The sun was so bright when we woke up this morning we decided a trip to a new forest was in order. The chosen land was a mile and a half trail with some rather varying terrain. The bluebell leaves were just starting to come up from the soil. In another 6 weeks the forest floor, with its small streams winding through the ravines and man made wooden bridges perfect to make wishes from, will have a bright blue carpet as far as the eye can see. We picked a bit of wild garlic and some honeysuckle. The first was to smell and eat, the second to grow up our fence. It was the most perfect walk I have been on in ages. I am tiered enough from the ups and downs to make myself feel appreciative of the exercise, yet not so much that I am wishing I never went. The best thing about this particular nature reserve is that we didn’t see anyone until the very end of our walk. There are lots of uncommon birds to identify and whose songs are loud and clear. There are many different types of trees which means in the fall there are going to be LOTS of mushrooms and fungus in general. The welcome sign in the parking lot suggests a whopping 700 different species of fungus alone! (swoon)
What a perfect way to spend a beautiful spring day. Now, while some of my fellow Canadians are sitting in yet another 10cm of snow, don’t be dismayed. Next week we are back in storm central and back to the-rain-that-never-ends that England is famous for. This is a break in the grey. It will continue this weekend and our plan is to erect our green house. Hotdogs and coleslaw to follow. Milk that spring vibe!
Happy day everyone… hope some daffodils are blooming in your area.
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