WELCOME TO VIEWS FROM THE CASTLE. My views of my life,photographs,ramblings and nostalgia for what has past and my hopes for tomorrow.Plus anything I think might interest others.
My first attempt at publishing photo's, hope you like them.they will give everyone an idea of where i live.I will put up pic's of our lovely countryside when it stops raining,if ever!!!
Thanks to Kippling,i now have a posh pair of walking shoes.I took the dog for a walk,and if you read this (kippling ) they are very comfortable !! Thank you. Saturday i will do along walk,with or without my watercat companion,i am getting addicted to it now and get edgy if i do not go. there is nothing interesting on the box this evening,done all the crosswords and i have nothing of interest to write about,will have to do something mind blowing tomorrow to thrill my two and only followers.
Thank God the ashes cricket has finished!!!! I can watch my programs on the box now and i will get my own back by watching as many slushy,weepy,non male oriented programs as possible before the next round of test cricket starts. The Irish summer continues with its never ending rain and it is getting chilly in the evenings now,i have had to light the wood burner lately,its been so cold,the climate has gone mad. Regardless of the rain,i continue with my walking and i am now feeling the benefit of keeping fit,i still look forward to my walks and have discovered many new places i never knew existed ,Though i still have not lost any weight,but i suppose it is early days yet.
Recently i had occasion to visit my doctor,who after doing all the usual tests told me my blood pressure was up and i was not getting enough exercise. So my daughter ordered me to go walking every day with her. It was with a heavy heart and unwillingness that i turned up for our first jaunt but it was a fine day,so i gritted my teeth and vowed to get it over with as soon as possible.We went along a forestry path which ran along the side of the mountain,nothing to steep for my first outing.I have to say i actually enjoyed it very much,i was tired at the end and my legs felt like lead after walking for an hour but it was worth it. The abundance of butterflies and the variety of wild flowers i saw was amazing,far more than we get in the garden. We came across lovely waterfalls ,damp fern lined grotto's that any fairy would be sure to inhabit (so my granddaughter,who also came,told me) we also saw birds that we do not have in the garden,so i am glad i made the effort to go. Yesterday we did the ring,a lane from the house,that circles the local area,also an hours walk,not so interesting,but we got to wave at local people we do not see very often. To day we did a different local ring ,not as far but then it is Sunday,a day of rest!
At least walking is preferable to the video,looking forward to tomorrows jaunt.
