Matt's Allotment and Meldon Hill, Chagford, Devon - 26th December 2007
Shortly after the Boxing Day hunt heads off on to the moor, we head over to have a quick scope at brother-in-law Matt's new allotment, on the outskirts of Chagford. There are sheds and everything. Later, it's time for a vigorous walk up to Meldon Hill, which is almost-but-not-quite a proper Dartmoor tor (although it seems to fulfill the definition nicely enough). The views over Chagford are excellent, and the weather holds out nicely.
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The church of St. Michael, Chagford |
Isobel and Matt wander down the path to the allotment |
Matt's shed |
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Winter allotments |
Matt rummages around with his compost bin |
Iz scopes out some of last year's beetroots |
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Temporarily digging in some herb pots |
Matt inspects his herbs |
Possibly the tiniest (real, as in aluminium and glass) greenhouse in the world |
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A couple of ponies in a field near Meldon Hill |
Dartmoor hills |
Sheep watch us from a distance |
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Matt clears out a leaf-clogged drainage ditch |
Iz and Sis stride up the hill |
Isobel pauses for a moment |
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Iz tries to get friendly with a somewhat timid Dartmoor pony |
A Dartmoor pony takes a break |
The town of Chagford viewed from Meldon Hill |
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The resting pony revisited |
Isobel and Sis on the top of a pile of granite |
Nosher with his Christmas beanie hat, on top of Meldon Hill. Chagford is in the background. |
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Nosher and Isobel |
Matt and Sis look out over the moor |
Granite rocks |
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A bare tree |
Iz washes her new boots in the stream |
Someone has decorated a 30mph sign |
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Crispy brown leaves, survivors from autumn | ||
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