A nice greeting on my return...

2 August 2014

After spending some quality time back in the US with Suzanne, I got back to the cottage and found the following waiting for me:



This is the blue Hydrangea



And this one is the purpley-red one. Definitely my favorite and I need to get some of these planted at home!



My apples are also ripening. I've had quite a few already. I still can't get over being able to walk out back and pick some apples. I'm eating at least one a day. Today I zapped one in the microwave with some raisins and a bit of brown sugar...mmm!

Until next time...

Cinco de Mayo walk

5 May 2014

It was a beautiful day, so I headed out for a walk.  I started down what I like to call the River Walk along the River Bleng; I join it at Wellington and then walk down it until it joins back up with the road.  Then I cross and can either head back to the cottage for a 1 hour walk, or head up a bridleway towards a farm.

After a while the walk approaches a bridge; not sure what stream or river this one is (it's not Bleng).

 The Blue Bells are starting to go, but there is still lots of color.

 Along the way you can see towards the East, over at Scafell.  

 Bossy and her pals decided they were interested in what I was doing...

 I caught those forest violets in the base of the tree.  The tree is quite healthy.

 That would make a nice home, but right now it's some sort of farm building.  Probably over a hundred years old.

 These two little ones kept acting like they were going to bolt.  Probably lambed within the last week.

 And the Blue Bells up close.

Until next time...