Another day…another wonderlust… Yesterday found our intrepid explorers once more braving the high country to the east. Here they encountered such marvels as great coffee shops and cafes, farmers going about their business and lots and lots of fresh air. Welcome to Gartree Explored!

It is a tough life but someone has got to live it. It was a lovely early autumn day, warm not hot sun, a cooling breeze and a clean air so that from the high points you can see for miles. We even had time to have a nonsense argument over medieval travel plans. The point of all this nonsense is that we were on the road again capturing images (me) and inspiration (David) for our latest creative project. My title is Gartree Explored – David’s is somewhat different but in the end they serve the same purpose: To produce a visual essay on the sights and sounds we found travelling around Harborough District Council.

Yesterday was dominated by the ironstone churches dotted in the small villages that were once the beating heart of what was once one of the richest parts of England – thanks to unfettered access to an expansive European market for our produce, in this case wool. Those were the days (Too soon? Not a bit of it!)