The wet spring that we had, followed by the incredible early summer sun, has produced a good crop of berries and seeds on the trees, like these young acorns I have featured here. The blackberry bushes

The geese have done well this year with a population explosion of mega proportions. 🤣. Every time we visit one of the many parks with lakes in our town, the wild geese surround us looking for food. We

For the past five days, we have been enjoying a heatwave of over 30C. Today, the temperature was ten degrees cooler! It felt nice and fresh walking about with a nice breeze. We enjoyed a cup of tea at

I thought I would share with you today a curious landscape feature with a funny name. The feature is called a 'ha ha' and seems to be an old english name for a wall and ditch to keep livestock and wild

The temperature was set to be one of the hottest days so far, so we decided to set off on our mountain bike ride quite early to avoid the hottest part of the day. Even the wild ducks and geese seemed to

On another very hot day here in southern England, we went for a pleasant walk around Worth Park. There are many unusual flowers and plants here. The flower beds are exploding with colour. Even the meadow

There was a delightful sight out on the lake today. A pair of swans with their last remaining cygnet. I'm not sure how many cygnets were hatched, but it looked a bit forlorn on its own. The heatwave continues

It was market day in town today. There were some food stalls scattered around the square. This is a regular thing here as indeed in other towns around the country. The build-up to the heatwave continued

While out and about walking today, I noticed this plant growing in the hedgerow. This is commonly known as giant hogweed. A very dangerous weed that can cause nasty burns and blisters if touched. It is

When planning a mountain bike ride in the countryside, it can be a challenge. Usually, because the route is unfamiliar and things can get confusing with bad sugnposting, etc. Sometimes, like today as it

On my travels today, while walking around town, I noticed a pretty pink wild flower on the verge. I took a few photos before moving on. Later, I looked up this plant and found a match online. I think it

Children can be demanding! To relieve our daughter for a while after school, we took her two offspring to one of our local parks for a little fun. It was windy and difficult playing football with the small

Activities for today were limited to shopping and family visits after the cycling yesterday. This morning, we went out for breakfast at a well-known fast food outlet, something that we like to do occasionally

I was feeling in an adventurous mood this morning, so I planned a cycling route around our town visiting several of our parks in one ride. It was hot again and very humid, too, which made it quite

It has been a busy day in terms of steps covered. On a hot day such as it has been today, I walked into town together with my wife, and there were many people about enjoying the weather. The fountains

Our destination for a walk today was a very pleasant lake, which has been lovingly converted from an old sand quary. It was our second visit here, and there are many improvements since we last visited

Temperatures are approaching 30°C here in England. Over the next few days and into the weekend, we have a heatwave. The walk to school today was very hot, and needless to say, ice cream was on the agenda!

So it was back to the school run again. That's the routine for a few days of the week! It's a good excuse for a few steps, of course, especially when there is a nice town park to walk through along the

I often feature Tilgate Park in my @actifit posts. It has so much to offer as a place for all the family to enjoy. I walked around the main lake today with some family members. I noticed a new map of the

Cycling out in Tilgate forest today, I took some tracks that I haven't visited for some time. The changes were a real eye opener. There is a clearing in the middle of this part of the forest where a fire