Seen today

Come on our morning walk  ... look what we saw at 6.30 a.m. today

lots of blossom on our apple trees

a glimpse of the Welsh hills from the lane behind my house

ah - now we can see better from the clearing

this magnificent tree at the start of the Wirral Way

nettle flowers

bluebells

forget-me-nots

gorse

"pink bells"

Inca "field surfing"

she dives into this field every morning and romps through the long grass -

well actually - it is a crop of some sort - many apologies to the farmer!!!

a very tall shadow

the morning sun shining through the branches

the lane that leads back into our field

we squeeze round the gate because I can't find my key

Back home for breakfast.

It's a glorious day on the Paradise Peninsular!

Seen today ....

On with my dirty old wellies and out for our morning walk....what will we see today?

Inca racing across the field like she's been shot out of a cannon...

Daffodils around the base of our apple trees ...

look closely - we have leaf buds

The badger sett in the lane behind our house ....

 no sign of Mr. Badger though!

Blossom at last ...

Flowering currant ...

Pussy willow ...

My favourite weeping willow ....

Dark brooding skies over the Dee and the Welsh hills ...

surely rain will follow

.... and half a dog!!!!

Normal service is resumed:

At six o'clock this morning I took Inca out for a walk on the Wirral Way....

Before I hurt my back in the summer we did this every day before work. By the time I was fully recovered the mornings were far too dark and we were in the depths of winter- but I promised myself  and Inca that we would start again as soon as the mornings were lighter.

Well today, normal service has been resumed and we set off while the rest of the house was still sleeping

I swear by the health benefits ... I didn't have a cold for the year and a half - this year I've had so many ailments it's unbelievable. And it's a good way to keep in trim. I've put on half a stone over the winter ... that  has got to go!!!

Also, this year I need to get some training in for the Race for Life in July... so I'll have to start walking at a much faster pace instead of ambling along and enjoying the scenery.

Finally, it's the best time of day to take our silly dog off the lead ...... she can run like the wind down the old railway track and there are no other dogs to distract her. So, there's a better chance she'll actually come back when I call her!

It was all a bit grey and drizzly this morning ... but it won't be too long before it will look like this....

I can't wait!