Wednesday 13 January 2016

Robins, raspberries and rivers

I haven't had a very good day today.  Worried for one of my daughters who is having a rough time of things emotionally right now.  So I didn't feel like doing anything.  WHAT a waste of a day.  I went for a walk, and first of all got hailed on, and then it came on to rain steadily and I got soaked and turned around just past the junction as there wasn't much point in continuing.

I still didn't find Robin no. 1, so traced another and have had a play with how he is meant to look.  I don't have any really sharp small scissors so his toes are very clumsy (he looks like a duck!) and I will trim the template up and give him skinnier ones.  At least I have the twelve white squares cut out and the twelve robins.



After I had spoken to my daughter this afternoon, we were both slightly more cheerful and I made a batch of Raspberry Muffins, using raspberries from the garden.  They are LUSH!


A few photos from the drier part of my walk.



A tree sweapt downstream and trapped on the rocks where the river narrows.


Detritis from the flood of a couple of weeks back.  The tyre is about 5 feet or so above the current river level and the wood is on the top of the bank, over 3 feet above the level of the lane there.


Down by the mill.


Let's hope tomorrow is a positive day.

5 comments:

  1. Robin is looking good, yes trim his feet a bit once all the stitching is done he will fine, muffins look really yummy, I got hailed on snowed on and rain on today :-)

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  2. Here's to a more positive day tomorrow BB. We never stop worrying about our children do we?
    Those raspberry muffins look wonderful.

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  3. The river still looks full and angry.
    The raspberry muffins look delicious. Now I`m hungry again....!

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  4. I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. The muffins look delicious with home grown raspberries..ooh my favourite!

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  5. Your muffins look divine I think I have some raspberries still in the freezer. Hope you are having a more positive day x

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