Wednesday Moments

Hello Lovelies, 

well, what a difference a day makes. From the bright sun and 19 degrees celcius we had on Tuesday....to gloomy skies and 11 degrees yesterday.

 Happily it didn't stop us getting out and about. I got up extra early and took hubby to work, so we had transport. 

Then late morning we headed out to Bradgate Park with family.

You lovelies know how much I like taking sunny photos. Well, that wasn't going to happen yesterday.

But Bradgate is such a lovely place, and there's so much to see, that I didn't really mind.
 It certainly felt Octoberish ....all damp and chilly............

The Bracken was rusty.......

and brown Oak leaves littered the ground.........

We were all togged up in coats and hoods..........

But nobody seemed to mind. The boys and their cousins loved spotting the pretty Deer........

who were "just like Bambi", they said.

and we found a pretty spot by the river for a picnic..........

all finished off with a Birthday cake with candles for my Mum-in-law, who's special day it was............

 courtesy of my super thoughtful sister-in-law and her daughters.

After lunch it began to drizzle with rain and some of the group headed back to the car, but the rest of us went for a wander.

We were rewarded by close-ups of Deer with magnificent antlers.........

The ruins of Bradgate House in the background

and tempted to go a little further by the many paths that criss cross the Bracken..........

Old John tower was looking hazy in the mist and rain...........

We decided not to climb the hill today as it's further than it looks, but the children loved climbing this gnarled old Oak tree.......

Then we made our way back , past more pretty Deer....some were easy to spot..........

Others were much harder...........

There are some amazing veteran Oak trees here, all bumpy and hollow inside.........

It's fascinating to think they have been here almost 500 years..........

and may have been around in the time of  THIS lady. Bradgate's most famous Daughter, who had a sad, short, eventful life.

We walked along the easy path beside the river......



and gazed at the muted shades of Autumn...........

By this time it was raining quiet heavily, but there were still plenty of people around, and the Ducks seemed more than happy about that..........

We marvelled at the trees, which seemed to grow out of solid rock..........

Then it was time to say goodbye to Bradgate park..........

It was a lovely outing, despite the rain.

With less time to crochet, I only made eight circles yesterday.......here are the latest additions.......

Running total now 192.....I'm off to try and break the 200 barrier :0)

Jacquie x