visiting Thomas Hardy's birthplace by quietpurplehaze

visiting Thomas Hardy's birthplace

The path to this cottage in Higher Bockhampton where Hardy was born winds up and down and around corners for about half a mile through the woods.

Here Hardy wrote 'Far from the Madding Crowd' - not to know how famous it would become.

I liked the dog kennel outside the front door!
What a fabulous home. Beautiful shot.
May 23rd, 2015  
Bep
Wonderful cottage. I read his book long ago. Enjoyed it.
May 23rd, 2015  
gosh this is lovely and looks like something from a fairy tale - Fav
May 23rd, 2015  
Super shot, composition...love the lush green and house tones, textures
May 23rd, 2015  
What a beautiful looking place. Wonderful shot, Hazel.
May 23rd, 2015  
This looks like a magical house, like one stepped back in time. What a great roof!
May 23rd, 2015  
Cool picture.
May 23rd, 2015  
What a beautiful cottage in such a serine place, it's a pity that the scaffolding was there but I expect maintenance is always needed.
May 23rd, 2015  
A lovely capture and history
May 23rd, 2015  
A wonderful capture.
May 23rd, 2015  
Looks like a neat place to visit! Beautiful capture.
May 23rd, 2015  
@ladymagpie

I agree about the scaffolding and thought about cloning it out but when I looked at the size of the task, I decided not to bother!

May 23rd, 2015  
A beautiful capture of this lovely house and place.
May 23rd, 2015  
Fantastic Hazel....a beautiful place & glad they are keeping it in good order....I loved the film of that book which I saw recently. Fave.
May 23rd, 2015  
@happypat

Thanks for fav. Yes, we must get to see the film.
May 23rd, 2015  
Wow, lovely cottage!
May 23rd, 2015  
Lovely scene
May 23rd, 2015  
nice shot hazel , i might have cropped the shot do that the tree is missing as it catches the eye and i want to look around it
May 23rd, 2015  
I love the whole setting Hazel :) Fav
May 24th, 2015  
Pam
Nice cottage!
May 24th, 2015  
What a terrific shot - you were able to get the whole scene in so well. Looks like a fascinating place.
May 24th, 2015  
Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
May 24th, 2015  
This is a lovely place.
May 24th, 2015  
@phil_howcroft

Understand what you say and the shot is cropped a bit on that side which caused me to lose some of the ivy covered wall in the foreground - didn't want to lose it all - or make the shot a funny shape!
May 24th, 2015  
What a lovely cottage
May 24th, 2015  
This is a lovely picture, and Far from the Madding Crowd is on at our cinema! And I read it for O Level blar blar blar years ago!
May 24th, 2015  
Fabulous, I hope to be living near there in the not too distant future
May 24th, 2015  
Lovely shot I to disagree to @phil_howcroft I think the tree is great there gives the photo more depth.
May 24th, 2015  
a lovely shot of the house!
May 24th, 2015  
Great shot, the scaffold at the back made me smile :-)
May 24th, 2015  
Lovely shot look a a great place to be.
May 24th, 2015  
What a beautiful cottage type home and looks quite large. FAV
May 25th, 2015  
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