This Weeks Walk :: June Sunshine

Hello Lovelies,

This Thursday the walking group was once again blessed with warm sunshine. The walk started from a pretty village, where we parked by the church........

There were lots of sections of pretty woodland, with cute wooden bridges over little streams......

Field edge paths and rolling hills..........

Glimpses of beautiful Equines..........

Their coats looked amazing, shining in the sunshine against the fresh green background........

We passed pretty stone cottages with Roses around the door.........

And as the day warmed up, the dappled shade of more woodland was very welcome........

Here we emerged from a wooded glade into a beautiful valley..........

Oh, how I LOVED this spot.....the lush green hills in the background.....and the stunning colour of the meadow.

The Buttercups were beautiful and the red of the Sorrel added an amazing fiery glow........

How wonderful the countryside looked in the June sunshine..........

Just as we were all getting a bit hungry and tired there was a big hill to climb. It was hard work....but worth it for the stunning picnic spot and the cool breeze.........

It was so relaxing, sitting on the grass, watching and listening to the Skylark ( which I did try to photograph but failed miserably)

And eating some of the yummy British Strawberries my friend had brought to share with the group. They  perfectly finished off an idyllic picnic.......

And they were much easier to photograph :0)

Such wonderful, seasonal delights.........

The sort of moment you want to store away in your memory...the sights, the sounds the taste.... to cheer you on a cold winters day.

All too soon lunchtime was over. It was so pretty on the hill top.........

The cows rested  in the hot afternoon sun.......

And the Derbyshire stone walls reminded me of the Yorkshire walls of my childhood.......

They looked especially wonderful here.....with Pretty Foxgloves growing from between the stones..........

The last part of the walk was mainly woodland....and what a magical place it felt on that sunny afternoon, the dark places and the pools of bright sunlight......

The moss covered walls and the fresh green leaves........

The cool shade beneath the canopy so high above.........

All too soon we were back at the same village we started from, where the Almshouses were looking especially pretty, set behind manicured lawns and lovely Lupins...........

We walked seven miles, but it was the sort of day you just felt like walking forever.... or maybe stopping time for a little bit...a precious day outdoors in lovely company at such a perfect time of year.

I do hope you lovelies are getting chance to enjoy the early summer too....or enjoying looking at it here if not.
Jacquie x