It was a glorious Spring day in May; the sun was shining, with a nice breeze wafting through the trees. Margaret and I had the morning completely to ourselves, such is the restful nature of a Spring break at the beautiful holiday village of Gunton Hall in Suffolk. We were visiting primarily, to celebrate Margaret's birthday, and we were enjoying the leisure facilities, and the beautiful peaceful atmosphere. We both felt fairly stale from our indoor cerebral pursuits, of playing Scrabble and completing the Daily Mail cryptic crossword, and decided exercise and fresh air was essential to blow the cobwebs away.
We set off to enjoy a nature ramble around Gunton Park lake. The lake is very pretty and is two acres in size,having a circumference of about two miles,allowing for the twists and turns of banks, bridges and reed beds.
We set off to enjoy a nature ramble around Gunton Park lake. The lake is very pretty and is two acres in size,having a circumference of about two miles,allowing for the twists and turns of banks, bridges and reed beds.
We set off on foot to the lake, through the wonderfully kept formal mini gardens, to the more natural wild flowers and shrubs surrounding the lake.
There are many varieties of bird life, and wildlife in profusion. The setting is beautiful, we had just missed the hosts of wild golden daffodils, but we were able to photograph some beautiful flowers that were blooming in their season.
We crossed the first bridge, and commenced our slow ramble along the path beside the lake. There were many banks of primroses growing along the sides of the bank of the lake, with blue bells and violets in profusion. Some of the rhododendrons buds were on the point of bursting into bloom, and everywhere there was a feeling of new life, and Spring was uppermost and visible everywhere.
Some of the wild ducks had bred early and the ducklings were gathered around their parents, who kept a wary eye on us as we passed, and were ever on the lookout for danger in the shape and form of predators.
The slideshow below illustrates more than words can ever describe, the beauty of the May afternoon, in a small corner of England.
We stopped for a break to simply sit and enjoy the beauty of the bird life and the natural surroundings, before heading back to the chalet we were occupying, in the grounds of Gunton Hall, for a very welcome cup of tea, and a well earned rest. Overpowered by the absolute beauty of Nature and the natural world.
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