Tuesday 10 March 2015

The First Warm Day

Hello Lovelies,
how was your weekend? Mine flew by in the blink of an eye. 

The weather on Saturday was warm and sunny...really warm! Lunch was salad and jacket potato with cottage cheese.....it has to be THIS farm's cottage cheese....it's so much nicer than any others I've tried.......

 As you can see I'm still reading library books about wonderful places to walk.

But this weekend was full of family commitments so no great walking adventures could be embarked upon. Still, there was time for a short solo walk around my usual footpaths.

I love the crocuses in a neighbours garden............


How many times have I showed you lovelies this stile? Quiet a few I'm sure.............


and this path beside the field of Highland cattle..........


It was so sunny and warm the cows were having a rest............


and a little further on the rams had retreated into the shade.............


I saw my first Celandine of the year.........


and it felt so cheery as I wandered along the roadside.........


The daffodils are just starting to bloom............


and it was lovely to be outdoors without a coat...........


The red brick contrasted beautifully with the clear blue sky...........


and the smallest pony was waiting by the gate to say hello...........


Snowdrops are still flowering by the church gate..............


and wild garlic leaves are sprouting in the little patch of woodland behind it.............


welcome back Mr Warm Sun............


Thank you for making the world wake up from it's winter slumber ( and for drying my washing).......


It really was a beautiful day. I even squeezed in another short walk at twilight it was so pleasant.

As the sun set I spotted the first star and made a wish...............


Let me zoom in so you lovelies can see it more clearly..........

 It's something I have always done. Like making a wish when you blow out the candles on your birthday cake. Of course you can't tell anybody what your wish is, or it won't come true.
But mine is very simple, always the same, no money or material things are involved.

 On Friday it was exactly five years since I started this bloging journey.

Happy birthday dear blog.............


I do hope I will be able to carry on writing and sharing in this space for many more years to come. And I hope you wont mind if I repeat myself sometimes.

Thank you for all your many thousands of wonderful comments over the years.
Jacquie x

39 comments:

  1. Just found your blog, this was a very nice and sunny walk :) Thanks for sharing it.

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  2. It was a lovely day here in the West Midlands too. I spent Saturday afternoon sitting in my arbour watching the birds and listing all the gardening jobs to be done. I have been having that cottage cheese for about a year now from my local store. It is not watery at all but thick and creamy. They now do a version with chives. I love your photographs. Congratulatons on your anniversary and long may you continue. Alison

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  3. It's lively to see the scenery around your home. I love Yorkshire, we are heading for a weeks holiday in July. I'll be interested to see the photos of your walks. I want to do the dales way. I think it would be stinning. x x

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  4. It was a beautiful day on Saturday and there was a lot of warmth in the sun :-) lovely photo's you have some great walks. Happy 5th Blogging birthday, dee x

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  5. How wonderful to have a lovely sunny day and some warmth in the sun after your long cold winter. Enjoy.
    Anne xx

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  6. Happy Blogging Birthday for Friday! Lots of lovely photos from your walk and I love your neighbour's crocus!

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  7. Happy Blog Birthday. A wonderful walk with beautiful photos.

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  8. We won't mind at all, I love how the landscape that surrounds you looks now familiar to me, even if we're so far away...

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  9. Five years, that's brilliant, what an achievement, and a lovely record of your life. It's always such a pleasure to see a post from you, a few minutes of enjoyment to see what you've been up to and to see your beautiful photos. There's a real sense of the seasons here, and a wonderful appreciation of the countryside and old buildings. Thank you for sharing Jacquie, and for all the time and effort you put into your lovely blog, it is very much appreciated. I'm looking forward to the next five years! CJ xx

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  10. It's always a pleasure to see a post from you::: I can smell spring!

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  11. Happy Blogversary!!! It is lovely to see your warm sunny things, and no matter how many times you show these or anything else I don't mind!! Here's to another great year of blogging in the sun!! xx

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  12. Happy birthday, I rarely comment on blogs but felt I just had to say hello and thank you for sharing your journey!

