A frosty walk on Hambledon Hill on 29 Dec 2014
On a beautiful calm frosty morning under gin clear skies we went to Iwerne Courtney, Dorset, for a relaxing stroll up to the nearby Iron age hill fort of Hambledon Hill.
After raising a good apetite we adjourned to the very busy White Horse pub at Stourpaine for a pub lunch
Read MoreAfter raising a good apetite we adjourned to the very busy White Horse pub at Stourpaine for a pub lunch
A heavy hoar frost lay on the grass and looked a little like snow.
Sleletal winter trees dot the landscape
Nearly there!
Some of the many humps and bumps on the hill date back to neolithic times.
Unfortunately the haze on the horizon limited the view.
Frost lingers in the shady hollows.
Poor old Lucy was beginning to tire by now; her hip arthritis is becoming a problem for her.
A close-up of the frost on some sheltered grass.
The view of the fort across the sloping Iwerne Courtney cricket pitch - note the generous slope up to the left!