On the Edge in late November

It’s very nearly a perfect day for a walk on the Wenlock Edge near Aston Munslow – cold (and getting colder), clear and sunny. There’s a red kite wheeling above the sheepy field, and in the woods are deer – one, two, then three. They’ve seen us, of course, and aren’t sure of our motives. Soon they’re away, down the steep slope to the west. The sun’s almost gone by the time we’re back to the start.