Showing posts with label scarecrow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scarecrow. Show all posts

Monday, February 11, 2008

Weekend in Devon

Saturday, Daughter's birthday, dawned bright and clear (that could be a line from a story!) and we set off for a walk on Dartmoor, primarily to wear out the dogs so we could watch the rugby in peace in the afternoon. (Daughter was resigned to the fact that three of us would want to spend her birthday afternoon in front of the television.) It was glorious out on the moor. In the photo above, on the hillside, you can see a circle of stones that would have surrounded a settlement: some of the remains of huts within the village are still standing.
There's not a lot on Dartmoor when you get up out of the wooded hillsides, just peace. But there's always a pub! (See biggest white dot in the picture below.)

Younger Son made this very groovy scarecrow for Daughter for her allotment. They've named him Rocky but fear his smiling face may attract birds rather than scare them.
And I made a cake. Daughter is a big fan of The Good Life - both the television sitcom and living it, so I decided I'd make a cake like the daisy that is part of the title sequence. Of course I didn't check what the daisy looked like before I made it; I didn't have to because I knew what it looked like. It had large white petals and a small middle. Turns out it has medium-sized pink petals and a large middle. Ah well.
We had a lovely weekend. Oh, yes, and Wales beat Scotland.

xx