We started the day in Tollard Royal with a lovely breakfast kept company by the owner of Perry Cottage's lovely little dog Welly (short for Wellington). A very well behaved little old man.
We wisely decided to do a smaller walk today and so were able to start the day in a leisurely manor. The church was all done up for what we thought was a wedding but which turned out to be a funeral. The wonderful clear weather continues!
We gorged ourselves on blackberries/bramble berries again today. Such a shame that no one was picking them. We were dreaming of the jams, pies and tarts that could be made from such a harvest. And growing everywhere!
In this photo you can see that the whole left side of the hedge row is all brambles. It was hard not to pluck one once in a while. The thorns kept catching my trouser leg while walking past which reminded me of the quotation:
"Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!" - Shakespeare, As You Like It
More lovely Dorset scenery which photos cannot begin to do justice to!
Off to Ashmore, a cute little village with no pub but it did have a lovely spot to rest by a pond in the centre of the village.
It also had many wonderful spots to photograph including this late hollyhock in the glorious sun.
Mungo (Welly's friend) welcomed us back to the B&B.
And our shorter walking day meant we got to enjoy the late day sun in the garden with Mungo and Welly.
A pot of tea and some glossy English magazines just completed the day. We can highly recommend Perry Cottage in Tollard Royal. We could hear the distant sound of guns from the shooting at Ashcombe. I wonder if Guy Ritchie was taking part? He and Madonna bought the property in 2001 but he got it after the split.
Step count only 19,701 today. But there was more relaxation and even a nap!
Cheers!
Dorset looks lovely. I've been to Christchurch which is on the coast. I went to Dorset in Aug 2012 for a family wedding.
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