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26 Mar 2010 2:52 AM
When I awoke this morning, about 6.30 a.m., the weather was awful for there was a thick mist and there was also a vey fine yet drenching rain. Strange as it may seem, for we thought the bad weather was in for the day, at about noon, a gentle breeze cleared the sky of its grey mantle. We were then to get the best weather, if only for a couple of hours, to date. Temperatures were all over the place with the highest being 17c.
Later, I was able to take a few photos but I will have to put them on another blog due to this site not allowing me to have a computer memory that will allow me to do the same things at the same time.
When I reached the area I wanted to be at, for I am still trying to see Hares boxing, I noted that there were lots of Black Headed Gulls feeding in a field. The gulls were spread out, in such a way, that they looked as though their space was equal to the rest of the birds closest to them. Each gull, and there were hundreds of them, all seemed to be taking up equal space to the next.
I moved on to another open spaced field and, with a gentle breeze on my face, I leaned against an old wooden fence post and took notes. Here, the grass was lush and green and lanbs, suckling their mums, were all over the place. Some sheep, as thier lambs jumped around as if they had springs on their feet, sat and basked in the new warm sun.
For a short time, apart from the bleeting of sheep, there was no other sound to hear. My moment, of magical quiet time, was soon shattered as a soletary goose called somewhere behind me. A Skylark, probably disturbed by an unsuspecting lamb's foot, took to the air. It sang, as it rose into the air, until it had climbed so high it went out of view.
For me, those few minutes, when I was completely on my own with nature, were moments to cherish.
It may be difficult to believe, for I still had on my mountain coat, I had not been standing, taking notes, for long when I realized I was getting too hot and should look for shade. I made my way back to the car, about fifteen minutes walk, and although it was still hot, there was another weather change coming. Not long after I had arived home, the skys became grey again and the temperatures plumited.
By for now,
John.
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