Abergavenny
Wednesday 14th April 2021
Slightly quieter day today - went for a little walk to the Buck Stone near Staunton on the way to Abergavenny. Spent the afternoon with Robin, Robert and Louise (and Lilly the dog!) before heading back to the cottage for dinner - lasagne made with the wild garlic I'd foraged yesterday.
Forest of Dean and Wye Valley April 2021
John's Pictures

10:48:58
The sign pointing to the buckstone.

10:51:53
Daffodils lining the road.

10:52:20
The footpath leading up to the Buck Stone.

10:54:45
Erika on the path. I liked the moss covered wall.

10:58:30
Nice light this morning.

11:02:40
More of that moss covered wall, it looks like here incorporating a big lump of natural rock.

11:04:05
More large stones.

11:04:29
Some rocky out crops before we got to the Buck Stone proper.

11:04:57

11:05:38

11:07:40
The Buck Stone.

11:07:51

11:07:58

11:09:07
Some sort of bowl depression in this rock here.

11:13:53

11:14:06
Some iron bars and a bolt under the Buck Stone.

11:14:46
It also looks like it has been cemented in place.

11:15:43
An intriguing hole.

11:16:02

11:16:37
Erika coming to investigate.

11:17:53
Some lettering in the stone?

11:23:50
Nice light through the trees here.

11:24:14

11:28:17
The top of one of the stone wall.

11:28:22
Erika looking for nice stones.

11:28:26

11:37:03
Deer tracks - we had seen deer prancing about off on the distance but alas they were too far away / too quick to take a photo of.

11:39:06

12:13:42
Driving along the dual carriageway to Abergavenny, nice view of the Sugarloaf from here.

12:14:01

12:27:19
Robin had set up this rather nice arrangement of tables and chairs in the grounds where his new flat is.

12:33:18
Anothber shot of the seating arrangements.

14:41:46
After lunch,Robin, Robert, Chie, Erika and Louise.

14:41:47
Another shot which seem to catch everyone's smiles a little better.

16:48:23
A pheasant beside the road, I think as we were driving back to Clearwell.

18:29:35
Back at the cottage in Clearwell now.

18:40:39

19:14:35
Tonight's dinner, a lasagne (big enough for 6!) including the wild garlic I'd picked yesterday. Oh and a mozzarella and tomato salad.

19:16:18
The girls having dinner at the cottage.

19:40:29
A bit of the sunset seen from the cottage garden.