It was a bit windy out on the headland the other day. I felt like one of those trees by the end of the afternoon. And my hair was really big.
It blew the cobwebs away though and made it extra delicious to get home.
Easter morning passed in a blur of treasure hunting and chocolate. In the afternoon we went to the Cotswolds for a trot round. I have far too many photos which I shall torture you with another day. When we got home the littlest boy tried to tempt me with pudding but I stood firm.
I'm looking forward to another week of no school. There's nothing spectacular planned, it will just be fairly local things and home things. No rain forecast, which is good on the one hand, but for us gardeners, well, it could all do with a good soaking. The biggest boy and I did our bird survey the other day and the ground had gone from deep mud to hard baked and cracked dust within the space of four weeks.
While we were down by the river, this tall ship sailed by.
She's the Kaskelot, a three-masted barque built in 1948. No doubt very impressive with all the sails up, or whatever the nautical term is.
How was Easter with you? Mucho relaxing I hope.
Fantastic ship - how exciting. Well done for standing firm re: the pudding! xx
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely Easter, CJ. Ours has been good (about to serve dinner in a few minutes here) but not relaxing at all for me, what with a meal to cook and a husband who can't walk much yet. But I'm of course very thankful for his health, and everyone's, and our good life.
ReplyDeleteI love how you pop a photo of a pooped out littlest boy in between your excellent nature pics, Claire - it would have made me laugh out loud except that my uni son is still asleep (not too bad, it's not yet 8 a.m). You live in such a lovely part of the country, even on a grey day! We had hot sun yesterday so I spent Easter sunday up at the allotment (it's looking very tidy now, ready for sowing) but today we have grey. And a splash of welcome rain. Love that you still have violets and cowslips, they're all done in my garden. Enjoy your second week of fun, Cxx
ReplyDeleteDespite the wind, what a beautiful place to be. Enjoy your week. Xx
ReplyDeleteYou share such beautiful photos with us thank you. I have been to a family wedding and should have been riding around in a link box on a tractor run today but having woken up with a sore throat and the shivers am giving it a miss. Hopefully I'll perk up enough to make the lunch though. x
ReplyDeleteYour description of cracked soil is like another world. Although we have had little actual rain it has been damp and miserable so nothing has dried our other than some tubs stuffed with plants.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteAs usual a lovely post and good pictures. The wind made it a fairly chilly weekend. It's always good to see tallships, but I've never one under full sail which must be a magnificent sight. Flighty xx
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the photos CJ - so different from life here!
ReplyDeleteA week with no school for me too. Ahhhhh. Brean Down Fort and Gunner Haines recently immortalised by Bristol's Gaz Brookfield https://gazbrookfieldmusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-tale-of-gunner-haines. No promotion from me, I'm a huge fan. :-) Have a super week. CN x
ReplyDeleteSmashing pictures, so lovely to live near the sea and the Cotswolds too.
ReplyDeleteI'm very impressed with your no pudding stance, well done you. Love the photo of one of the boys passed out on the bench. It looks a beautiful place, perfect for cobweb blowing x
ReplyDeleteI love those wind bent trees, what beauties! Big hair reminds me of the 1980s, I spent a lot of time drying my hair head down and fluffing it up with Elnett. Could have just visited your part of the world! And what a beautiful part of the world it is. We stayed near home, too much traffic on the roads when it is a Bank holiday. Enjoy your second holiday week, maybe it'll bring a few showers for your garden. Ours are back at school tomorrow, just emptied schoolbags to see if there was anything urgent. There wasn't, just a lunchbox with green bread crusts. xx
ReplyDeleteI love that tree in your first image! Reminds me of the ones here on our Oregon coast and even the ones here in the gorge where we have these infamous east winds! I would have loved to see a photo of your hair all fluffed up! LOL! I caught my breath seeing your tall ship.. I just love those.. that one was built the year before my birth! OLD! LOL! The ship was actually "steaming" by as it's not under sail. :-) And yes she'd be impressive under full sail!! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteLocal and home stuff looks and sounds good and is just what we did here. Beginning to wish I'd demonstrated some of your resolve and resisted the sweet treats. Thank goodness for Rennies. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteJust the mention of pudding makes me want chocolate right this minute. Bravo for you self-control and happy belated Easter! I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures from your festivities. It's always nice to see the individual spins people put on holidays. Those trees sure look like they have been shaped by wind. How beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery windy here too, whistling across the Fens, but without the great lofty views! Enjoy the rest of your holiday. Local and home stuff sounds great.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of your son flaked out on the bench made me laugh out loud - a story in one picture. Great views, flowers and sailing ship. This dry weather is great for getting out and about but I agree the garden could do with some rain. Enjoy the rest of the holiday.
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