We haven't been very far from home lately but last week we did manage three local walks. One misty but mild, another chilly and blustery and the third in bright sunshine.
Last Monday morning we walked around the lake at Trentham Gardens.
Last Monday morning we walked around the lake at Trentham Gardens.
As we walked down to the bottom of the lake it was quite misty.
Crow on the Wave sculpture.
A Heron almost invisible across the lake on the Heronry island
By the time we walked back on the opposite side of the lake some of the mist had lifted.
These Beech trees are my favourites on this side of the lake.
On Friday we walked at Westport Lake
We had coffee and toasted teacakes in the Visitor Centre before we walked.
It was definitely a gloves and scarf day, quite chilly and blustery and very autumnal with leaves blowing in the air then fluttering down to the ground. All the birds looked cold and eager for food. As soon as the group of toddlers and mums in front of us strewed seed and grain they were up out of the water and down from the trees in a great excited cacophony of sound and a jostling and fluttering of wings.
Even the normally shy moorhens were coming close to passers by in their eagerness for food.
It was good to see most people feeding seed and grain to the birds and avoiding giving breadcrumbs.
These Muscovy ducks came out of the water to see if we had anything for them. Unfortunately we didn't but there were plenty of young ones happy to oblige.
Yesterday afternoon we walked close to home on Berryhill Fields.
We walked to the top of the hill where the stone circle is. The sun, so low in the sky, was almost blinding in its intensity.
The city centre lay before us glowing in the bright sunlight.
It was good to get outdoors, get some exercise and breath in some fresh air.
Have you taken any interesting walks lately?
On Friday we walked at Westport Lake
Yesterday afternoon we walked close to home on Berryhill Fields.
It was good to get outdoors, get some exercise and breath in some fresh air.
Have you taken any interesting walks lately?
You certainly live in a beautiful area, lovely walks. We like to walk by the sea, it certainly blows the cobwebs away.
ReplyDeleteI think my favourite walks are by the sea. Haven't done much of that this year though:)
DeleteThree lovely looking walks. Is Berryhill the place you mentioned a while ago that was possibly going to be built upon? If so has there been a decision?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is, the decision to build or not has been put back a year for more consultations:)
DeleteLovely walks once again Rosie & being able to do that so near to home is a bonus. I love the photos of the birds, up so close. Have a great week & take care.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the walks Susan. It was lovely to see the birds up close, it was cold that day and they were hungry:)
DeleteWhat a lovely area you live in. So perfect for walks.
ReplyDeleteLove morning mist, fog, whatever. I call it Dragon's Breath.
Oh a stone circle. It looks as if there is some 'red' in those stones. And I'm sure there is history there....
Thank you for taking us along with you.
✨✨✨✨
Dragon's Breathsounds good, it isn't an ancient stone circle. I'm not sure when it was placed there:)
DeleteYour first and last shots are my favourites of these.
ReplyDeleteThank you, William:)
DeleteI really enjoyed your photos Rosie 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen:)
DeleteThanks for sharing your interesting walks with us! Moorhens and Muscovy ducks are unfamiliar to me here in Oregon. I have not done much walking of late but today I got to drive by Multnomah Falls and enjoy seeing golden leafed trees tucked amidst the evergreens.
ReplyDeleteYour drive by the falls must have been wonderful. Glad you enjoyed the photos Gracie:)
DeleteLovely photos of your interesting walks. The first set are so atmospheric. It is always good to get out in the fresh air and blow away the cobwebs. I stopped off at Brueton Park last week to try and get some duck photos - and a young couple with a toddler came up with some food (sadly, I think it was bread) so it is good to see that the message is getting through and people are feeding them seed and grain :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, RR I think it is the white bread that does the most harm because of the bleaches in the flour, I expect a seeded loaf would be okay but I don't know, the visitor centre sells seed and grain to feed the birds quite cheaply and also put photos up of swans, geese etc with angel wing:)
DeleteThis always seems to me to be the best time of year for taking a walk in Britain - not too muddy or cold yet, wonderful autumn colours and the temperature just right. Those are some magnificent beech trees.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great time for walking; knowing that bad weather could set in at any time spurs you on to go out and about whilst you can:)
DeleteYou've been on some interesting walks recently. Heronry Island is well named. Good to see the heron and other birds. It would be good to get out and see the beauty of the beech woods. Lately we've been indoors spending time with our granddaughter. She had a few days at home from university last week. Cooking and times in the kitchen have been on the agenda making grape jelly, cutting up apples for crumbles and pies and freezing some, being in for the plumber so that he could service c/h system etc.
ReplyDeleteStaying at home sounds good Linda and stocking up the freezer is a good way of being prepared for the cold winter months. I hope we don't have too many very cold days:)
DeleteLove your pics of autumnal colour and wildlife on your walks. The pic of the beech trees with their twisted trunks is lovely. Living in Staffordshire like you, I know Trentham quite well, although it's a while since I visited; you've inspired me to make another visit. The garden centre there is good if the weather is not so clement. I didn't know there was a stone circle in the county - how interesting. I like to walk in the Trent valley and on Cannock Chase.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jacqui, yes Trentham is a lovely place and the garden centre quite good too. We sometimes have a coffee therebut mostly we get one halfway around the lake. It isn't an ancient stone circle, just a decorative one I think. Not sure when it was put there. Last time we walked at Cannock Chase the area we walked in had a Gruffalo trail for the children:)
DeleteI love seeing the misty photos, it brings a different air to everything doesn't it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, yes everything takes on a strange beauty, much like after the first heavy fall of snow:)
DeleteSuch spookiness about the foggy snapshots, they are delightful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie, glad you enjoyed them:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful walk....thanks for taking me along with you. Found you from over at Wisps of Words.
ReplyDeleteHello Pam, thank you for popping by, glad you enjoyed the walk:)
DeleteLovely photos Rosie. I like the misty one at the top! I've not been on any interesting walks recently - just to the shops and back! I really would like to go for a long, meandering walk sometime without it being to get shopping! Have a great weekend. x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone, getting out and about, even if just to the shops, is good. We haven't had a long countryside walk for ages but we do love our walks around the two lakes. Hope you too have a great weekend:)
DeleteLovely photos, Rosie. What smashing places for a walk. I think I like misty the best, I keep waiting for a gigantic hound to emerge.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Thank you Amalia, the misty weather is always so atmospheric isn't it?:)
DeleteOh it looks so chilly in those first few photos but it was good to see the sun out again at the end! 😊
ReplyDeleteIt was very chilly, the sunshine later in the week was lovely:)
DeleteHi Rosie! I just loved you blog! So warm to visit! Can you please visit mine and follow? Im in the beggin so i just wanna make friends! Thank you, im following you as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting and commenting on my blog, glad you enjoyed your visit:)
Delete