Studley Royal Water Garden near Ripon is more elegant than Blacka was this morning after a night of heavy rain. And Studley is well worth visiting along with Fountains Abbey next door. Once when I was there the lakes had expanded after several days of downpours, slightly detracting from the perfect design and introducing an element of wildness that was inappropriate.
But Blacka is more at home with wild nature having many faces and going through many changes of character. Heavy sleepers may have been hardly aware of the quantity of rain that fell last night so might have been surprised to see the transformations to the tracks and pathways.
Only those with suitable footwear will be venturing out today. Galoshes preferably unless you're able to dry out the walking boots or have a spare pair for tomorrow.
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