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We gather on Minchinhampton Common for Jenny's walk
Then walk across the common, passing Alfie, the donkey, and his horses
Heading towards Box, with Olivia back marking
On a gate
Signs of Spring
This area looks recently cleared
We're looking down on the Weighbridge Inn
And stop opposite it for coffee
There's a torrent pouring out of Hazel Wood
Our first circle
Descending into Avening there are hellebores
And an interesting door
Possibly Tibetan?
And an ingenious way of inserting the letter box
We walk on a little used lane, which has a better surface than most of Gloucestershire's roads - who lives here?
A frog footman
Lawrence holds back the curious cattle
Who continue to follow him
And watch us over the stile until we're out of sight
A lovely old tree
And The Roundabout
Our second circle. I can imagine a bear on a motorbike doing this!
We descend to Nag's Head. Note our smiling chairman in the middle who rarely get the opportunity to pose
Another donkey
We stop for lunch at the church in Cherington where the first Concord pilot is buried
Leaving Cherington Church
A glider overhead
We follow the path above Cherington ponds
Avening in the distance
And are watched by Princess Anne's White Parks
And her Highland cattle
As we descend to Bubblewell
Past the house and uphill to Minch.
Photos, captions and uploading by Sally