WW 2nd July 2025


A most pleasant cooling northerly to head out from Lowery Cross. The sun so high in the sky and all green, green, green. To where the level crossing was and over the style. Down through the woods and out of the always muddy gate to the leat. Along, along to drop down by the fairy/bear cave to the always wonderful Lethertor Bridge. Up the Meavy to cross at the planks with hardly a cloud in the sky. Up the wide track back to the leat and over. More up to the wall corner - but what is that? It was a raptor of some type - seemed to have red legs and a barred tail. It must be a sparrowhawk as it dashed away behind the wall. More gentle up to the main road and across to the old, old bridleway heading for Rundlestone. Back along the railway track with the soft bells of Sampford Spiney ringing out.  The sun seemed very reluctant to set. Surely these long, long, warm, sunny evenings will go on forever ...

You really do have to be there ...

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