Long time. no see....

 

To Aldeburgh, for a short autumnal break before winter sets in. We rented the same Cosy Cabin we used in March: convenient for shops and with a dedicated car parking space.  The forecast was for rain and wind most days, but for once the weather gods were smiling on us.

On our way there we called at Sutton Hoo, where the  high winds were giving rise to safety warnings on the woodland walks. The new displays feature the women involved in the story: Raedwald's nameless queen, an older wise woman and a slave girl.  Very Woke, the National Trust these days.

On our first day we made the pilgrimage to Minsmere where the keen bird-watchers had a field day.  Here, a roost of cormorants on the scrape.

The view across to Iken on our first walk.  This is prime pig-rearing territory, so much of the walk lay across fields fenced off for breeding sows.

Although the mother pigs stay by their arks, the piglets are free to roam under the wire.

At last we reached Iken church - note the thatched mid-section.

Inside, remains of a Saxon cross.

And, outside on the mudflats, an avocet foraging.

Light showers gave us a splendid view of the church contained within a rainbow.  Magical.