Boxing Day 2015posted on 29 December 2015 | posted in BlogNow it is established as a family tradition, the girls are happy to have a walk on our lovely Common on Boxing Day morning. We always go after the Waveney Harriers" hunt has moved off in town (I'm ambivalent - I don't approve of hunting animals with dogs but if they are drag racing - where's the harm? However, I don't stand and applaud them). And we usually arrive after the Black Dog runners have sprinted off, so we have the place pretty much to ourselves. A few lone golfers on the golf course that takes up so much of the Common, a few dog walkers, one or two other families giving themselves and their children a bit of exercise to walk off the excesses of the day before... We are so lucky to have such a beautiful space on our doorstep here in Bungay. ![]() A view of the River Waveney which borders the Common. ![]() A tributary meandering towards Earsham ![]() My favourite view My two granddaughters found much to delight them, the puddles in the car park were only the beginning; there were deeper ones on our walk (one even 10 out of 10 for deepness) finishing with a wade on the edges of the fishing pond. ![]() ![]() Local farmers graze their cattle on parts of the common too. ![]() And to cap it all there were two massive heaps of earth - with, joy!, a plank to walk between them, near the bank where in summer the Sand Martins nest. Perfect for running down. ![]() ![]() A quick wade in the pond then back to mine for homemade soup. (Delicious!). ![]()
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