What have you seen

We have beautiful blue skies and sunshine at the moment but I've just heard the weather forecast for mid week and it sounds awful....better make the best of it while we can! Sounds like things are well on the way in France Redkite, more of a bumpy spring  ride here...

Brue lovely photos. I'm impressed with the path! Looks solid and dry? Jealousy isn't nice but I think I'm feeling some 😱

Grey chilly start here for a change 🙈. Dog and I took ourselves off to the local estate, knew it would be mucky, but getting better, so had planned a dog bath on our return, she had definitely developed an odour of stale pond from all the wet walks! Was a bit later than usual and saw a couple from a distance, thought they were neighbours but dismissed as they have an elderly dog, been so long since normal living 😉, I'd forgotten they got another a couple of years ago. They waved and waited so we had a lovely socially distanced walk. So nice to have a conversation!

Sun's come out now so will go and see how spring is coming along in the garden.

+1,the welcome return of Spring in 5 pics. Excellent👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

How come your tracks are so dry, Brue? We did a circumnavigation of Portchester Castle today and the path through the woods is still like Paschendale. Loads of Brent geese still about and our local egret. No sign of our resident kingfisher who seems to show up for everyone except me. Haven't seen her for ages.

The recent good weather has dried most of ours paths but there are some bad patches, I'm showing a better bit, very sandy soil too so it does drain out. By Wednesday we'll back to mud looking at the forecast...

We also have a kingfisher on the local stream CY but only OH manages to see it! 🌞

Just to reply to wherenext, we had an opticians appointment in Llandudno and our postal address was our sons address in Stockport at the time but we were living in the caravan near Llandudno as we were between homes and the local council had authorised the site we were on for ‘homeless’ like us, and for key workers, of whom there were six.

wouldn’t dream of breaking any lockdown rules.

we combined our exercise with our opticians appointment that day.

We have since bought our new home in North Wales, guess what, we miss the caravan!

Noticed this blossom this morning on the edge of a copse of trees, tree branch and trunk to assist if needed. I don't recognise it does anyone else?

Mud photos I felt I should share, it is getting better in places 🤣🤣. Picking your route is crucial. Even the areas that appear grass and are for a bit can suddenly turn very boggy in the oddest of places! eh as you reach the top of an incline when starting from the bottom 😱. Must be good old Essex clay..........

I’m thinking-Blackthorn(Sloeberry) they’re field border bushes/trees, they are very early flowerers & in the early flushes they’re red/pink but end up an off white. They smell beautiful B2👍🏻

Not sloe, here's some in our hedging just now. Bit of a mystery B2.. I looked up hazel and poplar but no luck there. If I take a photo on my phone I can check it out against possible names.

Definitely not sloe/blackthorn, here's some from another copse. I always think its a very delicate pretty blossom. Perhaps thats why its cold and grey here - what my dad always called the blackthorn winter!

The other one reminded me of a spidery witch hazel/hamamellis. A bit like winter sweet but different colour. I was sure folk on here would know I feel better about not recognising it.

Brue I'm interested in your mention of photos on phone??  I tried a Google search but only comes up with cherry or blackthorn and its not those or cultivated trees.