"Deep in the Hundred-Acre Wood"

Well, folks, we are approaching the end of this blog, at least for the time being. There may be more posts in the future, but they won't be quite as regular, because a week from Tuesday I am headed back to the States, bringing to an end my 361-day British odyssey. There will be a few more pics to post next week, but for now, here are a few from Thursday, when my friend John and I went rambling in Ashdown Forest, the legendary "Hundred-Acre Wood" of Winnie the Pooh fame. I did see a great deal of poo (the open spaces are grazed by hundreds of sheep), but no Winnie :( Oh, well! It was still a fun day.


The Nutley windmill- a very old windmill which has been relocated three times. This is the old windmill design where you can use the long handle on the back to turn it to face the wind!


John at the Poohsticks bridge, where you are supposed to pick up two sticks and have them race in the stream from one side of the bridge to the other- of course, we participated :)


Some deer on the edge of a cluster of trees- beautiful creatures.


Sheep on duty patroling the perimeter of the forest.