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The son in law arrived this morning bearing jump leads, so we debifrillated the car and I took it for a bit of a spin and some pre-budget petrol. This would have been a really good idea had the Chancellor not reduced petrol tax…
And so, it being a warm and sunny day (17.5 C according to the knipemobile’s warmth sensors), I decided it was time to try out the knee and I went for a walk.
Today’s trundle took me through various bits of woodland I had been through before, and other bits that I hadn’t. There is lots and lots of woodland in this neck of the ..er… no that doesn’t really work, does it…? Anyway, lots of trees, you get the picture, I’m sure….
![coltsfoot coltsfoot](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_blWqUepaNDI/TYpoR4DN68I/AAAAAAAAESA/YARWCJifoxY/deerness%20004_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
It was nice to see coltsfoot in flower, the odd dandelion and a daisy (these are all technically speaking, daisies by the way) – and there was a lot more bird song than the last time I was out, and a few spring lambs enjoying the sunshine.
There were lots of other walkers, too – it being a Wednesday, of course (Wednesday is the day when people who don’t have jobs break up their week by going for a walk)
![deerness valley walk deerness valley walk](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_blWqUepaNDI/TYpoV6F3jtI/AAAAAAAAESI/4l6e_y4SXEg/deerness%20001_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
So, we trundled happily through the woods over the hill to Waterhouses and back over the hill to Crook. The day was notable also for the number of frogs making un-frog-like sqeaking noises in various ponds and, apparently, playing some kind of piggy-back (froggy back) game…. Not sure what all that was about, really.
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Some prune had dumped a load of rubbish – mainly women’s clothing and general garbage. I had a close lok at the clothes, but they were well unfashionable and too small anyway, so I left it. Disgraceful. Somebody went to a lot of effort to dump this stuff. Have they no pride? Have they no council bin collection?
![pony notice pony notice](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_blWqUepaNDI/TYpoc1UuKfI/AAAAAAAAESY/hdUm4Y_bouc/deerness%20012_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
I was hoping to see the Exmoor ponies at Button Bank, but they were hiding or something.
It was just seven miles, which may not be much, but its a start. The knee is only painful when I use it for bending. For walking, it seems to be fine…
Look at the map and see the contours!
![deerness valley deerness valley](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_blWqUepaNDI/TYpogJetFnI/AAAAAAAAESg/GWGcMBFsJew/deerness%20valley_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
3 comments:
Ahhh! Sinks into Mike's Happiness Blog...
"AB, CD contours!"
"MNO contours!"
"OSAR!"
"RA? O L..."
This is so much better than real life.
In Yorkshire...
RD Contours?
IDR
RDL
DR!
RD?
S!
ELIDR
I thang you
Wubbish is proliferating everywhere it shouldn’t. I don’t understand why when it’s free to get rid of the stuff properly.
Glad to hear/read that the knee is improving.
Contours?
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