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The Cotswolds, England ..Put this on your Bucket List of places to visit before you die

3/8/2020

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The Cotswolds, England ..Put this on your Bucket List of places to visit before you die

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I thought I would share with you one of my favorite places in England ..it's so breathtaking and I am lucky enough to have visited it several times in the past a must for your Bucket List
Welcome to the Cotswolds, a very special, very wonderful place. 

The Cotswolds covers a huge area – almost 800 square miles – and runs through five counties (Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire). One of the delights of the Cotswolds is exploring the different areas, each with its own identity, yet all with those defining Cotswold features: golden stone and rolling hills, the ‘wolds’.
Explore quintessentially English villages of honey-coloured stone; take in splendid, lively market towns; visit some of the country’s greatest palaces, castles and country houses; marvel at the natural world in acclaimed reserves and at some of the most famous arboretas in Britain
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The Cotswolds is also richly rural: more than 3,000 miles of footpaths and bridleways to explore; ancient woodlands and wildflower meadows; 4,000 miles of historic Cotswold stone walls dividing up the landscape.
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Breathtaking ...the green of Britain ...the most perfect little stream ..We can only imagine living in such a place 
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So quintessentially British 
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In England, mute swans are royal swans by default. Swans were considered royal fowl, but by the beginning of the 15th century, wealthy people could buy the right to own, sell, and eat them.
Does the Queen own all the swans in Britain?

Historically, monarchs wanted to keep exclusive rights to hunt swans to stop ordinary people from eating them all.
Henry III was said to be fond of a roast swan - he ordered 40 for Christmas in 1247 - and it would not do to let any peasant snatch one from the river so his family could dine like a king.

In the 15th century the crown granted the ownership of swans to landowners, with all others belonging to the sovereign.

Today swans are protected by law from being harmed, and the royal family have stopped eating them at banquets.
But historic laws are still in force.
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Oh My ..How my heart wishes ...I can only imagine tending to this glorious garden ...looks just like Heaven to me  ...How about you ??
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An incredible ancient door
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I hope this has wet your appetite  to plan to go on a special trip this year 

Danny and I are not travelling this year as far as we know 

But we should be meeting our Son's that live in Guernsey in the UK in a few months in North Carolina, US where we have rented a large Log Cabin on 5 acres of it's own land ..deep in Bear country ...We are looking so forward to it ..just hoping and praying that the Coronavirus does not make us change our plans 

Keep well and wash your hands over and over again 

Happy Days 

Janet 
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Stanlee's Annual Vacation in The Lake District in the UK

10/12/2019

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Stanlee's Annual Vacation in The Lake District in the UK 

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This is our Grandog Stanlee .....he is such a wonderful boy ..he thinks he is a child and his Parents love him as if he was a child.
He is so lovable , very sweet and full of fun ..his favorite thing to do is swim in the sea in the summer..he will stay in the deep water for a long time ..
And his second love is going for long walks 
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He goes many places but goes on an Annual vacation for 3 weeks every year and The Lake District in England is his favorite ...though he does love to go to France too ...he will go home from this vacation via the Euro tunnel under the sea and in to France then on to his island home of Guernsey 
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He is enjoying his first week in England ...and it's raining most of the time , expected in The Lake District at this time of year 
But the rain makes it so beautiful 

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Autumn has started 
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The gorgeous hues of rusty brown on the bracken as it covers all of the mountains in it's beauty 
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The soaking rain creates rushing streams cascading down the side of the mountains ...such majesty  within the woods
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Just follow the green moss road 
​Not knowing  what is around the next corner 
Such adventure for Stanlee
​Can you see him far off down the Green moss road ?
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Soaked through and so ready to get in the car 
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Just what the doctor ordered 
A loveiy warm fire blazing and drying Stanlee off quickly 
An evening of relaxation and sleep 
To be ready for another day of fun

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Such an amazing rock and what a great idea to put a stairway on to it .
Stanlee had a little trouble with the steep steps but he loved the view when he got up there

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Oh no ..it's not deep enough to swim in !!!
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Come on ...there is lots more to explore 
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The cottage Stanlee and his Parents are staying in with a beautiful view and ancient wooden beams on the ceilings 
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Happy Days to you all 

Thanks for popping by 

Janet 

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Let's take a walk in the woods

5/18/2019

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Let's take a walk in the woods

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We saw so many flowering plants and waterfalls on our recent celebration vacation for our 30th Wedding Anniversary;
Here is yours truly holding a branch of Blackberry blossoms ...it was breathtaking and all in the wild 

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Some flowers will grow anywhere ..here they are on a rocky cliff next to Little River Canyon ..so pretty
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It was so unexpected ...amongst the bright pink Rhododendron's we found these white ones ..so special
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Blackberry bushes
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We have no idea what this is...if you know please leave a 'comment' for me at the bottom of the page
Honeysuckle ..so fragrant and beautiful
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Rhododendren
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Rhododendron's bloom outside of our little cabin we rented 
​Now let's walk outside the door, turn right and in just 3 minutes we will be on our walk through the woods that leads us all the way to the Canyon

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Just some of the flowers and fungi we saw on the way.
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We came upon many large clumps of Reindeer Moss carpeting the floor of the woods
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These fungi are having so much fun trying to fit more on to this dead branch
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More exciting firsts for us ...we have no idea what these flowers are but they are just huge ...and pretty amazing ..do any of you know what they are ?? ..please let us know in the comment's at the bottom of the page if you do ...thank you 
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More to smile about ..Danny spotted this very neat Stone Art ...it shows a praying man ..how fantastic that someone took so much time and effort to put this there ..we love it 
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little creeks and waterfalls everywhere ...so secret and wonderful
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I sat on a stone in the middle of the waterfall to take this one 
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I love how the moss has found it's way around all the cracks of the bark ..so pretty
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Spring fresh 
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If you look close on both photo's there is an adorable man exploring his domain
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The fish and toad pond outside our cabin
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This Autumn I must look for bulbs that make this gorgeous purple Iris ..I love it ..don't you ???
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I love this color combination of Million Bells ....outside a Shabby Chic shop in Mentone, Alabama 
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OOPPP's another Pottery Shop !!!


Thanks so much for coming on our little wild adventure
One of our favorite things to do
Exploring in the wild 
Happiness
Stress Free 
Lovely thing to do 
Have fun whatever you are doing 

Happy Days 

Janet
& 
Danny 
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