May Rotary Walks and Gardens
Thu, May 21st 2020 at 10:15 am - 2:00 pm
Send photos of your daily walk, or one round the garden, to Jackie & John
May Rotary Walks and Gardens
Susan walks her mothers dog
and this is a barley field behind Moulton beside the A43 to Kettering…
Susan dog walking
in a barley field behind Moulton
Hole 9A at County Golf Club
Another one from Brian & Elspeth, who are walking a lot these days
Wild Garlic in Harlestone
Another one from Brian & Elspeth
Bluebells in Fox Covert
Another one from Brian & Elspeth
St Andrews Church in Harlestone
Another one from Brian & Elspeth
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Spring lambs in Blueberry Lane
A favourite walk for Margaret in Maidwell
More of those lambs
Proving it is really Spring
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We put a flag out on VE day.
Say David & Lesley. Spot the Rotary badges weighing it down
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Lovely Spring colours in the sunshine.
More from that Upper Harlestone Garden
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How not to exercise in the garden
As demonstrated by David in Upper Harlestone
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Lovely Spring colours in the sunshine.
More from that Upper Harlestone Garden
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May in May in May
Work it out
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Abington Park in the evening sun
Donald could not resist taking some photos
Abington Park in the evening sun
A lovely walk at any time
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Abington Park in the evening sun
We are lucky to have this in the middle of town
Abington Park in the evening sun
Soon be enjoying a morning coffee at the cafe perhaps
More wonderful Spring Colour
in Val and Stans Brixworth garden
A Zantedeschia aethiopica,
commonly known as calla or arum lily in that Brixworth garden
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A lovely garden in Duston
Ann and Graham can enjoy it after their walk
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Remembering in Duston
The Flag flew at Grahams house in Weston Favell on the first VE Day
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Two flags in Duston
A few trips up and down the drive might constitute a walk
Walk from Greens Norton to Bradden
Bridges over the disused railway and the Tove tributary then head up to Kingthorn Wood, top right
Returning to Greens Norton,
Clive and Sheila social distancing past the lambs.
Sheila approaching the last style
Overbecks chimneys in the trees
Back behind Franklins Garden again
A swan about to check out a group of suspicious ducks
The Saints training ground
Behind Franklins Gardens
A somewhat congested stream
Nothing a good team of Rotarians could not clear in a day
A typical Spring Walk scene
A verge covered with cow parsley
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A well stocked patio
In that garden in Upper Harlestone
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More Spring flowers
in Upper Harlestone and David says the Alliums are taller than ever
Wisteria on a ancient wall
In Weston Favell village
Anyone seen one of these before
It is a Squilla Peruviana, commonly known as the Portuguese Squilla and this one is nearly out
A fully open Portuguese Squilla
Jackie and Stephen were surprised at its beauty when it bloomed
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A soldier bends a knee
in Abington park. Another from Donald
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The peacocks are still there
In the Abington Park Aviary - worth a visit
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A beautiful bowling green
and not a bowler in sight
Beautiful Spring Colour
in a Weston Favell Garden
A close-up of the red tulips
in the Weston Favell Garden
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Prince pulling to get to the fields
in Podington with Liz
Mother pheasant and chicks
Proving its Spring again in the Upper Harlestone Garden
A view of Brixworth Church
from a Rotarians garden
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Flowers in Abington Churchyard
and Lizzie in lilac
Margaret has sheep to watch
from her garden in Maidwell
Entrance to Badby woods
No longer used as such, though
A wild animal in the woods..
..time to take cover
Badby Woods
A beautiful glade
Muntjac in the field
Aileen spotted this one
Fawsley Hall
From a distance
Rosie, Dave and offspring
would not stand sideways so we could see all their names
The Knightley Way
I Badby Woods
Walk in the Badby Highlands
and you may see these two
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Fizz oclock for Lesley
and gin oclock for David
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A recently cut down Purple Beech
Once a magnificent specimen but time had killed it.
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Another Purple Beech
Near Abington Park Bowling Green
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The Gunning Memorial
in the Abington Park churchyard
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St Peter and St Paul, Abington
and the tower looking golden in the sunlight
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A couple in Abington park
optimistically waiting for the band to strike up, perhaps
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Abington Park Tennis Courts
where family members can now play singles
Water Lilies on Sharmans Lake
Aileen has been walking there again
Mother Duck & 11 ducklings
among the water lilies
Off in v-formation
and all ducklings on parade
The Saints come out to play
on the training ground, at least
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Lovely Red Poll cattle in the shade
When Donald and Liz went walking in Grantchester
The River Cam, Grantchester
When Donald and Liz went walking
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Rose Cottage, Grantchester
When Donald and Liz went walking
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Grantchester church in the sunhine
When Donald and Liz went walking
Rewilding in David Georges Garden
David has asked all Club members to set aside 1 Square Metre for rewilding
Covid-19 Lockdown Walking
Club members who can are walking for exercise and enjoyment within close proximity to their homes, while obeying the social- distancing rules. Those in the "at risk" group are walking. if possible. in their own gardens.
The gallery is a selection of random photos taken during these walks and reminds us of the good days in the past and those to come when Rotary walks resume
As we are all becoming regular gardeners, with lock-down time on our hands, photographs of our gardens are now included.for others, who are no longer able to visit, to see.
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