Her sweet dog Tuppence would enjoy a walk too so the three of us set off in the car for the hill fort that I had not visited in about 10 years.
Roadworks on several of the country lanes sent us on detours & then a Road Closed sign was at the hill fort.
The countryside views are lovely up there, you can see for miles on a clear day, rural bliss.
However, I turned & followed the road with the fort on my left, we carried on past it but the road was closed so we turned around & came back up to the little road by the hill fort.
We parked up & took Tuppence for a walk along the stony single track, aware that people have trod the same path for hundreds of years.
The space around the Roman fort is rumoured to be haunted & footsteps are heard at night, along with other strange things.
Nothing bothered us & with the road closed & us parked out of the way, we had a lovely walk. Tuppence was in her element, dashing about & barking at who knows what.
We picked some juicy blackberries in the high bushes to feast on as we walked back up to the parked car.
Because it was deserted & lunchtime, we decided on a car boot picnic. We had all travelled back to Dorset from a holiday up north & still had interesting snacks in the boot - orange drinks, crisps, nuts, biscuits, little chocolates etc so we gave Tuppy some water & we enjoyed a picnic next to Eggardon Hill, looking out over the countryside where Romans had marched & lived hundreds of years previously.
We carried on to the pretty hamlet of Wynford Eagle & had a wander around the little church yard with family connections.
Some sheep in the field next to the church took great interest in Tuppy who was munching on grass.
I think they assumed she was a lamb because of all her fur & the fact she was grazing on grass ...
These impromptu moments are the best - enjoying the lazy days of summer doing things we enjoy.
I hope you have enjoyed the visit with us. Do stop by again soon,
Dee 🚙🐶🏛️🏺🧺
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