Distraction Tactic #3

Nothing like getting out and about for a bit of distraction!

My parents came to stay for a few days this week and I took the opportunity to go and visit a few new places with company.  It was sooo lovely going out and looking at things with someone else, I've hardly been anywhere since Edward left because it just isn't the same visiting places by myself.

So anyway, this is what we got up to.  

We sat by the sea front and munched fish and chips in lovely sunshine (that was actually warm) and it was completely glorious.

I love the cloud shapes on the horizon.

The sunshine was, unsurprisingly, short lived, so the next day we went on rather a soggy walk on Dartmoor.

It was still stunning and the clouds did all sorts of beautiful things. 

We also went on another soggy walk to Mount Edgcumbe.  You have to take a little ferry across the river which is very exciting.

Isn't this a nice inspiring clock?

In case you can't read it it says:

'Dost thou love life?

Then do not squander time.'

Off you go, seize the day, time and tide tarry for none...

We found a nice little beach covered in fab pebbles to skim across a perfectly flat bit of sea.

The pebbles were such beautiful colours and patterns.

We saw an oyster catcher with a gorgeous orange beak.  Terrible photo sorry!

I managed to come home with only a few pebbles in my pockets instead of the usual half-a-beach-full.

We also went and rummaged about in Tavistock which is such a nice little town.

The weather couldn't quite decide what to do so switched irritatingly between lovely and horrible.

And then they left and now I am all alone again.  I did make the most of the sunshine on Saturday to start a bit of digging in the garden (I was hoping to start and also finish, but it turns out that digging is a lot slower than I anticipated).  I had some lovely and very helpful...ish helpers to keep me company though which was nice.

I had Gertie's second egg for lunch, with a few other bits and bobs...  Just the thing you need when doing hard digging-y sorts of things.

There seems to be an entire tor's worth of rocks in the soil, hence the slow progress.  But it is making me think of Spring and growing things which is very exciting and inspiring.  I know it's still only February but I am bored of the winter now...come on Spring!