Friday, August 07, 2009
Friday 7th. Brief trip to Ashdown Forest.
After heavy over night rain, when 2 inches fell in just a few hours, we wondered if we would have a stay at home day.
We were home this morning when Ruth, Felix and Otto came to call.
Oh my - Felix has become a "terrible two".
He was thwarted once and proceeded to display just how much mess could be made with a few Pringles! Ooh what a temper!
But soon there were smiles again.
The rain stopped at about midday, but it was still a very grey day.
After lunch we decided to go out - just for a short while.
We stopped first at the visitor's centre for The Ashdown Forest.
Ekatarina did some colouring and met some of the forest inhabitants - well these are ex inhabitants now.
Then we drove a little further to enjoy the misty view.
We walked just a little from the road.
We enjoyed the different heathers .
This one, we thought, might be bell heather.
Ekatarina stands on the wide path - known as rides in the Forest.
Raindrops like jewels, we decided, almost made the bad weather worthwhile.
Bill and Ashley waited for us to complete our very brief explore.
And through the trees we could see that the cloud was lifting.
We were home this morning when Ruth, Felix and Otto came to call.
Oh my - Felix has become a "terrible two".
He was thwarted once and proceeded to display just how much mess could be made with a few Pringles! Ooh what a temper!
But soon there were smiles again.
The rain stopped at about midday, but it was still a very grey day.
After lunch we decided to go out - just for a short while.
We stopped first at the visitor's centre for The Ashdown Forest.
Ekatarina did some colouring and met some of the forest inhabitants - well these are ex inhabitants now.
Then we drove a little further to enjoy the misty view.
We walked just a little from the road.
We enjoyed the different heathers .
This one, we thought, might be bell heather.
Ekatarina stands on the wide path - known as rides in the Forest.
Raindrops like jewels, we decided, almost made the bad weather worthwhile.
Bill and Ashley waited for us to complete our very brief explore.
We then drove to Hartfield in hope of a drink or ice cream at Pooh Corner. But the tea shop shut at half past four.
We did stop at King Standing Clump where an ice cream man was parked, hopeful of customers.
We walked round the clump of straggly pine trees, sucking and nibbling our chosen ice creams or iced lollies.
And through the trees we could see that the cloud was lifting.
By the time we got home the skies were blue again - a bit late for us to enjoy.
Scroll down now for 3 short posts of family pictures, taken at Hastings yesterday.
