Exploring the medieval Avebury Henge and Stone

My husband and I went to explore the historic Avebury's Stone Circle and Henge, and surrounding areas in Wiltshire, UK.

The magnitude of the site has mesmerised us, and even though it was spring break with many families visiting, we were lucky to capture shots without obstruction.

Hubby who is more inept on UK history, wrote two posts with overhead drone shots of the area and some black and white images and history of the area from @scubahead, to grasp the significance of this place that's still relevant today.

The immaculate grounds are an open space for anyone to explore and an excellent escape in nature.
There were volunteers leading tours, but hubby and I were keen to discover the area ourselves, so we wandered around at a snail's pace, enthralled by the sedating yet energising effects of the greenery and the surrounding monuments.

The sacred landscape has an unexplainable vibrance to it, and the lushness of the grounds or the defined paths, but it kept us going, as we were urged to explore.

The contrasting colours along the fields were soothing to the eye.

It wasn't the sunniest of days, and we kept looking at clouds passing over, with fingers crossed that it would not rain.

Looking at the rocks abstractly was fascinating and stretched my imagination.

Whether it's intentional or mere coincidence, this one, in particular, looks like the head of an animal—maybe a lion—with illusions of facial details of an eye, nose, and mouth from this angle.

Natural textures and designs

My eyes zoomed in on the smaller details, and I became fascinated with the textures, natural designs, and formations on some of the stones, which felt surreal to witness, let alone touch.

I like the idea of using these designs as wallpaper and background photos.

We meandered around the local community that was developed around the ancient monuments and out towards a quaint pub and ice cream parlour in a little village that is all a part of the attraction.

This walk in nature had me exploring not only the large monumental stones from medieval times but also some intriguing finer details, which used up all the memory on my mobile phone. So it excites me to share with #WednesdayWalk, one of my favourite communities, by @tatoodjay.

This turned out to be quite a photo essay and I trust that you also enjoyed seeing the overhead shots in the links added above.

Thanks for stopping by, as always.

All the images above are mine.

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