Bolton Abbey

Recently in class, Miss Mitchell asked the kids what their favorite day is. I figured out that mine is friday, but not because it is the end of a work week...I love fridays, because that is the day that Angie and Nel take us on little adventures and walks around the countryside! I have so very thankful to Angie, Malcolm, and Nellie for letting us join them on these journeys! This past friday we went to Bolton Abbey. This church was partly destroyed in the late 16th century, but part of it is still a functioning church. We got to tour the grounds in a really heavy frost (close to a hoar frost) that never melted all day in some parts. It was really beautiful to get to see this in an unusual way...

We saw a model of what they thought the abbey and grounds looked like and it was obvious that probably 75% of it was destroyed. Since being here, we have learned that there was a struggle between Catholicism and Protestants in England's history. When a Catholic queen or king ruled, they would have any protestant buildings destroyed and vice versa. The result is a lot of ruins of once beautiful buildings. 

Angie, Nel, and Leigh in a doorway

A view of what was the nauve

Leigh, Me, and Bethany

The hoar frost was falling off the trees and it looked like glitter!

Leigh has a mission to pet a duck. They haven't warmed up to the idea yet...

Bethany making Nel happy by throwing the stick! She never gets tired, that's for sure!