Tuesday 21 February 2023

Tuesday 21.2.23

 Two hours yesterday afternoon on a gentle stroll round the woods (and the little bit extra I`ve found to tag on the usual route - in training for another long walk - maybe). It was possible to think of Spring though only too aware that we`re not even out of February yet.

Indeed, a blog is a useful reminder not to take anything for granted - this was us this time last year:



Could hardly have been more different yesterday - warm sun, gentle breeze and pretty, mackerel skies.

Similar Spring-y vibes down in the beautiful Cotswolds last week where the snowdrops are further on than ours and the catkins are burstin` out all over.



Also lots of this which doesn`t seem to be such a thing in our neck of the woods but is a blast of nostalgia from a childhood in Kent where it was everywhere.
We called it Old Man`s Beard but having checked see it may have other names, is also seen as a weed and I`m not sure if it`s a sign of Spring, a hangover from Winter or neither. Love it anyway. And the Cotswolds on a fine gentle day is a splendid place to stroll (even if I miss my companion canines. 😉)



And back up north, in between all the Spring stuff came Storm Otto, taking out the electric and phone signals, attempting to rip the garage roof off - again - and tipping over yet more trees, those already precariously balanced from Storm Arwen, some blocking off the path usually travelled. 
Felt quite exciting walking through the woods that day as the trees thrashed about, sounding - and feeling a bit - like we were out on a wild sea.
Today all is calm again and there`s a small bunch of reassuring bright yellow, sweet smelling daffs on the table next to me. February may not be over but we`re over halfway through.

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