😃 We had Christmas music on in the car, on the way back from the train station this afternoon. Gordon was almost word perfect on every song 🎵.

That looks brilliant, hidden in the woods.

It’s wonderful, isn’t it? There is a spectacular blend of natural beauty and remarkable engineering, which seems to work together surprisingly harmoniously.

And finally, there were beauties from bygone days… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem

And I suspect that our good friend @helendrinkstea would have liked these lads and lasses… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem

And my dad would have enjoyed casting a critical eye over the vegetables… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem

The flower arranging categories were fiercely competitive (my mum would have loved looking at these)… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem

The animals weren’t the only beauties on display. Both the sweet and savoury entries to the various competitions caught the eye and tickled the tastebuds… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem

The sheep pens were very popular, and for good reason… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem

And here are a couple of splendid horned guys… #SmallBeautiesHour #ThreadOfGold #BecauseOfClem