We dropped the offspring off at school and Uni and then left the car on the causeway at Pitsford. I very nearly didn't bring a coat but I was mightily glad I did as the wind was very cold indeed. We also had the tiniest amount of drizzle but soon the clouds cleared to a beautiful day.
Once we were in the shelter of the woods, the wind dropped and it became a little warmer. It was very quiet and the little deer we saw had wandered out of the trees and onto the path where there was a lot more grass. It bounded off as soon as we came into sight but it was lovely to catch a glimpse!
We also saw lots of pheasants and two crows attacking a buzzard but no foxes or hares which Keith sees sometimes. The walk took us about an hour and a half and as soon as we arrived home we left to pick up Sophie in Keith's car. On the way back to pick up mine we saw the Vulcan Bomber flying low over the reservoir which was great to see, if a little sinister. The plane stayed over our area all morning and we saw it pass over our house several times. I took a picture but it's not very good!
We took Sophie back to Uni at 2pm and while she had her last lecture of the day we went off to Waitrose and enjoyed a cup of tea in the cafe. I think next week she's decided to stay there all day as there's lots of work she can do in the library.
The boys were out in the evening so it was a girls' night in - we enjoyed delicious Hunter's Chicken accompanied by creamy mash and a glass or two of South African Viognier. Yum!
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