Kent
- part ii
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In this part of Kent extensive
views are not readily found. Views that could exist are blocked
by high hedges which surround, and presumably protect, fields
of hop plantings and fruit orchards planted with apples, pears
or plums.
Dwellings can be old, grander
and not particularly local in style or materials ...
... or similarly aged in
local materials and style ...
... or even converted from
a different usage ...
... and certainly added
to over time. This is a cunningly achieved rear extension that
has heightened the ridge of the roof and created a gentle hip.
It's hard to tell from this distance but the depth of the original
building was probably close to the position of the tall drainpipe.
Original construction above the brickwork would have been wattle-and-daub
infill of the timber frame with tile hanging to give weather protection.
Not the most effective insulation when a strong cold wind blows.
We went walking and in the
fine weather I played in the garden with my grandchildren. Grandad
was very tired every evening.
Scotney Castle, a National
Trust property, was the object of our walk but we saved a visit
to the gardens or house for another day.
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Plenty of 'wild' flowers
about: Dandelion, Vinca (Major?), Ladies' Smock, Wood Anemone
(Clockwise from top left)
In the garden, too, lovely
flowers were chasing the Daffodils into bloom, like this Camellia.
Early foraging bees were
about their necessary work ...
... while the skeletalised
mop-heads on the Hydrangea await the dead-heading hand of the
gardener.
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