Upon my return, Sweet Charlotte was sorting and stacking her wooden blocks. The older girls were very impressed because she simply did it whilst they watched a movie. She is two and full of life. She speaks very cleary and has been talking a lot about "adagascar" because the older kids went to see the part 2 on Friday night and brought back some fun stickers for her.
This is where we turn again and head toward our home. The last leg of the walk.
This is a church we came upon at the end of one of the paths. Simon thought it to be Norman because of the style. We met the Reverend coming up the path as we were taking photos and Saxon was climbing on gravestones (he is a six year old boy). He was very friendly and invited us to Christingle service on Sunday at 4 o'clock. Here is what I found out about this particular church:

CHURCH

The church of ST. MARY consists of a chancel, nave, south porch, and western tower. It is built of rubble in the styles of the 13th and 14th centuries.

In 1767 the church was found to be in need of repair and a rate was levied for its restoration. (fn. 78) This church, however, was pulled down in 1852 and the present one built to the north of it on the east side of the village, some fittings from the former church being preserved. In the chancel, on the south side, is a brass with figures of Robert Fulmer, 1498, and Joan his wife, and of two sons and two daughters. The inscription, however, does not fit the indent and the woman's dress may be of a slightly earlier date. On the north side, there is a brass with figures of Margaret wife of Edward Bulstrode, 1540, and of her ten sons and three daughters; the inscription is a palimpsest and has on the reverse an inscription to Thomas Totyngton, Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, 1312. Above the figures is the indent of a shield, two pieces of which, also palimpsest, are now in the rectory. The obverse shows a quartered shield of Bulstrode impaling a bend with three cinqfoils thereon; on the reverse is part of a representation of the Resurrection.

The font has a 12th-century circular bowl with a 15th-century stem and base. Upon the bowl have been carved, probably in the 15th century, eight small designs, including shields, heads (one of a bishop) and roses. There is a 17th-century cover of wood.

There is a 17th-century painting on canvas of the Ten Commandments, with illustrations and biblical explanations, in the vestry, given to the church at the end of the 18th century. In a frame on the south wall of the chancel there is a piece of red velvet, said to be part of a cloak given by Charles I for an altar frontal.

There is a ring of four bells: the treble and second dated 1908 by Mears & Stainbank; the third by T. Mears, 1808; the tenor recast in 1908 from a bell dated 1681. The old treble by Bryan Eldridge, 1640, inscribed 'Gloria Deo in Excelsis,' is still preserved.

The plate includes a small paten of 1634 and a cup of 1700.

The registers begin in 1539.

Saxon likes to pose...he does have the influence of many young ladies who also like to pose so forgive him. He likes to find a stick to carry whenever we walk anywhere..including every day on the way to school, and every day on the way back from school. Usually he waves it about and uses it as an extension of his arm to keep Bronwyn or anyone from passing him. When we get to our car he hides them nearby because I won't allow them in the car. Today he said "This will be my walking stick forever." Daddy reminded him he will grow taller and soon it would be too small. I am enjoying him exactly this tall and a small part of me wishes he would stay this way forever. When we started the walk we asked him some general questions to see if there was anything he had on his mind to talk to us about...he jumped ahead of me and said "And no, I'm not getting married!" He is so fun, he thinks he wants to still live with us when he is a grown man. He is always telling me he wants to just stay with me after his mission. We'll use that to embarass him one day when he brings a date home.
This is a trail marker and me learning to use a fancy shmancy camera. I'm enjoying it!
This is a mole hill. So next time you are making something big out of something that should be small, this is how small it should be and you are making it into a mountain instead. Saxon ran around poking them with his walking stick hoping to see a mole or perhaps kill one.
This is a house just where the trail turns and goes south. It is a lovely tranquil place round here.

Some other things we saw on our walk: The Holly and the....this is a female holly bush.

This is some Ivy growing wild on a tree. In AZ I only saw ivy painted in kitchens.