Fishy Ponds Walk

This mornings wander round the fishy ponds and Community Orchard. Hazel turned on her birdy app and she could hear a blue tit ,great tit, dunnock, gold cap, red cap, a small cream, two dozen eggs and a widget. The ducklings were grown in number too. getting very adventurous - exploring all parts of the weedy perimeters. Nice a sunny. A shield bug landed on my ear and made me jump! My photo of it wasn't appreciated.

Walk to River Dane ( Trying Out New Pocket Camera )

Nice sunny day but a bit nippy. We never know which season it is and which clothes to wear! Lovely to see two ducklings on the pond. So tiny! No swans - the geese seem to have taken over the swans nest. A few coots and moorhens. Grumpy do walker. Nice mad from the apple crushing event was waiting for the others to turn up to mow the grass and harvest the willow. He asked if we wanted any willow. We said we didn't as didnt have a damp garden which is what they like apparently. We dotn fancy weaving baskets either. No tiny froglets.

More Walks

Nice walk around the fishing ponds and community orchard this afternoon with our old chums Tone and Pene after lunch. I made a nut roast with all the trimmings and Hazel made an experimental apple turnover ( and whipped cream ) which was a great success. Quite mild out todays and felt overdressed in my duffle coat - phew! Home afterwards for chocolate dates and tea. Hazel made the choc dates ( with peanut butter and peanut topping ) which is a very healthy treat ( really yes, it really is!) . We watched the spider in the window spinning a web for Halloween. We like add on these extra entertainments for all our guests!

Apple Pressing Time

Nice mornings walk to the Community Orchard. Bumped into Mark who was picking apples fro the pressing apple day behind the Musuem/Library so we joined in. Two big heavy sacks full. We went round the fishy ponds to see the coots and ducks and then home to dress lighter as the sun came out and it got quite warm. Alison took the photo of us chopping the apples to be puting in the grinder. We got a sample of the juice in the bottle we took along. Delicious!

Community Orchard

This afternoons walk around the fishy ponds and community orchard with Hazel Jones and old chums Tone and Pene. Had a nice lunch and a do-it-yourself trifle. Needed a walk to help reduce the waistline after all those calories! Ducks and coots doing well. Slight drizzle but very muggy.

Walk To Community Orchard

Nice wander down to the River Dane and the fishing ponds etc. Nice to sit on a bench and listen to the birds singing. Sadly the swans had departed and a couple of ducks had taken over the nest. A heron hiding in the reeds nearby. Someone had mown the nettles and brambles with a big tractor by the looks of it. Made it look a bit more accessible. Hazel took her snippers and snipped a few stray brambles along the way. The clouds rolled by the sun came out briefly. Baby ducks not interested in Hazel's porridge oats she took along to feed the swans. Probably why they took off!

Walk To The Bramble Bees

This mornings walk along to the community orchard and the fishy ponds. Tiny frogs underfoot so we didnt get far! Scared of squashing the little blighters! So the swans didn't get any sweet corn and we didnt see the ducklings or the baby coots. We sat in the orchard and watched the clouds flexing their muscles. Some strong ones full of rain in the distance. Hazel chopped back some of the offending brambles. Bees buzzed in the blossoms. The wonders of nature!

Saturday Walk

Down the road to the comunity orchard and the fishing ponds. A bit nippy but no frost thankfully. saw a few ducks, a coot and a seagull. Hazel thinks she saw a heron flying off in the distance ( she's pointing at it in the photo ). The twiggy horse was looking well and the apple trees have been pruned for next Springs growth. I did some pointing too!

Archie had a guess as to what I was pointing at!

Walk To Community Orchard

This mornings walk to the community orchard and the fishy ponds. Took some bread to feed the ducks but only one coot did we see and he didn't seem interested. Nice November day - quite mild.

Walk To Orchard and Fishy Pond

Nice sunny walk this Bank Holiday Monday. Got a few apples from the community orchard. Hazel trimmed a few brambles that spilled over the pavement and threatened to trip people up. Her good deed for the day. Saw a swan and some baby coots down the fishy pond. Sad to see it over grown with weeds. We had fun using the built in apps on the Samsung camera. Chortle!