It was a quiet afternoon and the weather was trying to make up its mind whether to bathe us in bright sunshine or soak us with torrential downpours.
Feeling optimistic during one of the longer sunny spells, we decided to load us all into the bus and go for a short drive so the cats could get another chance to get used to the fact that this 'room' moves!
All aboard and with an accompaniment of miaows of various pitches, off we went.
Our destination was to be a beautiful secluded spot about 10 minutes away from home.
We intended to park up in a quiet country road overlooking the lake at Marston St. Lawrence, where we could relax, enjoy the scenery and read a book for a while, as we drank copious cups of coffee.
As we are usually open to unexpected changes of plan we frequently find other things on the way to our original spot, and today was no exception, so we pulled over just before we reached our destination as the view of a sunlit field with the grass moving like ocean waves in the wind was captivating.
The kettle was soon on and both cats and humans were enjoying the view. . .
When all of a sudden, the Sun disappeared and the rain started, not just gentle drops falling but buckets hurled from the heavens!
Coffee in hand with the thundering sound of the torrent on the roof we decided to slowly drive down to our original destination and take some shelter under the canopy of the trees. Coffee sloshing in our cups, we made our way down the bumpy road, and parked up.
Overlooking the lake at Marston St Lawrence
It's a wonderful spot and looked beautiful, even with the rain.
Two views in one day, a cup of coffee overlooking a sunlit field and the next overlooking a rain soaked lake all from the comfort of our busl.
This is one diy project I am glad was started! Wonderful.
Then it was miaow, miaow, miaow all the way home!
More about Marston St. Lawrence - Link
2 comments:
What fun...the cats look so engrossed...how wonderful you are to them to include them on your trips. Your home away from home looks so inviting. I used to take my 3 cats to the beach every weekend when I lived in Portland, OR, a 2-hr drive. They did well with it. I miss having a cat--so it's fun to see yours.
Yes, they love to see the new views when the 'moving room' stops. :-)
They are still not that keen on it moving, a miaowing mixture of excitement and 'what on earth is going on!'
Hopefully with repetition they will become totally comfortable with it and just enjoy the ride.
Thanks for dropping by and for the comment Oriana, it is always good to see you.
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