Countryside & Riverside Walk

On my way home from my local town one afternoon,

I decided to park the car & take a walk,

 around a local developing nature reserve,

part of which coincided with a walk alongside the River Tone.

Very tranquil with the footpaths flanked by buttercups

 &  other wild flowers much in evident.

The sound of the river was never far away. . . .

A lovely relaxing way to spend

 the remainder of the afternoon before a final trek home.

Between Seasons

A bitterly chill still in the air yesterday, but glorious blue skies to admire.

Not quite Spring, & yet not quite the end of the Winter!

Headed to East Quantoxhead,

 a relatively short drive on the edge of the Quantock Hills,

 & a short walk from here to the beach.

Beautiful Camillas were flowering in the gardens of the large Estate of the village,

 which could partly be seen from the public footpaths.

A stream was in full flow, no doubt,

 heading towards the beach & into the sea.

Plenty of catkins blowed & swayed in the chilly breeze

Part of the large Estate was flanked by a long row of barns,

 housing farm equipment,

 which even included this really old tractor.

 I wonder if it still works?

We did visit the village to see its duck pond,

but to our surprise & dismay, this had been virtually drained.

A shame, as this is definitely a central focus of the village.

Reflections

With a walk to my Doctors this morning,

I walked through one of the town's parks.

Managed to  capture these shots as I was walking by.