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Weather-wise, a fantastic weekend. I spent this afternoon out walking. And walking and walking. There is so much wildlife. Countless rabbits. Foxes. Even a couple of herons - in different places - but they saw me coming and flew off before I could get close enough to take pictures.
Next time I’ll not wear a red t-shirt.
Two hours out it started getting difficult, as the paths were getting overgrown with nettles. I kept reminding us that nettles were our friend. They’re only prickly on the underside and they make tea - but in shorts they were distinctly tricky to negotiate, and eventually I turned around for the two hours back, arriving home thoroughly exhausted and a little burned, but at least feeling like I’d made the most of the day.
We spent the morning sitting in the garden, tired after Jon’s party last night. It was his annual birthday gathering, at which one of the other Pauls said that he looked very good for his age and not anything like his ‘49′ years. Not quite so much of a complement as he thought. Ho-hum.
The food, as ever, was excellent, and we spent the night split variously between the dining room, lounge and conservatory, never quite making it to the pub as had originally been planned. That’s why we ended up leaving so late - well into this morning: there was no post-pub chuck out, so the departures were slow and discrete.
I can’t believe it’s almost a week since we got back from our trip, though. The time had flown. In fact, it seems to have gone quicker than the time we were away, although those first few days staying in the prison in Ljubljana feel like weeks ago now.
Must tweak the pics for printing…
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