Stone finial in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall
Phoebe is asleep upstairs for she is having a sleepover at "grammar n' granpa's house". No nursery school for her tomorrow. We picked her up at 5pm today - just the third time I have visited her nursery school. She has been very happy there but soon she will switch to our local primary school.
Rear view of Cracknowl House
I do not visit pubs as frequently as I used to do but tonight I moseyed on down to "The Itchy Pig" where I guzzled two pints of Abbeydale Heathen. On Friday, a hosepipe ban will begin in Yorkshire so tomorrow I plan to give our upper garden a good soaking - especially the vegetable plot. After Friday, I will no doubt be lugging buckets and watering cans up to that top section. I have already filled the water butt up there but that water won't last long.
The city's reservoirs are less than half full but sometimes they are brimming in July. Not this year. The weather has been pretty glorious for weeks on end. I am not complaining.
Rough limestone wall and cattle north of Bakewell
Path sign north of Ashford-in-the-Water
Upper window in Millstone House, Ashford-in-the-Water
The River Wye north west of Bakewell
The River Wye looks shady, peaceful, and a delightful place to spend some time. There is a Wye Road near Edmonton here but I don't know if there's a connection between the names.
ReplyDeleteI love the River Wye shot at the end. It looks calming.
ReplyDeleteWell for someone who didn't have mush to say, you came up with an interesting post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for these etcetera photos. The finial reminds me of a similar structure in the grounds of Studley Royal (Fountains Abbey), where a sign informs visitors that nobody can say for sure what it is for and why it was put there. A mystery!
ReplyDeleteWhen Phoebe grows up, maybe she'll believe for a while that Grammar Schools are places where grandmothers learn what it means to have grandchildren :-)
Like wise I am giving my veg plot and perennials and shrubs a good soaking today.
ReplyDeleteQuick.. empty that reservoir before the hosepipe ban kicks in!
ReplyDeleteKeeping veggies alive is hard when the hoses are banned.
ReplyDeleteI watched something quite interesting, so interesting, I can't remember where, but the use of the English word 'hosepipe' was discussed. It seems to me that just 'hose' would be adequate. Nevertheless, we suffer the more wordy, 'water restrictions'. with 'Stage #' inserted,
ReplyDeleteA nice calming walk.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Wye road here in Sherwood Park, borrowed no doubt from England:)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.
That river shot looks like a cool place to wander; and by cool I mean not so hot.
ReplyDeleteAnd we shall be having a sleep over with our granddaughter tonight. Does Phoebe make menu requests? My grandchildren do. I'm afraid I'm at fault for this.
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else, I like the river photo above all.