During the summer holidays and during one of my days off work, my eldest, big ‘M’ and I decided to go for a River Stour walk as it’s just behind where we live. He had one of his friends round and it was good to get out and about to stretch our legs. The river is so pretty, it’s also known as the Dorset Stour so that it doesn’t get confused with other ones around the country with the same name.
The river here is brilliant because it’s got a really good footpath so it’s safe for the kids, even though I always keep them in sight around any sort of water. Apparently the footpath covers most of the 60 miles length of the river. I know in my area there are voluntary groups who help to keep the pathways clean and it always looks beautiful and well kept. We recently got involved in the Great British Spring Clean where we all volunteered and cleaned up the footpath down to the river, it was a great experience, have a read and you can see how you can become involved.
Back to this walk though and ‘M’ wanted to take some pictures for the blog so all of the pictures here are taken by him. The boys had so much fun because they both had a phone to use and really got into the spirit of being amatuer photographers. If you read my previous post about my blogging habits you would see that I don’t have a separate camera or any editing suites apart from a couple of filters which the phone offers up. I haven’t got into the photography side of things, we all enjoy pointing the phone and snapping away at all the things which we like ourselves. We saw these lovely swans below. The babies were slightly hidden in the reeds while one of the parents patrolled!
When I was a child we used to call these white flowers above ‘granny pop out the beds’. We would push them out at the base when they were ready and they would pop out, it was great fun. Have you heard of that saying?
Below are three pictures of some of the other plants we spotted along the way. The next step for us is to try and identify some of them and find out a bit more about the types of plant they are. Any points in the right direction would be appreciated!:)
Have you been getting out and about during the summer? Where are your favourite places?
We love a riverside walk – especially at this time of year when all the baby ducks and swans are around. You’ve captured some gorgeous pics between you – although I’ve no idea about the flowers I’m afraid. Very pretty though. Thanks for sharing with #DreamTeam x
Hi, what a lovely walk beautiful pictures #dreamteam
Thanks x
Such beautiful scenery! #DreamTeam
oh so beautiful, I would love to see a swan family #mg
The adults always look so powerful! I’ll mail you some pictures when I see them next, Mainy x
Looks like a beautiful place to take a walk and I love all the pictures taken by the kids, they did a great job #EatSleepBlogRT
A lovely looking walk, the last pink flower is red campion I think, I’m afraid I’m no help on the others but they are very pretty. #bloggerclubuk
Sounds and looks like a really lovely place for a walk. Gorgeous photos too! #bloggerclubuk
What a lovely post and great place for a walk. The photos are great and well taken by your little one. I must get a proper camera for my blog but no idea where to start #bloggerclubuk
Thankyou:) I don’t have any idea about cameras either, I rely on my iPhone for everything:) x
Beautiful photos. We have been going for some walks around where we live. There is a pretty little stream there as well.
Thanks for linking up with #EatSleepBlog RT
oh it looks so beautiful, stunning shots!
Ah they did so well with the photographs, it looks like it was a glorious day and such a pretty place.
#mg
Thank you, it was lovely:)
Looks very tranquil there.. It is always lovely to get out for a good walk x #KCACOLS
What a lovely walk! Beautiful photos #KCACOLS
Looks beautiful and your photos are lovely x #KCACOLS
We were lucky to have some glorious days on the beach this year. I love being by the sea. #KCACOLS
This is great, especially the photos, I have written on my local walks, too, getting out into the countryside is wonderful!@petite_pudding
Thanks Karen, yep, getting out and about is good and I always feel better for doing it. Sometimes I don’t fancy it but am always pleased when I give myself a push and get myself going!:) Mainy
Lovely photos from your walk 🙂 We live in Poole so not far from the River Stour #KCACOLS
Oh wow, howdy neighbour X
These pictures are lovely, well done to your son. We like to walk around Upton house/Upton country park, some lovely walks around there.
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Oh yes Upton house is lovely and wareham river too, just up the road from there. 🙂
This looks like a lovely part of the world. We love Dorset and have holidayed on the coast, staying with friends in West Bay. Love The Hive at Burton Bradstock and Tower Hill Bakery in Lyme Regis…Funny how its the food I remember even though you’ve reminded me how beautiful it is down there! Thanks for linking with #KCACOLS
Oh yes we love west bay too and the Hive is a beautiful place to eat, very nice:)
What a lovely photo journey by Big M! #KCACOLS
thanks Sunita, I’ve passed that onto M and it’s a great start to his day:) Mainy
Just lovely – our Spring has just hit and it’s simply stunning to get out by the harbour in the sunshine #KCAKOLS