WEATHER OBSESSED!

Glove time has arrived!  There was a definite chill when we started our walk this morning.  We are rather obsessed with the weather, but in our defence, it does dictate what we wear.  Today, Jenny got outside her door and decided that she simply wasn't wearing enough for the conditions so added an extra coat!  Walking, as well as any other outdoor activity, is influenced so much by the weather.  We are not cocooned in the heated, dry bubble of our cars so we are at the mercy of the elements!

Above are some of our sights today, including some more fungi on the bark of a tree, a treehouse in the woods, some colourful chrysanthemums, Chinese lanterns and pampas grasses etc.  We also came across some blatant fly-tipping, right by a main road - bags of builders' rubble which will take some removing, unless they are for use by the farmer!  These two geese had definite personalities and plenty to say! They were in the garden of a cottage that had come up with a great way to up-cycle a bicycle as a planter (see centre pic)!  I have an old bike in my garage that I need to get rid of, perhaps this is the answer!

Sunrise this morning was 7.28am, so although it was gloomy when we started, the sun soon came out and warmed everything up.  Heavy dew in the long grasses infiltrated into my socks through the suede uppers of my new boots. Must remember to wear the heavy, leather ones on such mornings.

We saw more sheep today than we have for a long time.  We even saw some lambs - didn't think this was the right time of year!  There always seems to be at least one black sheep per flock.  Even the 'rock flock' located in the middle of Canards Grave roundabout, sculpted by local artist, Jeff Body, has one!  Unfortunately, he managed to elude my photograph, the black sheep, not Jeff!!