A New Month!

Goals:

I always have little goals I set myself, usually involving crafting, gardening, writing etc...but this month the main one is:

Walking:  I am going to attempt to walk 100 miles this month!  That is an average of approximately 3.2 miles a day so if some days I can do more to counteract those days I do less this is achievable hopefully.  

Starting this goal as I mean to go along, I headed off this afternoon on a route I haven't done for a little while.

Up the hill to the cliff top path...

...along this path.

Along the path with blackberries on either side - must remember these when they are ripe!

As I walk along these hedgerows butterflies abound

flying in the air as if dancing to the tune of the wind.

Through the fields where a kestrel is hunting

I stood and watched it for a while as it hovered in the air, every so often diving down to land before flying back up into the air again.  I only had my small pocket camera on me today so the photos aren't the best.

It briefly stopped on the power line before flying and hovering again.  It also called out a few times so was fun hearing its cry.

Back to footpaths...

I've shown this sign before, about the ancient village of Nettlecombe.

Love this shot of the Marbled White.

A fallen branch across the walking track.  This must have come down in the last few days I would think as it had been quite windy.

Across a small trickling stream.

So much buddleia in flower

The signpost pointing back to Nettlecombe.

The old fire hydrant in Whitwell, looking a little sorry for itself.  

The church.

The time was right!

Lovely window.

Which way now...

Hidden gates.

With wonky signs.

Pathways to walk with butterflies and bees to observe busy at work.

Another interesting gate.

Lady bird

Lovely flowers

with a Hoverfly.

Beautiful colours

I left another rock on my travels, this time just at the end of the tunnel path in Niton.  

Today's walk: 5.3 miles.

New box of teabags opened for the 1st July... a strange thing to post, but it just took my fancy that I was starting a new box today for some reason.

My lunch - home grown radish, beetroot and lettuce.  Just what I needed to fuel me up for my walk.

I faffed a bit with my new trolley craft station ... I have my art books on the bottom shelf.

I forgot I had left my camera in black and white mode, so when I took this photo of the Heron this evening I realised too late.

I managed to restore it to colour just as it flew off.

I am not sure what this bug is.

My first cucumber!  Growing well.

Some cherries for after dinner.

Greens for dinner fresh from the garden.

The shelled peas - I never cook them, preferring them raw.

I picked some of the smaller raspberries from a different vine, and they were delicious, but I ate them before I got them to the house!

Oh and I saw a baby fish in the pond today which was exciting!