nearby is Agden reservoir.
calf sitting in the shade of the mother cow
Remnants of a dry stone wall and gate post on the moors gives a good idea how the wall was constructed. Now this piece of land has been fenced off.
This photo was taken on a different day when we stopped on the lay by just before the entrance to a farm. (The top lane is narrow so it's dangerous to park there on the road and obstruct other passing vehicles). A new wall is being constructed breaking up huge boulders. One day it'll look as weathered as all the others in the area.
The old stone walls and rocks covered in lichen and mosses on the moors.
collages of the wild flowers I photographed and left undisturbed
common ragwort, bird's-foot-trefoil, creeping cinquefoil, white dead-nettle
common knapweed, a variety of vetch, campion gone to seed
and signs of the changing season with the blackberries everywhere
