The heavy rainclouds pressed low over the neoclassical castle’s verdant grounds, where rain-kissed greens glistened vivid after summer’s drought.
Swaying leaves hinted at the forthcoming change as she gathered chestnuts and acorns along the damp paths by the reflective lake.
At the crest of the rolling slopes, she looked out over the sweeping English landscape park, letting centuries of imagined footsteps and lives lived pull her into reverie…







