Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Shropshire

 Last Saturday, a friend and I visited the Shropshire Hills National Landscape near Church Stretton (Carding Mill Valley). The scenery was amazing! And, unusual for England, we did not get wet. In fact, we even got a little sunburnt. It's probably the only ramble I've been on where my feet did not get wet, although I was wearing the wrong shoes. Poppies, lilacs, skylark and blackbird song, long days—May is the best month!

Carding Mill Valley

Stream

Climb up to the top

Waterfall

Hearing skylarks

Peaceful farm

Shy sheep

England's green and pleasant land

Climbing down again

St Laurence Church, Church Stretton
(there's a sweet little library, too)

We've also been to visit a few places near Birmingham including Lichfield and Hereford. More on that soon! Thanks for reading.


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