quaint villages quiet lanes

These photos are sort of "a dog's breakfast" a lovely little phrase we learned on our tour outside of Dublin. They include several villages with wonderful names like Northleach, Painswick, Chipping Camden and Upper and Lower Slaughter.



















There are about a million things to be learned and observed in this part of the country. The scenery is, while not breathtaking then, daydream provoking. I can't get enough of the creeping flowering vines and, like toddlers, we call out each new sheep! pony! and swan! There is a footpath- there are many footpaths- that meander through the land, both private and public. One wishes one had time, a backpack, and a good pair of shoes.