Time has gone so by quickly and summer is meandering towards its end. Yet, perversely, time seems to have passed by slowly too as many of the things we might have done with the summer have been affected by the inertia caused by the times we are living through.
Last Friday I reached the age of seventy and it doesn't seem real even to say it but I'm grateful to have reached that milestone.
Yesterday we ventured to - Ilam Park -which is looked after by the National Trust and parked at the Blore Pastures car park. We walked down towards the village as far as the road but didn't venture any further as it was getting busy. I expect nearby Dovedale was even busier. We took coffee and biscuits with us for elevenses which we had when we got back to the car.
The weather was just right, sunny and dry but not too warm with very little wind. Just a gentle breeze blowing the branches of the trees.
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| It was lovely to travel just a little bit further afield than we had done for ages. |
The views were stunning and there were lots of people walking up on the hills.
There were also lots of sheep.
Most of them ignored us
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| There is always a curious one who dares to stand and stare. |
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| Some people like us meandered along the paths, others were very energetic. |
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| Berries and Keys |
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fluffy, feathery things
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and lots of stone walls, wooden gates and seats. Blue skies too.
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