The Hardy Monument

The monument erected in honour of Thomas (kiss me) Hardy, not the slightly depressing novelist. I managed to keep my hand reasonably steady whilst taking this pic, despite the lungbusting ascent from Martinstown near Dorchester. My good friends Ian and Fliss (Mr & Mrs BFLB) offered kind words and solace at my wheezing state, but it was the mouthful of wine gums that really sorted me out.