We took a wellie walk on Saturday. Easily one of my top 5 favorite things about England. As we were walking along in the mud and mist B said to me, "I love to walk when it's like this, don't you Mama? I love the squonchiness." When I asked what he meant he said, "You know. The noise our boots make in the sucky, squonchy, squelch-squirchy mud." What more explanation does one need than that?
 |
C peaking out of the oldest tree in England.
Believed to be 4000 years old. |
 |
B & C inside the hollowed-out tree.
Queen Victoria herself is said to have taken tea inside this tree.
They found a cannonball from the English civil war embedded in the tree when they hollowed it out. |
 |
| Snow Drops. One of my favorite things about England in February. |
 |
| Trails go right through farmer's fields here. You climb a style and go through the field. These sheep came running up to us. B was not thrilled. The rest of us thought they looked very jolly and friendly! |
 |
| Very tiny crocus. Right before C squashed them (accidentally) with his wellies. |
 |
| St George's, Crowhurst |
 |
| Sleep drunk after his nap in the Ergo. |
 |
| The village sign. I love this about English villages. |
3 comments:
Beautiful photos! Can you tell me where to find that old tree? We live in Cobham, Surrey. Our school is having a huge party at the end of the school year to raise money and it's theme is TREES. There's a contest on picture-taking of trees. Would love to capture my own snaps of this old, old tree! Hope you follow my blog! Glad I found yours on Expat Blog!
Hi MNUKGIRL! That tree is in Crowhurst, Lingfield, Surrey. I found it in the 'Surrey Walks for Kids' book. There's a lovely little walk that starts in the churchyard where the tree is and goes on a little loop through the countryside and a couple of farms back to the church. I highly recommend it!
I need to check out your blog right away!
Cori
I was just about to ask you the same thing. We've got to check this out. So thrilled to meet another expat in Surrey :) XOL
Post a Comment