It's time to update the photo diary of our countryside walks, last posted on this blog back in
January. For a while I thought we might not get outside in February at all, what with the weather being so bad, but some sunshine did eventually arrive, and we duly made our way across the mud in the first field:
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the first field - February
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The storms had removed the last of the old leaves from the trees but everything was still looking pretty bare - at least the sky was blue!
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the old oak - February
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At the entrance to the second field the catkins had gone - the farmer had been out managing his hedges. I imagine that left untrimmed they would look a right mess! We have discovered that this little track is called Mud Lane, and it was certainly living up to its name:
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the second field - February
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The only sign of life in the hedgerows at this point was some gorse making a welcome splash of colour along the railway line:
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flowering gorse - February
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By March things had dried out a bit, but at first glance everything seemed still disappointingly dormant:
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the first field - March
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Some of the hedges near the old oak had sprung into life but the tree itself wasn't showing visible signs of life yet, at least, not from the ground . . . .
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the old oak - March
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. . . and not much to see in the second field either. At least the track was dry, so we were able to go along it without getting our feet wet. No more wellies!
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the second field - March
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However life was stirring in the hedgerows, as this blossom shows!
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hedgerow in bloom - March
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On our most recent walk everything looked much fresher and greener, especially along the railway line:
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the first field - April
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The old oak itself still looks leafless against the light, but the hedgerows are starting to fill out!
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the old oak - April
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At the entrance to the second field, all the trees along Mud Lane and the edge of the field are coming into leaf:
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the second field - April
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And to my delight there are bluebells growing in the hedgerows. Spring is finally here!
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bluebells in the hedgerow - April
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I really enjoy these walks - peace, quiet, fresh air, and it's fascinating to see the changing seasons.
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