The mist clears .. ah, there's the enormous Longleat estate house in the centre.
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Winter scene at Heaven's Gate, overlooking Longleat in Wiltshire.

To get a very rough idea of how old a tree is, measure the circumference about 5 feet (1.5 m) off the ground, and the age is about 25 years per foot (80 yrs per m). On that basis, the big tree in the centre is about 600 years old, seeded around the time of Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas.

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My wife and sister contemplating a view of Longleat in the Autumn. I waited until the sun was on the trees behind and then was lucky with their intimate pose.

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Longleat in Autumn. I waited until the sun was shining through the clouds on to the house.

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English bluebell woods are paradise if you find a big one, when it's at its peak and when the weather is warm. Is not just the sight that seduces, but the perfume too. This one is to the east of Longleat in Wiltshire and in a warmer April than the current one. We were walking with some friends and their dog Kiri in the prime of life.

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