18th January 2024 dawned cold, and windy. But what the jig, we’re still walking. Two buses later we’re off on a circular walk around the Norfolk village of Hethel (for those who like to know, it’s the home of Team Lotus). So wrap up warm, we’re looking at -7ºC… with wind.
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We expected to find a winter wonderland. But it’s been so dry. Even so, that church (Bracon Ash) was a God send. Fingers already numb!
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Unusual for a Norfolk church, it hasn’t a tower. Its single bell sits outside the door.
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Wide skies, clouds and trees, such are today’s subjects…
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Snow is forecast for midday…
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We turn here to a footpath, which used to be a road. It runs alongside Lotus Works test track. No cars today
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T’other side of the path is Hethel Great Wood. It is flooded, and floods are frozen. But at least it’s warmer out of the wind
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Solid puddles! The gate gives way to another path which takes us through a second woodland.
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The woodland is worked… for firewood
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Couldn’t resist the twisted trunk
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Hethel church, another God send. It has coffee making facilities and a toilet. Bless those parishioners!
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And back to the bus stop. It hasn’t yet snowed, but it soon will.
Hope you enjoyed. Don’t miss Tuesday Treats for the details
crispina kemp 
All beautiful photos; the last one, in particular, captured my fancy!
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The “mistletoe” tree. Mistletoe grows on loads of trees around here
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So cool!
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I have no doubt they are harvested for the Christmas season, though I’ve never seen it happen
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That might very well be, I imagine.
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🎄🎄🎄
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These vivid and stark scenes convey a sense of very cold weather
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Dry and cold. Yet out of the wind it was wonderful, though probably by comparison! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing these photos.
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You know I enjoy sharing. Why else do I take the photos? OK, yes, I am passionate about our countryside
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You give us free tours of your side of the world
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This is true. And I’m happy to do so
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🤍🤎💚🩵
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🙏😊💖
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