Feeling Proud!

Gabrielle has bought her first car using her hard-earned savings.



It's a Vauxhall Astra


Congratulations also for passing your theory test recently Gabrielle - I'm sure it won't be too long before you are ready for the practical test.

Josie

Holly Hill Woods to Swanwick Solent Estury Walk

Today I did another lovely walk from Holly Hill Woods to the Solent Estury at Swanwick and up to Warsash and back with Jane.

Jane is a good friend and she grew up locally, so Jane knows a lot of very good walks!
The weather was beautiful. We saw plenty of wildlife including deer again. We were mesmerised by a soaring buzzard early in the walk and also saw a woodpecker busy doing what woodpeckers do.

Here are some pictures (again pictures are clickable if you'd like to see the full resolution version):






Spot the deer! ^

Location:Downland Close,Southampton,United Kingdom

Lily's 12th Birthday

Today Lily celebrated her 12th birthday. She had some school friends come to dinner and they all played Minecraft as that is their favourite thing to do.
Here are a few pictures from her special day:















(Photos are clickable to see them at full resolution).

Whiteley Pastures Walk

My friend Jane and I did a nice long walk from Locks Heath to Whiteley Pasteurs today. The ground is still very soggy following a long wet winter and this combined with many storms and high winds has seen a lot of trees fall. A lot of the pathways were blocked by fallen trees so it was quite an interesting trek climbing, crawling and finding new routes along our way.
We did see some Roe deer too - but they were too fast for me to photograph!
Here are a few pics: