A walk in the woods

A 11 mile walk today just to get my feet conditioned for The Big Walk at the end of this month. As I headed for Holyford woods I passed the local pig farm. Every pig was up early and busy.The opportunist crows were also sitting on the pigs back looking for breakfast possibilities. The woods were not very April like at all and many of the plants had decided to wait a while until spring really showed its true face again! I climbed up through the dead bracken and joined the road towards the caravan site. A women combed her white Husky looking dog and fir floated in large clumps on the wind. Plenty of birds nest material for passing finches I thought. On sunny banks primroses defiantly resisted the Arctic winds as I trod the long lonely road out of Southleigh. My favourite part of the journey is when I burst out of the woods in the hills just above Sidford. It is almost like emerging from a fairy tale world before civilisation is reached again. Fortunately though I never saw any wolves dressed as old grannies! 

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