It was an up and down sort of evening.
Wet again, reluctant to leave the warmth of the
car but it had to be done……
From Gunnislake Station - down - down - down,
Stony Lane to the very full Tamar. Eyes down to spot a jolly patch of Purple Toothwort,
very early. Eyes needed to remain down as we sploshed along the track to avoid
stepping on little frogs testing out their new legs, very sweet they were too.
On reaching New Bridge we started up. Past the
garage who seem to only deal in dead cars.
Up - Up through the woods to pop out among the houses of Lower Dimson - Up - Up to Middle Dimson then Higher Dimson. Lots of interesting old cottages and some bigger houses once lived in by the mine workers and mine captains working in the mines below I guess. We could have continued along the road but that would have been too easy - so Up - Up a steep but pleasant little footpath to Delaware. All these places now merge into the sprawl of Gunnislake but still have their own individual character, missed when driving past in the car.
Then into the warm and welcoming Rifle Volunteer
where the conversation turned to dying and leaving ones body to science, some
were too perfect to be treated thus, others too knackered.
Usual Wednesday Walk really.
Stella