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FOREST HOLIDAY

We're back from our short holiday on the Isle of Purbeck


Pearl and Elsie loved all the extra daily walks in the forest.  The colours were so beautiful and my pics really don't do it justice.


We stayed at Birchwood, a family run site, no club house, just lovely clean facilities and friendly staff. You can walk straight into the forest from the site and spend hours just wandering in the peace and beauty of it all.

We also visited Arne RSPB reserve for the first time, which was a lot busier.   We decided to walk the Red route and wandered down to Shipstal Beach.  It's a stunning reserve, and the various walks cater for differing abilities. 
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On the way to the beach, I spied these lovely bobbles of moss that reminded me of Kazuyuki Ishihara and his button mosses at this years Chelsea Flower Show (again, camera somewhat lacking, as they looked a lot more impressive than they look here). 

                                                     

On our final day we walked just under 10 miles, the first half in the forest and then we went to Studland, a glorious National Trust beach and one of my all time favourites.   The sun shone and the beach was practically deserted, just the way we like it.


Ha, what an appalling picture, I even managed to get my hand in the way! Must try harder.

Elsie looking a tad tired after all the exercise. 


Pearl however, still keeping an eye out for the many bunnies that were running around outside.


Despite all the walks, it was quite a restful break with lots of sitting around crocheting and reading. We were also graced with a visit from my sister and brother in law, who stayed for a bbq. She spied my crocheted poncho and has begged me to make her one just like it, so I guess that's my next project. I will attempt to share this in a post (or two) but first, it's lots of laundry to get done. So glad that Mr. decided to light the Aga on our return!





































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