St Lawrence Parish Church, Appleby, Cumbria.

St Lawrence's church in Appleby is rather sweet. It has many stunning stained glass windows but it is the ornate stone carving that really sets it apart. There is a large marble carved monument to a local lady, but it is the jolly sandstone buttresses that make the place. Each one is different and looks to be based on an actual person. My favourite is the rather jolly foppish chap with the elegant moustache.

Exterior of St Lawrence's

One of the stained glass windows

Organ top

Two of the old locals?

My favourite

Mathon to Coddington village, Herefordshire.

Purple lilac

Today I parked in Mathon, (at the now abandoned Cliffe Arms) and walked along the footpath towards Coddington. Here are the pictures I took. As you can see it was a delightfully warm and sunny day.

White lilac

River crossed

Laburnum tree

Rape seed field

Pond

Suckley bridle path walk

View of the hills above Suckley

A stream along the route

Mistletoe balls in distant trees

Yesterday I went walking along a bridle path in Suckley. Suckley is a small village, and quite flat so easy to walk in. Hills above it meant that it wasn't quite so windy and cold there. The weather has been very cold recently. There are a number of different public paths, and the bridle path in particular is nice and clear, and an excellent surface with pleasing views.

Path over bridge along route

Suckley village church