Beauchief Abbey Walk

The sun continues to shine which makes all the difference to feelings of well being especially during times of going beyond the four walls of our home.  Mainly I've been walking in my usual local places, but yesterday we were in the Abbeydale area of our green city so we turned up a country lane that leads to public footpaths around Beauchief Abbey and the surrounding golf course. It's always a pleasant, peaceful place to park up and take a short walk in the Abbey grounds.

Beauchief Abbey cottages and gardens

There's an information board giving details of the Abbey's history, but what I wanted to do this time was to find a way into the churchyard.  At first all I could see was a drystone wall and beyond that brambles, ferns and other vegetation.  Then following around the wall I saw the gate, lifted the latch, the gate swung open and I went in.

Beyond the drystone wall is the golf course where groups of golfers were trundling their golf buggies around as they played their shots on the greens and a lady was in one of the cottage gardens so I didn't feel alone.  At the same time it was very a peaceful place to be. In the past I've posted other visits including inside the Abbey (click on the label Beauchief Abbey at the bottom of the page to see other visits). On this occasion it was good just to walk around the grounds on a sunny day.

Back up the lane there are some old stone houses with well tended hedges and no doubt beautiful gardens.

I didn't walk in the woods that day although there's plenty of choice as Ecclesall Woods and the Woodland Discovery Centre are close by.  It was enough to take time out and enjoy what our green city has to offer.

We're going to visit our son who lives in the English Midlands.  I'm sure there'll be photos taken of our trip which I'll share another time.

Thank you for your visits and the kind comments you leave on my blog.  Have a good day and a great weekend.

Our Garden May/Beginning of June 2022

During every season of the year our garden gives us pleasure.  May and June are favourite months for flowers and it's gratifying to see other developments such as vegetables and fruit.  Tomatoes are coming on nicely and there are lots of flowers on the plants that will develop as the days go by.

I thought you might like to see more of our front and back garden areas (above) to get an idea of the dimensions of our plot of land where we do our gardening.

I have quite a few craft pieces in my work basket to complete.  I got this small tapestry piece called "Briar Rose" from a charity shop including the skeins of wool a long time ago now before the pandemic closed the thrift shops.  Thankfully they're open again so I shall go back and look for some more craft packs.  I like it because the picture is printed on and the stitch is a simple one, tent stitch.

Once more thank you for your visit.  Have a good week!

(Linking with Riitta's Floral Passions Blog)