Work, gigs, more work - and then a few days away, of which more in a minute.
Meanwhile Spring is trying very hard to take over - the larks are deafening, the gorse is at the peak of its golden glory and when the sun warms the air that coconut scent is intoxicating, there are lambs. And yet, and yet. It is still unseasonably cold - the fire is still being lit in the mornings and evenings though it is the merry month of May - and there is still no sign of the lapwings, the oyster catchers and the curlews which not that long ago were the real harbingers of Spring on the hill.
Still, when we set off this morning in an attempt to get warm without lighting the fire, the bracing easterly kept us marching briskly along. The grass is growing, the first mowers have even been in action, there are catkins and buds and bright green larch needles are emerging through the grey lichen.
We took the longer route home which is becoming a regular part of our expeditions even though the woods it takes us by are still displaying the destruction of storm Arwen from all those months ago.
Getting back into regular walks with the dogs has been a delight but last month there were six days away with different companions only one of which was canine. So another long distance walk completed, this time The Great Glen Way, not as challenging as last year`s West Highland Way but pretty demanding neverthless.
I completely failed to marshall pictures of the WHW or even write about it last year. I am currently trying to make up for that with this year`s expedition but there is such a thing as too many photos and too little energy (on my part) to keep an ongoing diary as we walked. I`m thinking of opening a new blog to try and record these events especially as I have a sneaking feeling that they are becoming slightly addictive: the pains and joys, the ups and downs - literally and metaphorically - the occasional injury (🙄) and the huge satisfaction of completing the journey even if you have to hobble into the final pub - it takes some beating.
For the time being here are a few random pictures while I go and continue trying to work the whole into some sort of cohesive account.
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