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  13. Happy Birthday, Jacquie's blog. I so enjoy reading your posts. Love the warm sunshine.
    Hugs,
    Sharon

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  14. Happy Bogoversary! I always enjoy taking walks with you and seeing your world through your camera. It looks like this one was particularly war a d happy.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  15. Here's to many-many more years!!! (I agree with CJ. ) Our weekend was warm too, with the daffodils starting to bloom again after all that snow, I'm still not sure if all of them will bounce back but I'll enjoy the ones that do. I did some weeding in the flowers and actually got a bit hot, love it! Our bees were busy gathering pollen from somewhere. I would had loved to have hung out wash too (love the scent of lined dried laundry) but the hubby was burning a couple of brush piles. Spring is s-o close yay! Enjoy the day! x

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  16. Happy fifth anniversary. Wishing you many more years of blogging fun. Lovely post!
    xx Beca

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  17. Happy Birthday blog.You can repeat yourself as many times as you like lol.I LOVE your blog and your phot's ( have I told you this ) are STUNNING.It is a Glorious day here sooo warm and blue sky,the works.LOVE Highland cattle,my gran used to paint them,my mum has some lovely painting of them.Huggles xx

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  18. Oops LOL,I mean photo's.x

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  19. I love reading your blog and seeing the beautiful countryside where you live! Your lovely family, and your artistic endeavors are such a joy to read about! Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
    Richland, Iowa USA

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  20. I love reading your blog and seeing the beautiful countryside where you live! Your lovely family, and your artistic endeavors are such a joy to read about! Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
    Richland, Iowa USA

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  21. I love reading your blog and seeing all the beautiful photos of the countryside you walk in and your family and all of your artistic endeavors. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Congratulations on writing your blog for 5 years! Richland, Iowa USA

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  22. I've told you before how much I love your walks. I've even looked for a walking group in my area but the closest thing I can find is a good hours drive away & they do more back mountain hiking than walks - I'm not quite fit enough for that sadly.

    So, I take my little neighborhood walks alone like the one you shared here. I never tire of reading about them & love seeing the beauty in your neighborhood.

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  23. I just love your spring photos especially the one of the crocus growing in clusters under the trees on the green. Its just so beautiful to me and something I never see here on the coast of California. Thank you for posting it.

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  24. Em Portugal a também já faz bom tempo!!

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  25. Happy Blog Birthday. And looking forward to a warm sunny Spring where you share your walks and crafts. xx

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  26. Happy blog birthday
    What a lovely walk you had at the weekend, it is lovely to see everything waking up from its winter slumber
    Jackie x

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  27. Happy 5th birthday. I too strolled through crocuses and snowdrops in the sun. I love your cattle as I drive by a herd of 9 in Glastonbury when I go to college. It certainsy has made a difference to see the sun for a change
    Jo xxx

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  28. Congratulations to you on your fifth blogging anniversay. Do you know ... I actually don't remember when I actually began writing a blog. It all had to do with some sort of Country Living Magazine site.

    I'm so glad to have had that initial push!

    I'm also very glad to be able to see your part of the UK countryside through your eyes. Spring is a time to celebrate. I particularly loved the photo of the cow resting in the warming sunshine.

    xo

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  29. *H*A*P*P*Y* * *A*N*N*I*V*E*R*S*A*R*Y*!*!* Jacquie! I so enjoyed your walkabout and photos. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  30. Congratulations on your five years of blogging. I am looking forward to following your next five years of blogging adventures. I love your photos as always, your neighbours crocuses are stunning as is your beautiful celandine photo. Thank you for inspiring me to start my own blog. xx

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  31. Happy blog birthday. Your photos are great (as usual). I love the Highland cattle.

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  32. Happy Anniversary!
    Wow! It really does look like Spring has Sprung! How lovely. We're preparing for the cooler weather now down here. :)
    Thanks for sharing your walk.

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  33. I enjoy reading your blog; it always brightens my morning. Thank you for sharing your walk photos - keep them coming.

    Happy Blog Birthday!

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  34. Happy bloggy birthday! Love your pictures, especially the Highland coo - they're my favourite! xx

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  35. Seeing the washing hanging outside made my heart smile.

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  36. I think the first star out might be Venus. It might also be the brightest one.....the wild garlic is so gorgeous and fresh and green right now I noticed and yes so many other signs of spring there now. Just need to get a bit warmer now. Don't forget the eclipse on the 20th! X

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  37. happy anniversary to your blog. I always love reading it and your appreciation of the lovely simple things of life. Your creations are beautiful. I hope you continue for many many years to come as well x

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