Time Outdoors

Hello Lovelies, 

it's finally happened.....a day with sun and relative warmth.....I had begun to wonder if it would ever arrive this year. 

Yesterday morning , while hanging out the washing , I realised I was outside , WITHOUT a coat, and it was quite pleasant.

Wow, this was a day to enjoy some fresh air, without the need for hats and scarves and gloves. Sorry if I'm going on about this a bit, but  this year has been so cold up till now that time outside has been fairly unpleasant .

After much cajoling (of the  boys, not Mr BM...he's always happy to go for a walk ) we headed off to somewhere new. A country park quite a distance from our home. 

It's not very hilly where we live and yesterday I had the strong desire to climb a hill. 

We parked in the valley , close to a pretty stream

And didn't really know where we were going, but fortunately there were well trodden paths to follow........

The ground was quite boggy and almost moor like.......

The old trees were wonderful...so gnarled and full of character.......

Getting higher now , we can see our destination.........

There are plenty of people up here ...no doubt they too are relishing the milder temperatures, lack of wind and beautiful sunshine ( though you can see that there is still a little snow on the ground ).......

I really love the short steep climb near the top , focusing on getting my reward of a sit down at the summit......

Ahhhhhhhhh........just wonderful, the far reaching views are spectacular...........

And we sit there for quite a while enjoying drinks and a little snack....I love milky coffee from a thermos on these occasions.......

Suitably revived we head off the explore the folly at the summit......

It's a popular place today. I had to wait quite a while to get this shot without lots of people in it.......

And the perfect spot to fly a kite in the gentle breeze.........

After a while we tore ourselves away and enjoyed a bit of solitude in the wide open spaces ......

The light was ever changing as clouds cast shadows across the landscape..........

Back in the valley we had a look around some interesting ruins..........

And looked back up at the route we trod.......

At last 2013 has given us a day to spend a few hours outside without getting frozen...it was positively warm down by the river..

Lets hope this weather sticks around for a while , it really is so welcome.

Jacquie x