Friday 28th March, 2014
Another week has passed without a long hike. Tim's back hasn't responded to rest - so a more drastic remedy was needed. He saw the doctor on Tuesday, has been prescribed anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant tablets, and should be starting physiotherapy next week.
On Wednesday morning we walked up the glen to see how far we could get before Tim's back started to bother him. We climbed over the stile by the little waterfall and I took the usual photo and felt a bit sad about the lack of canine company. There are so many dog memories on these walks. I even miss panicking about them slipping on the wet rocks below the waterfall!
We carried on up the grassy path until we were about half way between the waterfall and the pool at the old quarry, and then we turned back.
There wasn't much to photograph but there was still evidence of the winter gales. I don't think this branch had come down across the path last time we walked this way. It must have taken a very strong gust to rip the trunk apart and splinter it like a matchstick.
I had hoped to find some early wood anemone flowers by the river but there was nothing except some garden escape daffodils. We didn't even find a primrose. The only early flowers were patches of golden saxifrage on a bank above the path.
We planned to walk again but have been frustrated. Tim's new recliner chair was due to be delivered on Thursday morning and we thought we would go out as soon as it had arrived. But it didn't arrive until just after midday - so we were stuck in the house all morning. It was a bit like being under house arrest in the bad old "good old days" in South Africa. By the time the chair was positioned in front of the TV, the effect of Tim's morning tablets was wearing off and he felt a bit stiff so we put off the walk.
There was an icy wind this morning. We went to the library and the shops but it wasn't pleasant walking around in Ramsey so we don't feel like going out again. Perhaps there will be more scope for photography next week.
I do have a couple of photos which I took in the garden this week. Tim called me on Tuesday to see three goldfinches on the bird feeder. The kitchen window was too grubby to take a successful photo of them and I couldn't open it without scaring them so I went into the dining room and opened that window. Two of the goldfinches flew away but one greedy one continued eating sunflower seeds alongside a male chaffinch.
And there are plenty of wild primroses in the garden. Some have hybridised with garden primulas but these look genuine.
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