As the weather had turned sunny and dry this afternoon, Keith and I decided to go for a walk. Sophie and I were supposed to have been going to the gym but I knew I would do more exercise in the fresh air than at the gym!
Sophie decided not to come with us (she was in a bit of a mood) so we set off and decided to walk part of the nature reserve in the hope that we'd see some wildlife. Luckily, the gates were open so we were able to commence our walk where we used to, before the gates were put up.
It was getting a little misty over the fields and I did wonder whether we'd have to contend with thick fog by the time we got home!
However, we had the light for most of our walk, but in the woods, in the nature reserve, it was very atmospheric. We didn't see any deer, just the odd pheasant and the almost constant flapping of birds as they flew away from the trees when we approached.
Last night, as we drove home from picking up Mikey from Army Cadets, we talked about what a shame it was that magic didn't exist. This evening, it was easy to believe that imps and elves could live in the forest as the trees made strange shapes against the misty sky and we could hear faint rustlings in the undergrowth... I tried to imagine what the countryside was like hundreds of years ago when walking through the woods would have been a dangerous thing to do!
We didn't see a single soul through the nature reserve and although we tried to be as quiet as we could, we didn't see any major wildlife. By the time we reached the village it was almost dark so it was great to get home, take off our muddy boots and sit and have a drink in the conservatory with a game of cards!
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