After the deluge of the last week or so it was nice to see some blue sky and sunshine (ok not exactly Tenerife weather where Jake is at the moment), and as I was off today we needed to make the most of it. However, as we had hoped to go to the Chatsworth Christmas Market this week, we didn't really want to drive all the way over the the Peak District twice, so after throwing a few options into the air we went for a walk around Sherwood Forest.
I'd fired up the apps on my mobile phone this morning to check out what was open, very little on the National Trust, English Heritage and Historic Houses Association this time of year, however did notice that Gainsborough Old Hall was still open every day of the week, so did think about going there until Donna made me see sense in not wasting decent weather; after all we don't get a great deal of it this time of year.
When you consider that as a child I only lived about an hour away from Sherwood at the most, and schooled where I live now which is only 35 minutes away, it's maybe therefore surprising that I'd never actually been there in my 52 years....sorry, I mean my 53th year :-)
So off we trotted, and around 10:45am we arrived in the car-park, then as we passed by the visitor center we observed the 11am 1-minutes silence respecting those that had died in the terrorist attacks in Paris a few days ago. Donna picked up one of the maps and we headed off around the forest.
Ok, for a keen photographer like myself, sbject matter in a forest is relatively limited. If you have a bag full of lenses then you can take advantage of the many bird feeding tables to get some crisp shots of he various birds in the forest, or close ups of the insects that live on the forest floor, but most of the photos you take are of, well trees. A few fungi to break up the natural slideshow of course, we none that were particularly enticing.
However, it was all really about getting out in the fresh air and getting some exercise in beautiful surroundings and with great company, and a walk lasting over 2hrs certainly fitted the bill. A very enjoyable few hours out, now fingers crossed for the rest of the week which doesn't look that promising.
I'd fired up the apps on my mobile phone this morning to check out what was open, very little on the National Trust, English Heritage and Historic Houses Association this time of year, however did notice that Gainsborough Old Hall was still open every day of the week, so did think about going there until Donna made me see sense in not wasting decent weather; after all we don't get a great deal of it this time of year.
When you consider that as a child I only lived about an hour away from Sherwood at the most, and schooled where I live now which is only 35 minutes away, it's maybe therefore surprising that I'd never actually been there in my 52 years....sorry, I mean my 53th year :-)
So off we trotted, and around 10:45am we arrived in the car-park, then as we passed by the visitor center we observed the 11am 1-minutes silence respecting those that had died in the terrorist attacks in Paris a few days ago. Donna picked up one of the maps and we headed off around the forest.
Ok, for a keen photographer like myself, sbject matter in a forest is relatively limited. If you have a bag full of lenses then you can take advantage of the many bird feeding tables to get some crisp shots of he various birds in the forest, or close ups of the insects that live on the forest floor, but most of the photos you take are of, well trees. A few fungi to break up the natural slideshow of course, we none that were particularly enticing.
However, it was all really about getting out in the fresh air and getting some exercise in beautiful surroundings and with great company, and a walk lasting over 2hrs certainly fitted the bill. A very enjoyable few hours out, now fingers crossed for the rest of the week which doesn't look that promising.
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