. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 14, 1922. THE BBITISH BEE JOUENAL. 607 The lanes are tidy and the walks neatly kept. The gardens are aflame with old-fashioned flowers, and stone-slab paths lead to the village homes. Not many bee hives were in evidence. Perhaps they have been lost through disease, or else not kept at all. In any case these bright gardens are in- complete without the row of hives under the wall. Hard by the village street the stream wends its way, rippling over a stony bed, or through the mossy strands in which the fish love to hide. But nowadays in t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 14, 1922. THE BBITISH BEE JOUENAL. 607 The lanes are tidy and the walks neatly kept. The gardens are aflame with old-fashioned flowers, and stone-slab paths lead to the village homes. Not many bee hives were in evidence. Perhaps they have been lost through disease, or else not kept at all. In any case these bright gardens are in- complete without the row of hives under the wall. Hard by the village street the stream wends its way, rippling over a stony bed, or through the mossy strands in which the fish love to hide. But nowadays in the hamlet the garage has come into prominence, and with it the signs of " Shell," " Gargoyle " and grease. " Ah," quoth the lover of horseflesh, " 'tis a sad ; As the tractor replaces the team and the motor replaces the horse-drawn vehicle, there is less for strong, willing hands to do on the land. But, happily, in natural beauty Bibury— and here my secret is out—remains un- changed, and the delightful pen pictures by the late Arthur Gibbs in "A Cotswold Village " can still be seen by the visitor. And artists find much to sketch and paint. A Cotswold Gem. In the deeper pools the dark surface re- flects the overhanging pollard and withy, and the tall reeds rustle in the breeze. The followers of Isaak Walton find ample sport and when the May fly is up the trout are at their best. Angling is a priceless excuse for laziness, and the keen Cotswold air is calculated to enable the sportsman to do ample justice to such wholesome fare as is provided at t;:e local hostelry. Unhappily, times have a knack of chang- ing, though they are not welcomed by local celebrities. Twenty years ago the sound of the anvil was unceasing, and as much news changed hands at the smithy as anywhere else in the neighbourhood. and linger over during the long summer days. Away over the stream lies Arlington, with many a crooked patch and rustic cottage.
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