It’s late Spring. The mornings can still be a little chilly but it warms up quickly. The overnight temperature dropped to 3.4°C (38°F) a few days ago, but daytime maxima currently reach into the low 30°C (90°F ).

Longer morning walks with the dogs are a daily occurrence – until it becomes too hot 🙂 It’s an 11 km (7 mile) round trip from home to the Gara River and back along local gravel roads. Here’s Pippin, our youngest Border Collie, enjoying the view (some ducks).

If the dogs and I were doing a 5 km morning walk, this is the halfway point at which we turn back – a view over Gara Station, Gara gorge and river. Being early morning, the low sun casts long shadows, and illuminates golden grasses.