Avening leisurely walk - Monday 20 February 2017 Previous Next All children back at school this week Do what I say, not what I do! We climb up Everyone waits for the off On to Steps Lane And his mates Ready for the Gatcombe horse event Misty by the long barrow and the Tingle Stone And across a field The golf course On the footpath Warming up We pass down near to a hedge John leads the way steeply down The old favourite peephole view Looking good, even at this time of year Time to see 'em off! Uphill - that's a surprise! A lake down below Which flag is this? We head down Back to the cars We set off through the village Spring has sprung Leader John G confers with Backmarker John L - 25 here today. And we continue up Highland cattle Fearful horse jumps We reach a barn Over the road we cross a high stile Towards They wave us through Snowdrops? No, golf balls Practising different lengths of shots And mount a high stile to safety To a vertical descent stone stile Of the gardens Time to prune One last look Views to the North We cross the stream Wild crocuses (croci?) make a lovely showing Past real snowdrops Click HERE to find out which flag we saw today . Photos, captions, processing and uploading by Mike