Monday, 25 May 2009

Getting Lost!

aving done a night shift I thought there could be nothing better than a short walk in the country in the afternoon.
I have recently aquired a Jamie Oliver cook book. I actually enjoy cooking but have been a little bit under practised recently. No - I didn't do a naked chef impression on my open stairs - but I did make a very nice basil and parmisan scrambled egg which turned out ok! Infact very nice!
Anyway I took myself off for a walk a little later - took Jasper in the car to Hill - a small place a couple of miles from here where mums ancestors are buried in the church. It basically consists of a aristocratic home and a church perched on a hill with rooks crowing endlessly.
I walked up through the common land and through a field of long grass and buttercups which opened up into the Severn Vale. I walked down a slope and saw a underused path lead into some woods and couldn't help wondering whether my ancestors had walked along here too. I walked through the woods and eventually walked back up the hill - no roads or anything nearby. After passing through a gate onto some high but flat ground I saw a deer running in the grass not far away.
I walked a little further and came to an edge and could see over the Severn Vale with the river and forest of deane in the distance. However I was completely in the wrong place and felt quite disorientated and a little worried as I was starting to feel hungry.
However natural instincts took me to the right turning and followed through the ancient fields back to the car.
On getting home I decided to make myelf a new smoothy which was actually excellent. It consisted of Blueberries, honey and vanila ice cream, chopped bannana and grapes and milk. Very nice - best one yet!