Thursday 30th October – Dyram Park

Good day to you all,

A couple of weekends ago the family and I had a day out in Dyrham Park near the city of Bath.

After our customary detour around the county we finally arrived around lunch-time and headed straight for the canteen. Lunch was enjoyed and digested before we headed off out

again to have a look at the magnificent landscapes. After looking at the gardens and church we ventured out to the front of the house to search out the Deer and Stags that Durham is famous for. It didn’t take the little one long before she saw a lone Stag grazing on the hill-side. A small crowd had gathered to see the a a animal the animal as it slowly wandered over the brow of the hill. Further on we marched up another hill in search of more, and it wasn’t long before we were rewarded. There were probably over 100 of the animals all congregated on a hill top, resting in the autumn sun.











It was great to see real wildlife so close. The little one was excited too and she even had a go on my camera to capture the scene herself.

After a while we decided to give them some peace and headed off for a walk around the grounds before we returned to the car and the journey home. All in all it was a very pleasant day.

Last weekend we made a surprise visit to my sister-in-law’s on the Isle of Wight. Leaving late on Friday night to return on Sunday afternoon, we persuaded the congregation to come back with us to so the little one would be able to spend some time with her cousins. After hours of internet searching and phone calls we eventually found them somewhere to stay and arranged the ferry crossing. It was a long journey back but the look of surprise on the little one’s face when she saw her cousins was priceless.

The weather here has gone really cold and biking to work in the mornings is a bit of an effort, especially after having two weeks use of a company car recently. It will do me good to get back to the exercise though.

Somerset 3d stock is getting really low now so I MUST get out and about over the next couple of weeks and get the stock back up again. Fingers crossed for the wind and rain to stay away.

I have some of my photographs featured on a new website called the Professional Photographic Gallery. Entry to the gallery is by invitation only so I was extremely pleased to be asked to contribute to the team’s project. Thanks to Trevor Hirst for the invite. My entry can be found here.

This week’s update is Buckland St Mary and the fifth page for Amiens is now online.

That’s all from me, have a good Halloween and I’ll be here again next week.