Trip to Severn Valley

Yesterday was another beautiful British summer day. We we went to Severn valley. The view from the French windows of the tea house was stunning to say the least. The valley full of trees,with the steam train chugging through was a sight to behold!

We first went on the riverside trail and then on the woodlands trail. It was a good 3 hours walk along the bluebells, watching the canoers  and boaters row past with stops here and there to listen to the lovely brooks amongst the woods and picnicking on the rocks with a view to the river.

Both trails had cosy natural coves made of trees with the sun shining through the golden preautumnal leaves..we had a lovely family time sitting and chatting in these coves or simply sitting together holding hands with our wriggly seven year old sitting on our laps playing the 'silent game'. ( Though this did not stop the young one from saying 'pause game' and proceeding to say whatever she had to!)

We also took the vintage steam train for a small part of the way back and the view  as it went through the greenery was astounding to say the least.

On a whim, we also checked with one of our friends who had newly moved nearby to see if they wanted to catch up. A quick hello turned out to be a long visit with a game of cricket, wine and a long chatty dinner and Oreos ice cream for dessert!

Their house is way away from the maddening crowd and extremely elegant. It had a huge garden with lovely trees and a field beyond. It was on a kind of 'millionaire's row' , so the experience was quite novel for us. Their young one was a good friend of ours' and an ex classmate so it was also a surprise 'gift' for the two young ones.

They had a whale of a time looking for rabbit burrows, disrupting the cricket game and generally exploring around the garden and the house!

We came home around  10.30 pm with the kid fast asleep with a smile on her face!

What a wonderful day it was!

Here's to many many more such days!