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This afternoon we drove around the lanes to the east of the Forest. Our first port of call was the beach at Tanner’s Lane. A rowing boat lay among the rocks in the shallows.
The water further out, fronting the Isle of Wight was blue, still, and clear. Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower stood steady on the horizon.
Was this print evidence of the New Forest yeti?
Several couples took advantage of this balmy September day.
This pair claimed no knowledge of
the champagne glass standing on a nearby post. I tested the quality before deciding to leave it where it was.
A lovely view of the rolling hills of the Isle of Wight was available from St Leonard’s Road,
along which one of my driver’s acceptable cyclists happily pedalled. Jackie takes exception to those dressed in bum-hugging lycra with a professional air and knobbly calves.
Further on, St Leonard’s Barn
and its ruins basked in the late afternoon sunshine.
Valerian sprang from
the ancient stone walls;
dog rose hips mingled with blackberries in the hedgerows opposite;
hay bales were poised to roll across the fields;
and a pool by the wayside reflected the skies and iron fencing atop the slope above.
Nearer home we passed a Batman v Superman scarecrow contest at Classic Hair & Beauty Clinic, 40 Stopples Lane;
and I took a selfie with P.C. Robert Peel at Hordle Pharmacy, 26 Ashley Lane.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s luscious lamb jalfrezi served with onion rice. I drank Prestige de Calvet Cotes du Rhone Villages 2016. The Culinary Queen had already consumed her Hoegaarden in the Rose Garden.
Beautiful captures of the ruin. Love the view of the rolling hills. 🙂
Thanks very much, Amy
My daughter calls those types that Jackie detects Mamils …. Middle Aged Men in Lycra ?
That’s funny.
Please adopt … I know she would like her words spread!!
Oh, it’s adopted. I always steal the good stuff.
Mamil could go viral
We will adopt that, certainly. Brilliant. Thanks very much Osyth and daughter 🙂
Hurrah!
Love it, must remember it.
Spread the word because lets face it we need to laugh so we font succumb to slightly innapropriate and vaguely murderous thoughts when stuck behind them on the road ?
Yep
I’d like to adopt it too please. I was already planning a post, but this would improve it immensely.
Please feel free … I think the term should spread far and wide!
🙂
*detests*
Lovely pictures – That first one of St. Leonard’s Barn is my favorite, I think.
Thanks very much, Jodie. I trust you are well
Yes – thank you for noticing. My biggest client retired at the beginning of the summer & I have been scrambling to replace that income. Spending a lot of time on interviews, etc. SO I am well and happy – just busy. : )
🙂 How could I not? X
Oh, so sweet. It’s so nice to know when you are missed. Makes you feel special. : )
Batman dangled from the knees, that image reminded me of a girl who did that anywhere.
I said: – Girl come down from there now!
She replied:- I’m doing “batmaning”.- Crazy thing.:)
Now Derrick: The selfie reflected in the glass was intentional or accidental?
Many thanks, Walter. It was intentional. Especially the light bulb and the smiley
Ha! I missed that the first time. Maybe THAT’s my favorite photo.
🙂
Perhaps the Yeti left the champagne glass?
I love the photos of the ruins with the window like a portal in the sky.
Your selfie made me laugh–well done! 🙂
Many thanks, Merril. Good thought about the yeti
🙂
Love to see you doing selfies the old fashioned way 🙂
🙂 Thanks, Pauline
I see where St Leonard’s animals would’ve been pleased to have had a roof over their head.
Have you even blogged about a trip to the Isle of Wight – as I’d like to have a roam around one day?
Thanks, Bruce. I bet Mary would, too. I haven’t been there since the early 1990s. There’s not much there and the cost of the ferry crossing ‘the most expensive stretch of water in the world’ is exorbitant.
Put on your swimming attire and start swimming (with the camera please!)
🙂
I didn’t realise the Isle Of Wight was so close to the mainland. Ah now I’ll play my CD of Leonard Cohen’s live performance on the Isle, back in 1970. !!
Many thanks, Ivor. Sometimes I see those hills and think it is still the mainland
It appears that the Bobby has the epaulets of a Chief Inspector (3 pips), yet is wearing the helmet of a lowly Constable Bobby Plod.
Well spotted, Brian. 🙂
That handprint could sure be a storyline! Enjoyed the scenery, thanks.
Many thanks, Cynthia. I await the story 🙂
One never knows 🙂
Derrick, I have downloaded one of your excellent exposures (“Natural England”) which is now adorning my desktop as a wallpaper, hoping of course for a post facto approval of my act. Man, stealing a sip of champagne laid atop a stub is all I want to do today!
Very many thanks, Uma. I am honoured.
Love your photos on St. Leonard’s Barn.
Thanks very much, Arlene
Full of interests today; some great clouds, the best straw people so far and the Isle of Wight – what more can we ask for? Well really the round bales of hay just won’t do – I heard it from the animals that they don’t make a square meal.
🙂 There are some square towers of hay, Mary. I’ll post some, like the Isle of Wight, just for you. Thanks very much.
Excellent way of keeping daily records.
Many thanks Rupali. When we can’t remember what we have done when, we just consult the blog 🙂
😀 oh yes!
I love the photos of the countryside. So pretty with the sunshine, the sea, and the flowers. Nice selfie, too!
Thanks very much, Diane
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Many thanks, Jason
No worries Derrick! Have a great weekend!
I came here from Jason because I was curious as to why he was reblogging a post that mentioned the Isle of Wight, where I’ve been living for a year now. Funnily enough, I thought I was already following you but clearly not. Well, I am now! Lovely photographs and commentary.
Good for Jason, Sarah. Now I’ve found you, too 🙂
Ruins and ancient walls are so fascinating, I always try to think about life then:)
Yes. Many thanks, Lakshmi
The old ruins are interesting. The St. Leonard Barn area looks like a beautiful place to visit and contemplate life in another time.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
Such beautiful scenery and I love the selfie Derrick!
Many thanks, Lynn
I like your selfie 🙂 Lovely day, great walk.
Many thanks, Inese
Good thing we bike across the pond 😉
🙂 Oh. You’d be acceptable.
Sometimes I wonder. Maybe that’s why drivers give us such a wide berth. 😉
The black and white photograph with winding, artistic trees and a stone wall with the couple was a beautiful photo. I liked this so much!
The selfie reflection with Sir Robert was clever.
Very many thanks, Robin
I’ve been thinking of a post about MAMILs, though I hadn’t been provided with a name at that time.
There should be a weight restriction on lycra wearers.
Loved the champagne glass and the barn.
Best scarecrow was the one of the reflected photographer taking a picture of the policeman …oh, sorry, my mistake. 🙂
🙂 Many thanks, Quercus