Strolled through our village yesterday with my trusty photographic sidekick aka my Dad and I thought we’d share it with you.
I know I’m home when I follow this lane to the allotment
In a week or so this field will be full of blooming wild irises
No faires at the bottom of our garden, just a cowshed
I’m off now to catch up with all of you over a cup of tea; have a sunny & safe weekend my friends.
What beautiful pictures, I feel refreshed! The countryside is looking so wonderfully green and lush just now, and that luxuriant picture of the lane is utterly glorious.
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I can testify that Devon is lush because of all the rain it gets but I do love that lane it always reminds me I’m home
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Thank you for sharing. You know I love outdoors and gardening. I’ve been pretty busy, but you’ve always been there, my blogging friend. Great weekend to you as well 🙂
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It’s glorious here today so I’m sat in the garden reading through all your posts with a cup of breakfast tea – how lucky am I!
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That made me smile 🙂
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Looks like a lovely day!
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It’s been glorious this week but I’ve heard the weather forecast for next week and it doesn’t sound good
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Here in Herts we have a bbq going, but no sun (on the bright side, no rain either).
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Beautiful here in Devon so we’ve made the most of it as it’s going to change
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Now THAT’S my kind of cuppa…beautiful. And that lane would draw me in…thanks for the share Tink.
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You’d get some great nature pictures here Rhonda but I promise you from personal experience you wouldn’t want to mow the lawn and the rest of it
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You know i DO love a good photo op….as to the mowing? Unless the mower has a big ol’ padded seat to park my big ol’ padded butt and a cupholder to hold my marguerita….you are likely right!
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There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home……
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Absolutely but I do think we’re blessed to be able to have the best of both worlds
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Lovely place to take a stroll with your dear dad. Those wild irises will be a very pretty sight. 🙂
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They’ll be a carpet of yellow in a week’s time and it’s always a good day to take a stroll down to the allotment with the birds singing and the smell of wild garlic in the air
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It was nice to get a glimpse of your world, Dallas. Beautiful and green!
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It’s green because it rains A LOT, Maggie
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Here too!
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What a delightful look at your neighborhood.
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I got into trouble for the garden pic as we had to re-take it when my mum had taken her “smalls” off the washing line
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Sounds just like your mum…. but can’t blame her for that. Hard to admit, but I bet we all have at least a touch of Hyacinth in us. 😀
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😀
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I can 100% understand the emotions you get when walking down that verdant lane, I can practically feel it from here.
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It’s beautiful and smells the nicest after a summer shower
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What lush greenery!
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That’s what Devon is famous for along with clotted cream and the beaches
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Beautiful. I love seeing where people live. Thanks for sharing.
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Admittedly, it looks better in summer than in the winter when it’s torrential rain
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Thanks for sharing – everything looks so green
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It is looking pretty gorgeous at the mo and the smells are heavenly (apart from the cowshed).
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I saw the fairies! There were there in plain sight in your photos!!!
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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I use to tell my nieces that all the time! Peter Pan is my absolute favourite childrens’ book; I love the legacy too that he left behind for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital what a fabulous thing to do
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Looks like how I imagine quintessential English countryside should look. Lovely! & Hi to your lovely Dad! Nice pics
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He laughed when I told him I was going to put them on my blog because he’s like me, a happy snapper but a bit more handy with the old camera.
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That’s looking great! I’m off to London now, and dreading the weather. It is not looking good 😉
Makes me cherish those sunny moments even more!
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Can I blame you for the sharp change in the weather! Looks like rain today but I hope you have a terrific time in London and I will be looking to see those pictures when you get back! Have a safe journey
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It rained only a little while I was in London, so no pictures haha. But I did have a great time!
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Your trusty photographic sidekick does a great job! Any chance of seeing any of his prize veg?
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He is under strict instructions to take some pics of the allotment and the shed but the thing is I think he gets easily side-tracked once he’s there
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Now you’re making me homesick for England! I love those lush hedgerows along the lanes. We also lived in a very green area – on a farm in Worcestershire. I used to think it was like living in Tolkien’s Shire — magical.
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You’re right it does look like the shire; but not on a bad weather day or when you get stuck behind a tractor on one of those lanes whilst driving to work!
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Wish I could walk down that lane too, great photos. LOL at your Mom wanting her unmentionables off the line before the photo is taken.
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Boy were we ever in trouble! You can smell the Queen Anne’s Lace and cowslips as you walk past too
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Beautiful! This reminded me of playing in the fields and walking the lane at my grandparent’s farm. Glad you had a nice walk with Dad.
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I always think of my childhood when I take this walk it’s somehow so comforting
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I love all the pretty green! It’s gorgeous. 🙂
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Isn’t funny how we take where we live for granted!
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What lovely countryside, I love the irises and the long grass. Glad you had a happy weekend. We had a special time at our daughter’s wedding in Richmond. A wonderful day of sunshine and lots of love all round!
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That sounds lovely – will you be posting any pics as I love a good wedding!
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Will do as as soon as the Official Photographer aka our son has put them onto the computer! I wish I’d taken photos of him draped with cameras from each shoulder and even on a tripod (the cameras not him…)
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Love the pictures – looked like a beautiful day for a walk with Dad! They come in so handy, don’t they? 🙂
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Although he’s become a bit of a photographic diva now and says that he only “does” landscapes now
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Ok, that sounds like a dad, too! Ha!
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Clearly you and your trusty side-kick had a wonderful stroll. Hoping you will take a picture when the field is in bloom!
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He is under strict orders to take a couple of snaps when it’s in bloom, however, we have torrential rain again which might damage a lot of the blooms
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No, fairies down in the garden … how disappointed I became now.
Great photos … enjoyed the walk with you two.
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Hello lovely Wivi, was thinking of you at the weekend when my Dad was playing your cd down at the allotment
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How sweet …. I like your dad more and more, but don’t tell your mom. You made my software even more soft.
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Such a lot of luscious green! I feel relaxed just looking at it! 🙂
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It smells heavenly as well
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🙂
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Those little lanes take me back to my English travels last year.
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They look a whole heap nicer in the summer than the winter
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I forget how very green and beautiful English country lanes are in summer. Thank you for persuading Dad to share his landscapes with us. I look forward to more, especially of the allotment
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He didn’t need any persuading at all!
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Everything is SOOOOO green – you’ve obviously had lots of rain! 🙂
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You know what they say Marianne “welcome to glorious Devon, where it rains six days out of seven” and never a truer word.
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Aaah, England. I can imgine the little pub tucked away down the road there… *sigh*
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With warm beer and chicken in the basket as pub grub?
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Oh don’t spoil my fantasy! No, there’s a huge pie and chunky chips with gravy in my version. And salt & vinegar crisps. And rhubarb crumble with double cream for dessert! Damn, I’m making myself hungry…
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damn I need to move!
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Very able photographic sidekick I must say! Could I borrow him? 🙂
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He works cheaply; a banana sandwich and he’s all yours
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Beautiful!
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Bless you Naomi – I’ll tell my Dad you liked his pic!
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