We set off for Hartland Abbey in torrential rain on
Sunday. Appropriately dressed for a wet walk through the bluebell woods we were pretty
confident the rain would ease up so we could get some pics. I especially wanted
to get some shots of those pretty little curly black lambs with the long tails.
We kept to the track and encountered a few puddles created by water streaming
down around the trees from the uplands. Looked out across the bluebells and the
now pungent wild garlic beneath dripping hats. Quite comically the sheep were
all facing the same direction standing stock still while the cattle huddled
together in a line at the edge of the long meadow under the trees. We could
hear and see the turbid Abbey River as
it thundered down then watched as it spilled out into a weirdly calm sea at
Blackpool Mouth. Sadly the rain was relentless so the cameras stayed in the bag. Despite our bedraggled appearance and squelchy boots we really enjoyed our walk
and paused for a while to watch the recently
arrived Swallows as they swooped and scooped in the newly formed pools in the
meadow beyond the bridge. There was a warm welcome back for us from the guy in the kiosk and the ladies in the Abbey Tea Rooms. Pat Adams 29th April 2012.
There were 13 flood warnings in force in Devon, after the wettest April on record
For the latest weather warnings visit http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/sw_forecast_warnings.html
Photos of Bluebells and Wild Garlic in the ancient woodland at Hartland Abbey 2011 by Pat Adams - Click here to see more of our Hartland Abbey posts
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