And despite the cool air it was indisputably a summer`s evening with pungent scents that are familiar but hard to pinpoint.
Doubtless if I had the olfactory gift bestowed on dogs I could distinguish between types of vegetation, fungus and animals but instead the smells flood the nose, and thence the brain, in a single wave, producing the completely inadequate description of woodsy.
And as always the woods threw up a moment of pure bliss when, as we turned for home,the breeze dropped and the sun made a brief appearance between the grey clouds, casting long shadows and making lacy silhouettes out of the trees.
For a second or two it was completely still,quiet and warm and all you could do was stand and stare.
It`s why it`s possible to walk the same piece of land day in and day out and for it to be a different experience every time.
And in other news - finished another Elizabeth Wein book today. Black Dove White Raven. In fact sat in the car at lunchtime in order to be able to finish it in peace. It`s as gripping and un-put-down-able as the other two I`ve read - Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire - and, like them, is action-packed, thought-provoking and full of strong characters. Can`t recommend them highly enough.
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