Untouched

The lambs graze with their mothers.  The buds on the trees silently and slowly open.  Even the rain clouds look beautiful.

Fanciful theory, published by the County History Society, that a small Romano-British garrison survived at this hill-top village after the departure of the legions in 410.  The most ancient building is the church, no sign of any re-used Roman masonry.  Friendly dog.

At the back of the church is what can only be described as a shrine to the village dead of the Great War.

Hand-illuminated list of ten men from the village who died.  An enlarged portrait of one of the fallen.  An idealised illustration of the moment of death and heavenly committal.

This corner looks as if it has been untouched for nearly a hundred years.