..........and it was indeed a spectacular day yesterday - the sky really was that blue.....
........though there was clear evidence of just how bitingly cold it still is with the crisp,hard ground underfoot..... but then again, this is January.......
........but the sheep don't mind the cold - why would they with all that glorious fleece to keep them snug as bugs in sheepskin rugs!
.....nor do the horses mind when their thick and hairy coats keep out the coldest draughts...........
.......nor does my walking companion mind as he negotiates the climb up the hill
......then waits patiently for me to catch up at the bottom.....
......he's a very good boy and we love our morning walks......
......with their pretty views.......then it's a short ramble through the fields.....
........and past some very tall trees which were lucky enough to escape the damage inflicted on some of their neighbours by the destructive effects of last week's 'mini-hurricanes'....hard going in those winds and the sounds were quite spooky as the wind whistled through the tops of the trees....
......and here we are back at work just in time for.....
....yep, you guessed it.....it's 'Marmalade Time' again! Oh joy!It's a hard job but somebody's got to do it!
Isn't it good to stop the world for a short time, get off and regroup in the in-between days when the weather is being kind....certainly works for me.
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Hope you're all having a splendid week and thank you all so much for calling in to say 'hello'. Wouldn't be the same without you.
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