Warm and Humid Day

Some sunshine this morning, after evidence of overnight rain. It was warm and the sun broke through  clouds on a regular basis. After breakfast, we went over to Prior Park Garden Centre for some more dog food and other shopping. Passed the Holburne Museum on the way, with its poster advertising its current sculpture exhibition with Ron Mueck's hyper realistic "Mask II".

As well as shopping, we briefly looked at the flowers in the garden centre - these don't seem real somehow…

The warmth and humidity made for a slow day. Eventually I took Bella out for a languid walk up to Charlcombe church again. Discarded toy spotted on the way.

The view over the valley across to Bathford and Box.

Bella was happy paddling around in the Holy Well - Holy Pond more like it!

The source of the spring has this stone to mark it.

New leaves shining as they reveal themselves.

More flowers coming out.

Again, somthing not quite real about these flowers - but impressive in numbers.

This day a year ago, we were in Volterra in the Tuscan hills. We had had an adventure getting there the day before, as our coach had broken down - luckily in a very convenient place. Most impressively, a replacement coach was with us within half an hour. Su went off to look at St Gimigliano, while I took advantage of the hotel's infinity swimming pool and hung out for the day in the sunshine.