Hello Friends!
Today turned out much better than the forecast said it would be. You really can't rely on it, and it's better to look out the window and make an educated guess, bring a brolly along if you think it might be needed.
What a wonderful walk I had today! I went out around five~ish, and had the presence of mind to take my medication with me. I have to make sure the Madopar is taken to a very strict routine or else it won't do it's job and then what's the point of taking it?
As I shared with you yesterday, my route is varied and I try to make it a little bit longer each day. Today, I sort of got lost in all the beauty of a delicious spring afternoon and found I had walked a few hundred yards further than I had planned! All was well, I took my time coming back, and it's easy to disguise multiple rest stops under the guise of needing to take a photo!
I have yet to master the fine art of taking a selfie, so here's a lovely photo of my gardening hat.
I bumped into my neighbour who was on her way home from the same walk I was on, we had a lovely chat and more sponsorship was promised!
A short while and a few more images to identify later
I found myself in old, familiar territory
I tried to do a Facebook Live, but it was an epic fail!
Maybe that link will work, maybe it won't.
By this time, I realised how much further than planned I had actually walked, and if I maintain this pace I will be down on the cliffs by the end of the week. However, the weather might have different ideas. Have you seen the forecast?
My heart sang, my spirits soared along with the sightings {for me} of the first swallows of summer! The swooped gracefully as they fed upon the thousands of gnats swarming on this grand afternoon. Then I heard the old, familiar crake crake of the pheasant! What joy that brought to me! My heart was full! I looked across the field and there he was, his head popping up above the grass, then back down and up again! You can't see him, but I could!
As I wandered along, I took some more photos of plants and flowers for my records
The Hawthorn is quite beautiful
and finally, the cheeky little Cleavers or Goosegrass will sow its seed anywhere! Not quite as bad as the drain I saw with several well-established Sycamore saplings growing well therein!
I hope the weather isn't as bad as the forecast implies, with thunder and lightning, for that will put a serious dent in all my plans.
Until next time
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Good to see that you are getting out
ReplyDeleteIt feels good, and I'm raising lots of money for Parkinson's nurses, over £600 to date!
DeleteWell, it's not feeling any warmer! 7 deg here this morning, and I am sat here with my velvet hotty botty. Yesterday the greenhouse was the warmest place to be!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely walk, and a goodly glimpse of the sea. I hope the bad weather doesn't set you back too much. Lots of lovely wild flowers. I took photos of some yesterday too.
I envision you sitting in a deck chair in the greenhouse to keep warm!
DeletePresume you've seen the forecast? It is not looking good so I'm working on a contingency plan! With rain coming in, I wonder how many flowers will be left next week?
£600! Fabulous! But the big bonus is how it's affecting you.
ReplyDeleteMy wrist is in a brace tonight! Hopefully the brace will strengthen my wrist and keep it in order! Bad weather coming also means a contingency plan must be made!
DeleteI am so glad you are getting so much pleasure from your walks and for such a good cause. Lovely wild flowers and great to see swallows and a pheasant. I hope the weather keeps dry for you for the rest of your walks this week.
ReplyDeleteWeather not looking brilliant at all. Wrist is in a brace!
DeleteSo you figured out that photo equals rest stop thing too! Yes, a wonderful strategy, even if we are only fooling ourselves! It's sure lovely. (Our weather is nothing to write home about either!)
ReplyDeleteLol, I'd figured that out years ago, one must always stop at least once to admire the view!
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