The naked woodland run

Phew, that took some getting out of the house, derailed by a neighbour, I could see time slipping towards my looming night shift..... But I'm out gqr too long after the weetabix fuel had been Dispatched 🤓.... Decided on a non towpath run, so headed towards the castle (minimal car usage, needs must for time).

Just what the Dr ordered, more gradients than I remembered but nice gentle-ish ones, across the cattle grid, by the lodge it's off to the right and a nicely trodden trail, preferable to tarmac and my Brooks ghosts giving plenty of grip.

I'd planned on the castle being about 2.5k one way, just a little short, but I'll find an extra 1k to add later.

All in all a nice gentle run, and today's soundtrack was the rat-a-tat-tat of the unseen woodpeckers 🙃.

Happy running you lot stay safe out there!!

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Naked?...

Sounds lovely! The woodpeckers are really starting to drum right now. I heard them again on my run in the woods this morning

.I discovered a half eaten box of weetabix, way past their best before date, in my kitchen cupboard at the weekend. I haven't touched them since lockdown 1 and working from home. I now realise I don't actually like them that much, and that it was only a quick convenient workday breakfast. Sorry!

[Hidden in reply to Birdlady64]

Nakedness Diane 🙈,

The woodpecker's were really going at it this morning, quite a magical sound, it's amazing how far it carries....they tap at approximately 15 taps a second!! "Woodpecker Wikipedia 🤓".

I can honestly say I've never found a 1/2 eaten box of weetabix in any house I've lived in.....🤣🤣

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

You mean you eat a whole box at a time?

[Hidden in reply to Birdlady64]

Everything in moderation!!

Breakfast

[Yesletsgo Graduate]

It's a bit nippy to be running naked 🥶 (yeah, ok, I'm being juvenile but you asked for it 😂)

[Hidden in reply to Yesletsgo]

Invigorating Yesletsgo 🥳

[Yesletsgo Graduate in reply to Hidden]

If you say so and as long as you don't scare the woodpeckers 😂😂😂

[Hidden in reply to Yesletsgo]

I'd worry moreso about those pesky ornithology lot 🤣

[Hidden]

That sounds just perfect.

Weetabix with sugar and cold milk please 😁

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Perfection and simplicity ✅

[Phdgranny Graduate in reply to Hidden]

But it has to be whole Milk!

[Hidden in reply to Phdgranny]

There's no other option 👍 I'm generally moving about 70,000 litres of the white stuff each night shift so it's always on hand as the homestead unpasteurized 😋 all the goodness

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Nice one !🎶'If you go down to the woods today your sure of a big surprise'🎶

🤣🤣🤣

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

I kept a safe and social distance from the hoards of walkers Ian 🙃

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

😁👍

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Btw you're due a run soon!!! Trainers on sir

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Yes, I've just finished my antibiotics and feeling a lot better now so 🤞

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Way to go sir!! 👍

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It's funny you say that actually as I was hoping to get out tomorrow 😁

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Set an alarm, and we'll be waiting

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Oh, I'll not need an alarm as will hopefully go around 8:30 after the school rush 😁