Satisfying Sunday

Come for a walk with me 

through the rich green vegetation of the woods

A footpath can be seen let's see where it will lead.

What's this I see up yonder

Could it be a cave?

Let's get closer to see

Will you come with me...

through the darkness and eerie silence of a cave

Don't be scared

I see a glimpse of light up ahead.

The jagged rocks above (thank goodness for a flash on the camera as it really was pitch black!)

There IS light at the end of the tunnel

We are almost at its end

Looking back at the exit, or is it the entrance

Perhaps a smugglers cave in times gone by.

Back through the green green woods.

Come and sit with me a while

As I gaze out to sea

Listening to the waves and the wind rustling in the trees

I spy a lone house in the distance

Surround by green it looks very private.

Quietly listening to the breeze as it ripples and rustles amongst the grain

creating waves across the green

A Red Admiral butterfly taking rest from flight

it had to fight against the wind today

but was pleased the sunshine was out.

Total walked today:  5.1 miles

In the garden, I have been doing battle with badgers.  I have put a fence across the front garden to the pond. It was there before but I put it back.  If the badgers really want to, they will be able to push through it but I am hoping it will act as enough of a deterrent to put them off, along with the one sonic device that works (two were bought, one stopped working very soon after it arrived - a waste of money indeed!)  that I have brought down from the top garden to face the bank. 

I have been busy working in the vegetable beds today, digging out the old remaining celery that had gone to seed and toughened up like old boots.  I put some new compost in the space it was, and have planted out some more chard and beetroot seeds.  

I did some weeding and watering - the garden was SO dry despite the rain we had the other day which as I suspected was very little to make a difference.

Aha, I spy!

I wonder if this grasshopper is partly to blame for eating my vegetables?

I did some more deadheading of old flowers in the front garden and spied a 20 spot ladybird

I suspect it is of the Harlequin variety.

A good Sunday with things achieved and new places explored.  

Have a good week everyone.