4th December - A Winter walk

 The weather today is much the same as yesterday but with less rain, thank goodness, I went on a naughty elf trail with Joanne and the kids today and was dreading walking around in the rain, the cold I can cope with, and it was very cold.  Joanne had booked this walk some time ago and the place is only open for ticketed events at the moment.

We set off at 10.30, I opened my lovely advents before we set off but only took a photo when I got back, so sorry if the light is bad

The naughty elves trail was at Arley Arboretum, it's about a twenty minute drive from us.  I've only been here once before and that was in the Winter too.  They have a laburnum arch, (the longest in Britain) and a rhododendron and azalea walk so I must make a note to go back when they are in flower, as I have plenty of time on my hands now I have no excuse do I :-)

Anyway, I'll leave you today with some photos of our walk, some very tall trees and lovely lichen.

Some of the naughty elves we found

The laburnum walk, not much to look at in Winter, I'll have to make a note in my diary to go back in the Spring.

Some of the trees were so tall, its hard to see how tall from photos

You can get more of an idea how tall when Joanne and Bonnie are by them.

I'm fascinated by lichen, it was on a lot of trees in the orchard

It was nice to get out for a change, I have to force myself to get out sometimes but when I do I feel so much better afterwards.

See you tomorrow

- X-