Slaughterhouse & Somerton Combes Circular Walk, Part VII, ' The Memorial Trees' by Sheila, November
Channel: semw52
Date: 19/11/2018

After  a wander around the memorial trees I am quite surprised that there was no evidence of any fresh remembrance in the form of a wreath  of poppies etc...with the  exception of one small unmarked cross with a poppy on it   ---I thought the  pebbles may have received a fresh coat of paint to enhance the poppies on them but no they looked  grey and faded and the memorial looked quite  sad, almost neglected seeing as  many memorials around the villages are  also remembering the 100 years  Centenary since 1918 and the end of WWI--I realize the trees are for the people who served in WWI but I still thought  some sort of wreath would have been  placed----------surprised indeed. Anyway  the views over the combes of Holford are spectacular from  here---very beautiful. I decide to  have a wander close to Alfoxton Park following a  wide track and an avenue of trees--Almost indicative an old drove skirting the Alfoxton  House area--an alternative route back to Holford Green. Again another great display of Autumn colours all around---I can just imagine William Wordsworth strolling here in the Autumn with his friend Samuel Coleridge and his sister Dorothy reflecting on the beauty  and  gaining inspiration for their creative minds--debating the state of the world etc.. and their poetry...…..