We spent a very pleasant Friday afternoon with our extended family on Pop's side, at his sister Doreen and brother-in-law Pete's home. Their mum was there, as were Stacey's cousins Karen and Mandy and their husbands Martin and Wes. The company is always warm and friendly, and Doreen is an excellent hostess who keeps your plates and glasses full.
Here, Karen's son Ben and Violet pose up at the top of Burrow Hill, a nearby hilltop we climbed to get good views of the flooded Somerset Levels.
Karen and her two - Ben, 7 1/2, and Chloe, 3 - walked up with us, making it that much more fun for our girls.
Back at the house, the children played so well together. We had not one squabble, just lots of laughter and merriment.
See those welly boots? They were very much needed! Violet wasn't thrilled to walk in the squishy squishy mud down by the gate.
The levels flood regularly, but this year's flooding has been the worst in everyone's memory.
Some villages have been hit especially hard, with homes devastated. For our friends and family, the flooding has meant longer drives at times, with roads shut because of the depth of water flowing across.
One field near Pete and Doreen's farm has been taken over by wild swans! Hard to take in this view and remember that this is actually a grassy field under normal circumstances.
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