The National Trust has opened some of it properties on a pre-booked ticket basis. One of those Ickworth and I got a ticket for today.
Now at one point this morning I very briefly considered not going and it made me think that when this is all over there will be a lot of nervousness and trepidation. As soon as I was in the car and on my way the world felt a little more normal.
I arrived 4 minutes early for my time slot, apparently quite a few people were precise with their earlyness :)
The main toilets were locked only the unisex one in and one out were operative, all buildings were closed but the garden and wider estate were open.
I got to the walled garden. My friend Stuart had made some Cheese & Herb scones from the NT scones book and gave me some yesterday. So I sat eating "NT scones" in a National Trust property.
There was a Reed Warbler singing in the reeds and a Reed Bunting perched across the lake.
Sheep!
Hello a Garden Warbler.... record shot alas.... light was awful.
The sun was coming out... so I headed back to the coffee trolley, picked up a coffee from the very chirpy NT young lady and went to the front of the house to sit on the grass and drink it with a scone. BLISS
I wandered into Lady Geraldine's walk
I found a seat and listened to the birds. I could have done with the 100-400 ;)
It was a lovely day and quiet. We may not be near to normality but a small step back and good for the soul.
1 comment:
So lovely to be able to go to a NT property - it looks lovely and quiet there Pete. What a great idea to take the scone with you :) You had the right idea to go - because I am nervous here at the thought of going anywhere after being cooped up in the house and garden for so long.
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