Gale force winds a few days ago stripped leaves from many of the trees leaving them looking rather bare, but here, Autumn lingers on.
Katharine and I had a walk to the Homestead Park earlier this afternoon. On our way there, we walk beside a main road. Behind the hedgerow along that road is this attractive path, tree lined on either side. We could still hear the busy traffic carrying people into the city for the Christmas Fair, but the views along this path are much more pleasant than immediately beside the road.
The path was once a surfaced driveway, wide enough for a car, and linked the main Clifton Hospital with a smaller hospital building further along the main road. Since the hospital was closed, nature has been busy reclainming the area, and it is now a pleasant place to walk.
We introduced Louise's children to this path a few years ago. At that time the approaches to the path were quite overgrown, so it became known as the secret path, and that is how we still refer to it.
How lovely. It is nice when families have special names for places. When we camp, there is a bridge that the children always called The Troll’s Bridge.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
We are very fortunate to have several areas of open space we can enjoy - this path is at the edge of the open space on the old Clifton Hospital sight. We also have Homestead Park, Rawcliffe Lake, Clifton Backies, and usually the Ings beside the River Ouse, though at the moment that area is closed for flood defence works. All these open spaces are within easy walking distance - we are very fortunate.
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
We are very fortunate to have several areas of open space we can enjoy - this path is at the edge of the open space on the old Clifton Hospital sight. We also have Homestead Park, Rawcliffe Lake, Clifton Backies, and usually the Ings beside the River Ouse, though at the moment that area is closed for flood defence works. All these open spaces are within easy walking distance - we are very fortunate.
Ian
Thank you John - it is a lovely path despiye being so close to the main road.
Ian