December In The Cotswolds

chipping campden

Dull day in the Cotswolds. The sort of day you will the sky gods to switch on the lights.  But then I spotted this wonderful tree. It lit up the street and the ochre tones of old Cotswold stone. I’ve no idea what it is. (I should have done a close-up of the berries). Notions anyone? Jude? Laura?

IMG_4324

For logistical reasons that ever confound family gatherings at Christmas, we celebrated ours a week earlier than most people, staying in a cottage near Broadway. The weather was mostly dank and dismal, but there was the odd bright interval, and the splashes of red, festive and otherwise, brightened up the street scenes.

IMG_4326

IMG_4344

IMG_4330

IMG_4468

*

Happy New Year Everyone

CFFC: Red