Last Weekend in February - Beautiful Weather!

Before lunch I walked to Niton with the dogs, it is a lovely quiet walk as the road is now essentially closed, so the only use is people who live down it, and the occasional person who parks up to go for a walk.

The memorial (mentioned in previous posts) has some lovely fresh flowers.

I didn't realise when I zoomed in that there was a bumble bee sitting on the railing.

It was lovely and warm and I didn't need a cardigan over my t shirt.  To be able to walk in a t shirt in February is pretty amazing!

Looking up at the blue sky above the cliffs, is always awe inspiring.

After lunch I strimmed and mowed the front garden.

This had a ladybird on it, but after dashing inside to get my camera it had gone.

I also spotted the first butterfly for the year, a Peacock butterfly.

Lovely to see colour starting to come into the garden.

Today (Sunday, the last day in February 2021) has been another lovely day, although with a wind blowing, a lot cooler than yesterday, especially down along the coastal path!

I walked twice today, once with the dogs, and then on my own along the coastal path and then back through the woods.  I realised it has been months since I have done the coastal path, partly because of the weather, but mainly because Percy wouldn't really cope with it very well being blind etc... so I decided I need to make more effort to go out on my own after I have taken them for their walk.  I could take Stanley with me, but I don't like to leave Percy on his own.

Love this view.  

I went down and sat on one of the little beaches for a while.

Pretty double daffodils in the field

So pretty.

Some more lovely daffodils, that contrast so wonderfully against the blue sky in the top background.

Back through the woods.

It was a lovely walk, although my feet and ankles are paying the price now, especially the right foot, that is doing weird things...the heel is numb, and I have neuropathic pain up the ankle a couple of inches now too which is not especially pleasant.

I can't believe tomorrow will be March!

 

Sunday Walk

Sunday is the day I meet up with my son (the one with ASD) to go for a walk, but we haven't done so in a long time as the weather has conspired against us.  Fortunately this Sunday it was dry and warm enough to go out for a walk.

He showed me where he walks behind the zoo to see the lions and I actually got to see them better than when we went to the zoo a couple of years ago!

We walked along the beach front.  There was actually a blue sky!

It was nice to see a few families out actually enjoying the fresh air.  It is so important for our health, both physical and mental to get outside and breath in the fresh air, exercise to get the oxygen flowing around your body and help improve your immune system naturally.

There has been a lot of landslides this winter.  

I am not sure if this one happened this year or previous years, but I think it has probably got worse.  This was a WWII pillbox.

Loved seeing this line of gulls along the railing.

This fellow was very cheeky and the bravest of all as he stayed right where he was when we walked past, whereas the others all flew away.

Looking out to sea.

Special Moments

 The special moments in a day...

Absolutely stunning early morning sunrise

The naughty Heron eyeing up my fish in the pond...that is if there are any left!

Flying off into the sunrise.

One Year Anniversary

A year ago yesterday (4th February 2020) I moved to the Isle of Wight.  I can't believe I have now been here a whole year.  I didn't expect to still be living here on my own a year on, but on a whole it has been quite the adventure despite all the other 'stuff' going on in the world.  

It wasn't the best weather yesterday, but today I celebrated the year anniversary by taking my camera out with me on my walk with the dogs.  My camera has been very much left at home of late.  I just took my small pocket camera, but I was able to get a few shots of the lovely day it was.

Sunshine, shadows and sea

Cliffs against the blue sky.

Pretty snowdrops

There were so many clumps in the woods, it was so pretty.

Daffodils starting to flower along the road edge.

Back home for lunch on the deck, again just wearing a t shirt! 

Some gardening after lunch, clearing out the dead wood etc... lovely to see theis Hebe flowering.

A bee on another flower, collecting pollen.

Primrose

I've moved my bird feeder again, as it is still hardly being used, so it was nice to see a Blue Tit on it yesterday.

Percy on the footstool, he climbs on it, to get on my lap when I am sitting on the chair looking out to sea. He is a funny fellow.

 

A New Month

Another 1st of the Month photo, this time for February.  A rather misty/foggy day.  The sea is barely visible, there is dew on the grass.