Keeping Active

A few weeks ago a friend had to have an ECG. Thankfully the results were good, in fact the consultant said she had a very healthy heart. She asked what she could do to keep it that way, he advised keeping active and walk for 30 minutes each day.

Since my dear Rufus died I haven't been doing much walking. I've been swimming twice a week for over a year but I don't enjoy it as much as walking, I also do Joe Wicks seniors exercises, which are very good. He says it's important to keep moving, no matter how small the movements, just keep the body active. So I have made an effort and now try to do an hours walk at least twice a week, sometimes with my daughter, or on my own, and my U3a evening walks have started.

I see a few animals when walking around the village.

The Guinea Fowl wander around all over the place.

There are two Llamas, the other one was sitting down 

 

I've also seen lots of rabbits and a fox but they don't pose for photos! 

I always enjoy walking around a local park 

that's my lovely daughter with her dog

the Wisteria was stunning

I need to go back to see the roses and the summer plants.

∼ Be safe and well∼ 

Polly x 

A Nice Walk

With the U3a yesterday

The weather was hot

so it was very nice that some parts of the walk were in lovely cool shade

We had a choice here, to the left in sunshine with a slight incline, or to the right in shade on level terrain. I chose right.

A short refreshment stop

We saw a few of these pretty pyramid orchids

After working up an appetite we all enjoyed our meals at the pub.

∼ Be safe and well∼ 

Polly x 

A Nice Walk

with the U3a group

Waiting for two more

Waiting for the others to catch up

Broad beans and rape growing together

it's enough to drive the landowner to their wit's end!

How cute is this little family

note the one yellow chick

The weather was just right, warm but not hot, and dry.

∼ Be safe and well∼ 

Polly x 

A Nice Walk

Another U3A walk a couple of weeks ago

Tasty blackberries

interesting architecture

lovely cottages

Back to the pub for a meal

It was a good walk and the weather was glorious.

∼ Be safe and well∼ 

Polly x

A Nice Walk

Our U3a walk last week was much better than the previous one - most of the mud had dried out. Our evening walks have started, we meet at 4.30, walk for a couple of hours then back to the pub for a meal.

It was a nice walk through countryside passing allotments

through magnificent bluebell woods

a Church

and Churchyard

pretty cottages and lots of eye wateringly opulent houses.

We think this was a mole, a very tiny mole. It seemed to be digging but wasn't getting anywhere. We hoped it wasn't a lost youngster. I didn't want to leave it out in the open and vulnerable, but there wasn't anything we could do.

Our walk finished back in the lovely village of Stock.

 ∼ Be safe and well∼ 

Polly x