Come on in, the water's lovely

These pictures were taken at Hatchett Pond near Beaulieu.  As you can see it was a gloriously hot day.

I think the first of today's images is a typical English country scene, it's really tranquil and shows why this is such a popular spot.

The cows were clearly feeling the heat and were just standing in the shallows in an effort to keep cool.  The second picture today is definitely my favourite

Bolton Abbey

Breakfast Time

Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones too

Stepping stones in wood

Around the river bend

So today I have a small selection of pictures from my early morning walk around Bolton Abbey, the day after the balloon pics from the previous post.

I love the early morning, it was such a peaceful time with just a couple of dog walkers sharing the morning before the day trippers arrived.  It was quite misty and there was little colour to the sky but even so I think I captured the essence of the English country morning (at least I hope so!)

I think my favourite image here is the stepping stones in wood.  Let me know which is your favourite. . .