I took advantage of the one brief sunny spell after lunch to admire the completion of the Back Drive clearance outside the Back Drive gate that Martin had continued with during yesterday’s Storm Babet.
This provided us with a really good rear entrance.
On the way there I photographed a few post-storm views. As usual each image in each gallery bears its individual title.
The day was so warm that the waistcoat I wore over my shirt was surplus to requirements.
When I came to collect my camera for a later forest drive, I found that the battery needed charging. This meant that my chauffeuse needed to double as Assistant Photographer, carry her camera, and produce all the following pictures.
From the bridge over the stream under Church Street, Boldre she photographed the stream; an English Longhorn bull in a field; Heywood Mill House; and ivy seeds.
On Pilley Street we encountered the usual group of Shetland ponies.
Mushrooms filled with water at Norleywood, where some of the many rhododendrons were now in bloom, at the same time as blackberries.
The broken tree further along the road must have come down in the slightly less recent storm.
Although the temperature remained warm later this afternoon, increasingly steady rain reached a violent crescendo before we arrived home.
Our grandfamily returned soon after dark from another house hunting trip to Scotland, fortunately having avoided the Red Weather warning due to hit the area.
This evening we all dined on second helpings of yesterday’s baked gammon and macaroni cheese meal with the addition of crunchy carrots; and the same beverages.