I've received a few messages asking to continue the 1000 words thread. It has obviously given many people pleasure and some positivity. For anyone who doesn't know, posters come on with their photographs of pretty much anything and we take it from there. Nature is always a good one.
One of my favourite walks is along the burn. It's a historic place, having been industrial in the 19th century, quarrying, lime burning and brick making. These are the faces in the rock.
Adders come out when it starts to get warm in the woods and on the moors here. There have been some tragic accidents when dogs investigate them. He was on a path in the woods.
Lovely greyduster, Happy Birthday PDBP! These great spaces that we have really are something to be celebrated. This isn’t a national park but a managed woodland where there’s been a lot of planned deforestation - hence the tree stumps. The view across the reservoir was a pleasant end to a sunny day yesterday.
Enjoyed a visit to some local gardens yesterday. It was a crisp sunny day but I felt so sad to see rhododendron blooms, lying like a carpet of autumn leaves, decimated by the harsh weather. But then other shrubs and trees appeared unscathed, just like us some are more tender than others.