Thermal

Despite the incessant rain today, we got off our butts and headed for the hills. Half hours drive from home, we’re in the foothills of the Grampians and we went for a 6 mile hike up Greenhill, going via Whitehill Stone Circle.

The rain was pretty much constant for most of the walk, blowing around and usually driving into our faces. I don’t mind walking in rain, but it rather limited the chances of getting my camera out, which was a shame, because the views from the top of Greenhill were 360 degrees around, comprising of bleak moorland, rolling farmland and in the distance the ‘real’ Grampians.

Thankfully, it eased up on our return trip, just in time for visiting 4000 year old Whitehill Stone Circle.

The first thought on Tom’s mind was a snack, namely some fruity loaf we had baked this morning:

Whitehill is a little battered, with all but 3 of the stones fallen, but they’re still here, grey and pink granites, with quartz scattered in behind the recumbent stone – the one deliberately lain on it’s side, and along which the moon moves during the major moonrise.

At least the rain gave me a chance to be ‘arty’ This is some sheep fleece caught on one of the standing stone, and bejeweled with rain drops.

It was a lovely, if tiring walk, and when we got home, the boys put away their Sunday lunch with gusto, and are now fast asleep. I won’t be far behind them.

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