The skies have no cleared, and the gritters are out on the roads. In late April. I am still on holiday, and the cold weather will not keep me indoors. Although having to wait for a new bike wheel and trainers from Decathlon may do that tomorrow.
I had a 10km run today on my new usual route across the fields to Hawton village, on the way flushing up a very large and very pale looking buzzard. This one had a lot of pale markings on the upper wing, which I got a good view of as it struggled to gain height from the hedge in which it was sitting before I crashed by with my characteristic lack of subtlety.
Elsewhere there seems to be what I think is herb robert starting to emerge in damp areas, the cemetery is just full of flowers, and although there weren't many insects about in the cold a big drone fly gave me a good little photo opp as it sat on a leaf.
I still haven't done a big expedition this time off. The temperature and the state of my bike doesn't really allow this.
Si
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It has become very cold here today. Wished I'd worn gloves on my walk this morning and I noticed a sprinkling of white on the fell tops.
ReplyDeleteYour photographs are beautiful. I especially like the top one. X
THank you very much Jules! I had a few snowflakes fall on me last night
ReplyDeleteCold here too! Lovely set of photos of all the Spring flowers - the top one of the bluebells is particularly good :)
ReplyDeleteGreat set of flowers. You don't happen to know what the white one near the top is?
ReplyDeleteNot the cuckoo flower, the one under the buttercup :o)
DeleteThat's meadow saxifrage
DeleteGreat, thanks- I saw some today and couldn't find it in my book.
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