Eager beaver

I woke up a couple of Sundays ago not sure what to do with myself. I'd been waiting for a sunny day to head out with my camera so when I looked out the window and saw sunshine, I was eager to get going,

I didn't want the sun to go in before I'd had a chance to take some photos so I just focused on the essentials (camera and snacks). I wolfed down a slice of cake for breakfast, chucked on some clothes and headed out. My walk began at the top of this hill.

This sheltered dirt track begins at the top of the hill and connects to wheat fields. No cars can get down here and you feel like you are miles away from civilisation. I've also ear marked this as a good route out of the village in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

These houses are at the end of the path. I would love to live in one!

There are free roaming chickens in one of the gardens and this one decided to follow me. A beaked animal with no concept of personal space is a bit disconcerting!

I had a bit of garden envy, look at these plants!

By this point I was getting pretty hungry and started to walk in a big loop back home.

Even though most plants are starting to fade, there are still wild flowers only just waking up.

It was a great walk and I was lucky the sun stayed out so long. For a couple of days afterwards I kept expecting to see the stalker chicken sitting on my doorstep in the morning - or worse, on my pillow looking at me when I woke up!