This and that

Sorry for the radio silence since coming back. I took the camera out one day and then it got REALLY hot and I haven't done or gone anywhere! 

So before I went away I was relaxed that all 11 of the ducklings at Coalport were effectively grown up and fine and that the 7 at New Hall were as well.

There had been 2 new broods at Newhall a 2 and a newer one of 6. I hadn't seen the 2 for a few days before going away but on my first walk....

The 2 were about! 

As were the 6!!

The coots were doing well! 

And the Goslings were all grown up :)

Finally a few butterflies! 

A dragonfly with the phone

As those in the UK will know it got hot! well by our standards. So I got walking early and stopped for breakfast for a couple of days.

Thanks RR for the Cinnabar Moth id for the caterpillar.

ooh a Painted Lady

The foals are all well :)

The local ducklings all grown up. There are also 5 Moorhen chicks that are now teenagers.

The two and mum.

The 6

Another Painted Lady.

In the Footsteps of Ragged Robin

I assume those of you who read this blog also read Ragged Robin? If you don't then please do! 

She often visits Burford House Garden and recommended it to me. I would probably avoid it as it is attached to a garden centre and that would be a mistake as it is a nice visit and only cost a fiver.

It was lovely to se a Kingfisher flash through.

I went for a walk in the wildflower menu.

Answers on a post card....

Now I know RR has been in the church but I don't remember much about it...... 

so far so Victorianised and then you reach the chancel! 

This is a  wooden Tudor effigy of Edmund Cornwall who died in 1508 aged 20.

But here is the star. Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter and daughter of John of Gaunt. What is a medieval princess doing here???

Lots of of other monuments. Look at RR's blog as she'll have lots more infro.

A few tomb details

And it had been raining! but had stopped.

My next recommendation was Stockton Bury Gardens. My first stop was the tea room (putting my brolly in my bag! ). I ordered a very nice Bacon Baquette (more bacon than baguette :) ) and headed outside. The heavens opened and I headed into the marquee. 

It stopped so off I went.  nice garden well worth a visit.

The rains set in again so I found a gazebo and read. I have a successful reading holiday.

Amusingly as I left the sun came out.

I popped into St James, Kimbolton

A good day. I never made it to Wigmore Castle