A Break in the Rain

With a succession of fronts sweeping over England the farmers and gardeners have had their prayers answered but for those of us who want a walk, its a game of chance to avoid getting soaked. Fortunately today we got it right and had a pleasant walk along the bluebell path and back along the lane […]

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Last of the Sunny Days

It’s been one of the driest April’s for many years according to Farming Today; we’ve experienced such extremes of weather this year. Thank goodness it will break tomorrow with a forecast of up to an inch of rain for the south of England; the gardens need it. It’s time to make the most of the […]

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An Unexpected Gem

Although cooling a bit, it’s still sunny and relatively warm for April so to avoid too many people we explored a few paths around the fields off the Centurion Way and found this gem. It’s a strip of shrub that winds between two fields, one cultivated, one overgrown with Willow. The path snakes around trees […]

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Busy Fishbourne

Leaving a bit later to go around Fishbourne Meadows made a great deal of difference today. Many more people were out walking in what’s expected to be the warmest day so far in April. Too many fo r comfortable social distancing; it’s just not possible to keep two metres away when you’re on a narrow […]

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Blooming April

Another bright sunny day with the forecast for the next few days to be even warmer as the easterly breeze moderates.  We’re on track to experience the warmest April for decades, and one of the driest too; so different from earlier in the year. Lynda wants to see the cowslips so it’s off to the […]

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Sunny Sunday

The rain has passed, the sun is out and so are too many people to make social distancing easy to achieve. Understandably the Centurion Way is popular, especially with cyclists but we need to keep away from any source of infection. It’s noticeable that some people are distinctly fearful now, really making an effort to […]

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Caught Out by the Rain

The forecast was for April showers, it started off so well we nearly went out without a jacket. Thankfully we didn’t as by the time we’d reached Fishbourne meadows the first drops appeared. Walking in the rain is fine provided it’s not torrential, this was just a shower or that’s what we thought. In the […]

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Greening & Blossom

Looks like the lockdown will be renewed for another three weeks today so we’re going to be seeing quite a bit of the Centurion Way for a while. In the bright sunshine, that continues to mock us as we’re limited to an hour’s exercise, the blossom really stands out. There are domestic trees to see […]

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Cowslips in Abundance

The weather had changed abruptly from 25 degrees to a low of 2 this morning although it had warmed up to 8 by the time we went out to Hunters Race by the Centurion Way. Fortunately it was quite sunny which was pleasant provided you kept moving and out of the stiff breeze. So many […]

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Variations

It’s Easter Saturday and around the West Walls there were few people about, they were all queueing up to get into Waitrose! With two metre spacing even a few people make a long line… What’s most striking today is the variation in leaf cover by species of trees. Some are fully covered in leaves, others […]

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