Malbank mound

A simple mound in the ground?  Not to the expert eye of my walking compnaion.  This, he said, is clearly the site of an old moated house from medieval times.

Being a bit of a sceptic, I had to check when we got back.  He was right: the house, near Hilderstone, was probably part of the possessions of the Malbanks, a family who acquired a lot of land in England thanks to their loyalty to William The Conqueror in supporting his wars against the Anglo-Saxons (and Welsh).

I shall take mounds more seriously in future.

Scaring from a bus-shelter

You have to admire the small village of Hilderstone. Every summer it has a Scarecrow Festival, in which households each build a scarecrow - that very often stands outside their houses (scaring motorists - and thus living up to their descriptions!). 
The villagers really do think cleverly, creatively and right out-of-the-box.

This example sits in the village bus-shelter, waiting patiently - and probably for eternity - for a rural bus to come by.