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Monday walk

Time for another walk around my favourite field!  Today we met a delightful girl riding around the field and she stopped for a chat.  She told me that it is three miles all the way round, which certainly surprised me!  No wonder it takes me an hour to complete the walk, with occasional stops to take photographs.  Today was no exception.  There were lots of lovely things to see, the best being the young fresh beech leaves, green and shiny copper.
There is an gnarled old hawthorn tree along the route and I have looked at it every time we have passed by over the winter months, wondering if it was still alive.  It has looked completely lifeless, until today.  The lichen covered branches have sprouted lovely rosettes of flower buds!
There was a fabulous orange tip butterfly flitting ahead of us and it just would not stop long enough for me to take a good photograph.  This is blurred, but gives an idea of how vivid the orange was on the wing.

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  1. Sally1 May 2019 at 03:35

    What a treat! x

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    1. the running wave1 May 2019 at 16:31

      It is always a huge treat! Love that walk. Maybe we will have time when you are here? A

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  2. Sally2 May 2019 at 22:15

    I hope so xx

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