21 November 2011

New Forest Walk 20 November 2011

I have been doing lots of walking and cycling, even though it has not made it onto my Blog very often.

New Forest ponies in the mist

This morning I set off in the mist on a 10 mile walk from Telegraph Hill.


Near Nomansland I saw free-range pigs eating apples and acorns manically. Their road sense was fairly non-existant!

There were also interesting signs that deer had been scraping their horns in the lichen on tree bark, but I would need a real expert to verify this.

The beech trees looked gorgeous in the mist. I didn't know which way to turn today and haven't seen so many rich red tones and hues since I was in Kenya. I needed a better camera to capture the beauty of it all really.

And I even managed to get a rather amateur photo of a cobweb as the sun finally burnt through at about 11.30 a.m. What a lovely day.

Cobweb with mist on and yellow gorse flowers in the background.

Salisbury Cathedral - 5 November 2011



A beautiful gargoyle on Salisbury Cathedral

Ancient Graffiti

The original mediaeval capstan - Still in perfect working order. Amazing.

The amazing view from the top



I just loved what his military comrades said about this man. I wish I had known him. It is currently my screensaver.

Medeiaval and Victorian Braces keeping Salisbury Cathedral tower from buckling inwards under the extra weight of the spire.