Early in the day I watched Channel 4’s transmission of the enthralling second day’s play in the Test Match between India and England.
The forest was still overcast when, this afternoon, we set off for a drive.
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Lanes like Bockhampton Road were quite clarty. Beside this one
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a whiteness of swans occupying a field attracted my attention as, their serpentine necks sinuously swaying, they foraged in the grass and reflected in one small pool.
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The next pale reflector paddled in weed soup in a seasonal pool during a sunny interval at Ibsley. When she became aware of my circling her spot, she emerged from the water and joined
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her cousins on the green. I exchanged greetings with the dog walkers as they drew near.
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Glowing golden gorse enlivened the landscape below Abbots Well. The second of these images containing another dog walker employing an extending lead shows the difference in light created by a sunny interval. Only the distant slopes are lit; those nearer are overshadowed by cloud.
This evening we dined on tasty smoked haddock; piquant cauliflower cheese; creamy mashed potatoes; crunchy carrots and broccoli, with which we both drank Western Cape Sauvignon Blanc 2020.