Sunday ramble.

Yesterday morning we woke to thunder, lightening and rainn, my plans to work in the allotment were scuppered. But by eleven o'clock things had settled down and our daughter phoned to ask what we had planned to do. "Nothing." Good, they would be round in twenty minutes to scoop us up and take the chain ferry to Studland to go for a walk. It is a very short crossing, just time to leap out of the car, have a quick photo and jump back in!

First stop was the pub to fortify ourselves with a pasty before setting off for our walk.

We padded the pasty down with a trip to the cake shop!

We walked through the village and down to the coast and the abandoned quarry.

The quarry is a dangerous place because the stonework is unstable and the caves and tunnels not fenced off. We were careful not to walk too near to anything.

A climb back up to the village and then we got into the car to explore further along the coast.

I was pleased to read this information about planting a wild flower meadow in spite of the fact that there was not a flower to be seen! Wrong time of year and the wrong year, water-wise. But there is a much getter awareness of what we have lost in our wildflower landscape. I intend to return next year to se how this patch is fairing.

This area has had a very different life from the quiet rural place that we were enjoying.

The sun was out as we headed for the ferry. Everyone tired and happy. It was a lovely day.