256 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1889—90 



Sept. 10. Drove with Mr. N. Bridges and Mrs. O'Malley to 

 Loch Muich and saw the Queen's Altnaguithsaich Lodge, and 

 Avalked along the shore of the lake for some distance. Very 

 pleasant and interesting day. We saw much of Vaccinium Vitis- 

 idaea in flower. 



Sept. 20. There was snow on the higher hills this morning, and 

 heavy showers all day in the valley, and snow on the hills. 



Sept. 21. Snow on the higher hills. A heavy snow-storm in 

 the afternoon in the valley ; snow remaining on the hills as low as 

 Tomantoul. Very cold. 



Sept. 26. Went some way up Morrone to see the mountains 

 and the snow. 



Oct. 1. Left Braemar. . . . Edinburgh. 



Oct. 2. Drove to the Forth Bridge, which is nearly finished. 



Oct. 4. Home. 



Oct 5 — 7. At Wicken Vicarage. 



1890. Jan. Very mild, but changeable weather. A succession 

 of heavy storms of wind most of the month. 



Jan. 25 — 27. Major Liebenrood came to us, to address Under- 

 graduates at C. L C. U. 



Feb. 21 — 25. Archdeacon and Mrs. Clarke, from New Zealand, 

 with us. 



Feb. 27. Heavy snow this evening, and the following night. 



3Iaij 23. Mrs. Eobert Stewart came, with a Chinese lady called 

 Mrs. Ahok. They met a very large meeting in the Guildhall in the 

 evening. 



June 10. To South wold. 



June 12. We drove by the Blythburgh Road to Dunwich. It 

 is a beautiful road, through lanes, Avith trees and flowers abundant ; 

 and between Blythburgh and Dunwich over open heaths of much 

 beauty. The church at Blythburgh is in a sad state of dilapidation, 

 and far too large for the parish, which cannot provide the large sum 

 required for its repair. This is sad, for it is a very fine building. 

 The ruins at Dunwich are very much as they were when I saw them 

 many years since, and the sea does not appear to be encroaching 

 much. We returned by Walberswick and the Ferry. 



June 14. We drove to Covehithe to see the ruins of the 

 magnificent church, which seems to be of early Perpendicular date. 

 The font is most beautifully carved. We returned by Wrentham 

 and South Cove. It was a fine day and a very interesting drive. 



June 16. Another beautiful day. We have been most highly 

 favoured. We went to Walberswick and called on the vicar, the 

 Rev. T. H. R. Oakes, and visited the remains of the fine old church, 

 of which only a small part is used. 



