Windrush

In March, when Mike was working in Amsterdam I took Ron Weasley and Harry Potter for a walk in the Windrush Valley in the Cotswolds.

First order of business: find sticks...

and transform them into wizards' wands.

The walk took us from the tiny village of Windrush to the equally tiny Little Barrington, then to eat at the Fox Inn, and back to Windrush.

Little did I know our path actually led us straight to Azkaban, the infamous wizard prison...

and then to the Leaky Cauldron where Harry and Ron enjoyed hearty plates of sausage and mash and fish and chips.

We happened upon a Womping Willow...

Little Barrington

Solution for a chilly boy.

Surprise!

and another Womping Willow.