We have had two visits to Parkham in May and June and with fine weather for both we were able to make the most of our visits. We have also had good journeys to and from Knutsford with the end of roadworks on the A361 (well almost!), we are hoping it will stay that way. However summer holidays are on the way and we shall have to be careful on the days we chose for travelling. Family came down for half term and made the mistake of travelling back on Saturday and it took them 8 or 9 hours to get home with a closure on the M5.
We noticed that the primroses had now all finished but they were replaced by plenty of other flowers to brighten up the hedgerows as we walked the village lanes. In particular the wild honeysuckle seemed to be flowering well. The flowers covering the blackberries suggested that we could be in for a bumper crop of fruit when late summer arrives.
With the major work planned for The Granary all completed we were left with a weedy garden patch particularly at the front where scaffolding had been erected. Quite a few hours were spent clearing the gravel and a trip to the tip with half a dozen bags was required. All now looks tidy although the sparrows seem to distribute as much seed from the bird feeder as they eat and it will soon be grassy again!
We have been on our usual beach and coast walks although we were restricted on our June visit following an accident, which I will not go into here but suffice to say recovery is going well.
Sunny walks at Instow provided some spectacular views across the estuary to Appledore.
It was sad to the see the remaining stump of the wonderful oak tree that was taken out by Storm Darragh. We had often admired the tree as we walked past towards the vegetable garden. Happily they are planting new trees and hopeful that there will be some regrowth from the remaining roots.
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| The oak tree in 2022 |
The oak tree today
