Walking in Sunshine

Sunday afternoon my husband and I (and our dog, Dixie) decided to get outside and enjoy the unusually spectacular weather we’ve been having for the past week. My daughter and her boyfriend had taken a pretty walk when they were home a couple of weeks ago and we decided to take the same route. The walk begins with a stroll down a neighborhood street where one of my favourite houses sits.

I love the thatched roof cottages in this country. I think if you looked up the word 'charming' in the dictionary this is what you’d see. This cottage is one of the few in our little town with a thatched roof but some English villages are filled with them.

Once you get to the end of the street you cross a horse pasture.

We often say that our dog is part horse. When she runs you think a whole team is passing you by so we thought she’d be kind of curious about the horses in the field today. She was oblivious. I think I’ve mentioned before she’s more like a super model. She was much more interested in chasing a bumble bee she’d spotted than in making friends with a horse.

After crossing the field we arrived at the house now belonging to WEC. They have such beautiful gardens and property and we love to stroll thru here at different times of the year to see what’s blooming.

They have the biggest rhododendrons and azaleas I’ve ever seen. Most haven’t bloomed yet but this ginormous one was almost finished and was dropping the most fantastic sea of hot pink petals.

March is a month that teases here with occasional sunny skies and warmer temps. The weatherman says it’s going to turn cold again over the next few days but it was wonderful to have a solid week of springtime… to see daffodils exploding, primrose popping open and most especially all that glorious sunshine. You know what they say about April showers though so better get your brolly ready. That's umbrella in American speak : )