At last our longed for Autumn holiday in the Lake District was upon us. I took a couple of days off work beforehand to let the little one have some at-home time as well as he seems to be more of a home body every day – and it seems hard on him to have five long days away from home each week. We set off onthe Friday for three nights in a delightful cottage in Newlands Valley. Our lovely friends Tomandclaireandgrace (their name has extended a little since last summer) met us there and we all had a lovely relaxing weekend in each other’s company.
We had a magical walk in the woods at Whinlatter Forest.
Complete with a wise man of the woods…
…some forestcraft shelters…
…woodland luminosity…
…magical doors in the trees…
…places for balancing…
…and jumping.
At Trotters World of Animals we got up close with some wonderful birds of prey…
… and made friends with a macaw who was very chatty.
On Derwentwater we met some geese…
…climbed some very big rocks…
…and thought a little of the romantics.
‘Be thankful, thou; for, if unholy deeds
Ravage the world, tranquillity is here!’
William Wordsworth.
