Saturday, 2 April 2011

Down In Devon

Here's a photo of South Pool after a dry summer, when the ducks had to search hard for somewhere to swim! The second cottage in from the right was where my husband's Grandparents lived, and next comes a picture of my daughter and my Mum when we visited the village in about 1973.









You can see it was still a quiet, rural place, far from the hustle and bustle of modern day life.


I already told you the story of the gentleman we met that day, called Perry Caunter, the person who taught my husband to be patient when weeding a field of carrots by hand, and here he is for you to say hello to, as well.

These are my little trio of time warp pictures for this week's Sepia Saturday. I think they each tell their own stories, without my help.
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23 comments:

  1. Anvilcloud2 April 2011 at 11:01

    That middle photo of your mother and daughter is very well composed. Very nice.

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  2. jabblog2 April 2011 at 13:18

    A very pleasant look back. I wonder if it's changed much - more traffic, probably.

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  3. SmitoniusAndSonata2 April 2011 at 14:04

    My mother and eldest daughter would have looked just like that then , too . Perfect!

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  4. Postcardy2 April 2011 at 14:14

    I don't think I could be patient when weeding a field of carrots by hand. That sounds like a nightmare to me.

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  5. 21 Wits2 April 2011 at 14:40

    Oh what a lovely place! This is exactly the kind of little town so interesting and filled with life that I found fun to visit while I was in England...I can't wait for my next visit! Very nice post!

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  6. Alan Burnett2 April 2011 at 14:47

    They tell their own story indeed, particularly the engaging smile in that last photograph. Such an enjoyable post, thanks.

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  7. Anonymous2 April 2011 at 15:14

    These photos make me wish I could go see the village myself.

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  8. Pearl2 April 2011 at 15:16

    This looks like how I imagine the English countryside to look. :-) I do enjoy your photos!

    Pearl

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  9. Pat - Arkansas2 April 2011 at 17:20

    I enjoyed your photographic memories. I didn't make it to Devon during any of my brief trips to England; my loss, I see.

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  10. Fran Hill2 April 2011 at 18:01

    That rural location looks idyllic. I WANT A HOLIDAY!!!!!

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  11. Betsy Brock2 April 2011 at 18:31

    Wonderful, wonderful!

    I just love thatched roofs! Why don't we have them here in the states? Our house presently needs a new roof... Maybe I should start something... :)

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  12. North County Film Club2 April 2011 at 19:19

    When in Ireland a couple of years ago, my sister and I were trying so hard to see a thatched roof. Just the typical Irish type village house. Could we find one - no. I'm sure there are some there somewhere, but not where we were. So I really enjoyed your photos of the roofs that we missed.
    Nancy
    Ladies of the grove

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  13. Merisi2 April 2011 at 19:31

    Thank you for taking us along memory lane!

    Weeding a field of carrots does sound intimidating, to say the least.
    Wonder how small the plants were. Tiny ones are really hard to separate from weeds. ;-)

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  14. Unknown2 April 2011 at 21:31

    I so enjoy photos of English cottages and scenery. There is just something romantic and cozy about them.
    QMM

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  15. Dave2 April 2011 at 23:39

    I enjoyed seeing these photos Pen. Its good to be able to look back huh? I maintain that a photo freezes time. And weeding a field of carrots? Mmmm, I would not like to do that! - Dave

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  16. Christine H.3 April 2011 at 01:10

    I think I'd like Perry.

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  17. Bob Scotney3 April 2011 at 07:38

    My back still aches from weeding carrots 60 years ago in a village in Rutland. Your pictures say it all.

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  18. Anonymous3 April 2011 at 09:58

    Very picturesque - I bet the view hasn't changed much since 1973! Perry looks like just the sort you would need around if you had a whole field of carrots to weed :-) Jo

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  19. Bruno Laliberté3 April 2011 at 23:21

    a charming location if a tad quiet for my taste...
    :D~
    HUGZ

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  20. Anonymous4 April 2011 at 00:13

    What a lovely village. Looks like the sort of place I'd love to live.

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  21. Dave King4 April 2011 at 09:04

    I wish I could creep into your time warp. Delightful.

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  22. merinz5 April 2011 at 21:44

    I always marvel at villages in The UK. They are an art form.

    Here in NZ a town is a town, just a gathering of houses, and a few shops in the main street, but nothing artistic about the whole collection at all. The only thing to comment about may be the coloured roofs (rooves - never sure about that one).

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  23. merinz5 April 2011 at 21:47

    PS I just googled roofs/rooves. Seems that in Australia and NZ we use rooves, but the rest of the world accepts roofs.

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