Benefits for everyone & A wet and windy walk for us

 Another example of our "more than generous" benefits system on the front of the Express this morning 

and a scarcely believable headline on the Mirror! 

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Undeterred yesterday by the, "light rain" forecast we set forth on yet another walk we haven't done for ages 

 starting on one of the only River Derwent bridges not to have ever been washed away in Baslow we head west over the fields towards Hassop 

 this Lama/alpaca takes an interest in us as Sally spots the Ink Cap mushrooms on the right of the pic 

 The "light rain" is being whipped into a frenzy from the South as we traverse the fields and look across to the route back  

 the Autumn colours a washed out by the rain in this shot 

 gaining the road we walk on, its not a far as it looks up the road! 

 at last we hit the forest path and turn North out of the wind even with the rain its quite pleasant up here 

 the colours are more vivid in a brief lull from the rain but the next band is coming along 

 the old quarry above Hassop look like it might have been closed down as we notice it now looks like more of a storage area 

 Off the ridge now and walking down a sunken lane 

 once again some nice views of the Autumn colours 

 looking back up to the forest we have walked through the rain is easing now 

 back down at River level now and walking through the very edge of Baslow where the swish large houses are situated 

 on the other side of the river these houses have a pleasant riverside aspect 

and this must be the site of an old mill .  

We make it back to the van as yet another band of rain sweeps over us - - - so much for the forecast of "light rain" 

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an amused look on the face of this Jackdaw joining us for breakfast a couple of days ago.  The pic was sent to me by a friend
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Back to the "Alternative Activity" for today and tomorrow then time for a trip to the Lakes!
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