A Hare At The Window, Cranbrook

It's been yet another cold and grey day today but we felt we had to head out for a micro trip anyway so went to somewhere we hadn't been for a long time - Cranbrook.  It felt particularly atmospheric in the gloom and has many weatherboard houses and shops lining the high street. 
At one end of the town is Union Mill (see extra for a detail of this magnificent building), a windmill which was built for Mary Dobell in 1814 and run by her son, Henry. Unfortunately, by 1819 she was declared bankrupt and it was taken over by a union of her creditors, hence its name. It's the tallest smock mill in the country and is a type of windmill that consists of sloping, horizontal weatherboard, usually with six or eight sides. It's topped off with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sales into the wind. Union Mill was restored in the 1960's and still has all of its sails.
After stopping off for a drink and some crisps at The George Hotel we ventured back out into the cold to try and capture our images. It was then that I spotted this hare in the bay window of one to the weatherboarded houses. I really liked it's beady eye staring back at me!
To cheer myself up after you know what I've delved back into my photography books. I chose Five Decades : A Retrospective by William Albert Allard. His images are superb and have a gorgeous lyrical quality to them that I so admire. His personality and respect for his subjects shines through. Luckily, and rather wonderfully, the book also contains chapters of his own words, history and stories. It's a wonderfully creative and thoughtful world to be absorbed by.