Nature through the eyes of my camera

Today we travelled on from Bristol stopping at Nether Stowey, where we wandered round the village, stopping to take photos of Samuel Coeridge's house. Samuel Coleridge was a poet and philosopher and wrote the famous poem-the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.                                                                       Samuel Coleridge House We then travelled on towards the Quantock hills and through the Great Wood.  It was a wood of mostly oak and ash trees.      The Great Wood From here we travelled to Porlock where we stopped for lunch, and did some grocery shopping. (Funny place, all the restaurants, including the pubs were either closed until the evening or only serving drinks. Our final destination for the day was Porlock Weir. Having got our bearings and booked ourselves a table a...

For a while I have wanted to pay a visit to the Cotswolds.  I have driven through on occasions and once spent the night in Tetbury.  This year, with my husband we spent a week in Stow-on-the-Wold. This was to be our base, central to travel to the many quaint villages in the area. Having spent several hours in the car on Saturday we decided to walk round some of Stow-on-the-Wold on Sunday.  We passed Porch House, the oldest inn in England.  It is said there used to be a Saxon inn on this site. Porch House From here we headed for Maugersbury and the Fosse Way.  There were some lovely views across to the Icomb Hills. (and some very expensive, charming houses on the opposite side of the road)  We walked on towards the Fosse Way.   Icomb Hills From here we walked back towards Stow-on-the-Wold and the market square, through Fleece Street and Sheep Street.  There are a few very narrow alleys leading into the market square.  It is thought these ...