Home, they say, is where your heart is. Despite the years since I’ve moved, my heart remains in the village of my birth, childhood, teens and young motherhood. My daughter and I return every year for the bluebell season. This year, we extended our walk.
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The old village is ringed with wooded hills, though this one was forbidden us when we lived here. Private property. But at last it’s open to the public. These are not recently planted trees. These are anciently coppiced
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And here’s an easy way up a hill…
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19th April 2023
Into the woodland-proper… no pigs root around here as once they did
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But there are deer. Alas, he fled before I could get a good focus
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Disappointed, not seeing bluebells… but that’s me being impatient. They weren’t yet in full flower, but they were appearing (see Tuesday Treats)
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Oh look, a gate onto the road where once we lived
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We’ll return another time (autumn for fungi?) to explore more thoroughly. For now it’s a walk along the street, for we’ve lots more to explore on this visit
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That’s all for today. Next week, Back Home, Part 2
crispina kemp 
Very nice pictures.
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Thank you, Sadje 🙂
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You’re welcome
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🙂
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Love the “steps” pathway and I’m a sucker for a red door.
Lovely photos, Crispina.
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Thank you, Dale. BTW, the house with the red Red Lion was once a pub called The Red Lion. Along that road, less than a mile, there was The Falcon, The Red Lion, The White Hart and The Bush. The Lion closed before my drinking time. Only the Hart & the Bush now remain
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Love the names of pubs.
I start a new job on Wednesday and it’s right next to the Burgundy Lion 🙂
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There is history behind most of the names. But some of the more recent names are, at best, brain-numbingly random
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Yes, this is true. I much prefer those with a story 🙂
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Yes. We love stories; they fix things! By which I don’t mean to mend, but rather to staple.
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Yes! I agree completely!
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🙂
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Hahaha! I’m watching a show and I hear: “Hey, you wanna head over to the Red Lion after this?”
How funny is that?
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Synchronicity! 🙂
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The best! 🙂
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Enchanting!
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Thank you! 🙂
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