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Stourpaine Walk

Sunny Sunday!

A walk around Stourpaine, a friend and I were walking the paths of our ancestors.

The larks were singing the sun was bright …

First we stopped off at Compton Abbas

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a peaceful spotDSCF5937

this rhododendron was showing off magnificently

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we saw yellow butterflies – could they have been Yellow Brimstones? in the churchyard at Compton Abbas

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a font by the doorDSCF5941 DSCF5943

the Bible has been there all that timeDSCF5944 DSCF5946

sunny haze and ploughed fields, the crop cycle beginning againDSCF5948

lunch at a pubDSCF5950

the ambience delightful, the food – not so much!DSCF5951 DSCF5952 DSCF5953

Stourpaine

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storm damage, my have the winds been fierce this winterDSCF5961

Victorian lych gateDSCF5962

doodle inspirationDSCF5963 DSCF5965

an extraordinary name caught our eye – no relationDSCF5966 DSCF5967 DSCF5968

this font is so plain it has been sent to a curtained corner!DSCF5969 DSCF5970 DSCF5971 DSCF5972

I am not religious but I love the history that churches holdDSCF5973

the villageDSCF5974 DSCF5976

cute house with lovely, not too formal, topiaryDSCF5977 DSCF5978

a grumpy looking little ‘Thelwell’ ponyDSCF5979

and then for a walk on Hod Hill  …….