Keeping up Appearences

Returned from a good week spent in East Sussex, South East coast of England.
Old estates, cottages, villages, shady woods, deep cut roads and serious farmland in between.
At Rolverden this sweet sight:



Two border collies standing motionless at the entrance of this very old little church. Waiting for their boss to come out. They never moved one hair of their coats. I was curious how long the wait would last and took some pictures to keep my own patience in line.

They were standing like worshipping the newborn Christchild. Devote, demure, holy.

Deceiving appearances. After the mistress had at last come out and released them from their frozen state we went in.
The church served a secular purpose:
Farmer's Market; the meat, poultry and fish department