Dry Spring

When drawing attention to dry weather it's time to check out waterproofs and galoshes. No significant rain for weeks and the additional effect of recent low temperatures makes a difference to anyone's walk. Footpaths are rarely like this in spring.

Suburban streets benefit from a longer period of cherry blossom. On Blacka the paths are easier underfoot. This morning low shrubs and birch scrub are beautifully fringed with frost.

In the woods the crushed leaves and windfall twigs are about the pleasantest surface to walk on you could find anywhere.

 
And even the muddiest sections are temporarily easy walking.