Dodging rain showers on Baddesley Common this afternoon…
Set out on the dog-walk in shorts and polo-shirt this afternoon. This Twitcher three trees down looks better prepared…
I had a hectic few days in Southampton catching up with people I’ve not seen in ages.
I had to wait about 5 mins for my sister to get home yesterday so ended up by the Itchen looking over to Bitterne Manor. My dad had mentioned seeing some black swans over there. There was one in the middle of the river and it made its way over to see me.
My partner loves going for walks. I’m a bit meh about it but that’s because I’d rather have a dog with me. I’m so bloody happy if a muddy dog comes bounding up to me to say hello.
There’s no escaping Molly, she’s about as sociable as you’ll ever find AND muddy is her default setting. This is her this morning…
Baddesley Common yesterday morning before the rain set in again…Birches sparkle in the bright sunlight…
Lovely photograph.
Thanks… @Nottarf-Krap. The Common is administered and maintained by The Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust and they have a nasty habit of thinning out the quick growing Birches. Those on the right of the picture have been thinned out in the last couple of months. I had a go at them when they were doing it, it was like they had a new toy and were using it to chop the landscape up.