Spring sunshine

We had lots of bed and breakfast guests staying with us last weekend and the weather was absolutely fantastic. Looking out from the sitting room window on Sunday
morning, the sun really picked out the 2 large herds of about 50 red deer grazing on the slopes of Robin How. We have a pair of binoculars for such sightings and breakfasts are often interrupted by our guests

I had a lovely surprise as 2 huge bouquets were delivered from Tim and Lucy for Mothers Day. The hall and sitting room are now full of the scent of roses and lilies and look wonderful.

This morning I was awake early and I couldn’t understand what was different (no Derek hadn’t stopped snoring)! I suddenly realised it was the dawn chorus. Winter has been so long that I had forgotten what a beautiful sound it is.

On Thursday I spent the morning scrubbing the paintwork down on the veranda. After a while, the view towards Dunkery Beacon and the warm sun were so inciting that I couldn’t resist taking the dogs on a long walk up over to Span Gate and then home via the fields. The first walk of 2010 without a coat, hat, scarf or gloves – it was beautiful.