Out of nowhere, without the slow build usual of spring, Friday 6th May is going to be hot. Not roasting-hot, not height of the summer-hot, but hot. So fill those water-bottles, pack your sunscreen, and come along with me.
Two buses take us to Long Stratton, a small town on an old Roman road (we’ve been there before, the start of many walks). We head out of town northeastward and happen upon Tharston
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Too soon to take advantage of this seat. As with many Norfolk villages, the church is way-way-way away from the present-day village
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Just to remind us of the month, every hedgerow is white with May blossoms (hawthorn)
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The route is over fields and along little leafy lanes…
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Anyone who knows me knows I’ve a passion for pylons. If we see nothing else this day, still I’d be happy with these
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Twisty-turny country lanes, and sprawling farm buildings…we’re happening upon the next village, Hapton
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More little lanes, and across a pasture with cattle grazing
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And we’re at destination. Flordon Common. Next month (June) this path will be lined with yellow flag (wild iris)
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In centuries past this stream powered several mills on its way to join the river Yare just outside Norwich. How things do change!
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No yellow flags today, too early. Instead the common has turned white with ransom flowers (wild garlic), and oh boy, is that a tantalising smell
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We follow the path kept wide by grazing cattle to rejoin the country lanes at Flordon village. By now the heat has become oppressive. The two miles back to the bus-stop somewhat resembles walking into an oven; I want to return to the shade of the trees
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I hope you enjoyed the walk. I did. But I have to admit, I have a heart problem which makes me hyper-sensitive to heat (doctor says I shouldn’t go out in it but stupid me, I keep going)
Hope you’ll join me again next week. And don’t forget to check out Tuesday Treat for the flowers seen on the way
crispina kemp 
Love the greenery.
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Love this season. Full summer, much of the herbage is bleached and leached and turning brown, even though the trees remain green
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Looks so inviting
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Just want to keep walking and walking and walking, make the most of the weather
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🙏🏼👍🏼
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Thank you for the sweet treat and please take care yourself! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you, I try 🙂
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We had a ridiculously hot week. It’s raining today, though. And will for the next few days.
Your images are lovely, Crispina. And maybe you should slow it down on the hot days, hmmm?
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WHEN the next hot day comes…
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For us, that should be Saturday. Froze out buns off the past few days. 🙄
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Beautifully scenic, that cow looked huge 😊
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It was. It was at a distance too. Looked like a barn!!! 🙂
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I also love the pictures and can’t wait to get back to England again.
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I cannot imagine the longing I’d feel if I didn’t live here 🙂
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You’re lucky to live there, it is nice here too, but it’s different in a way hard to explain.
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I get that 🙂
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These days I live on the coast. How lucky you are, people say. And it is beautiful around the marshes. But it’s not my bluebell wood of home
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Where would that be? I found a bunch of bluebell woods in England.
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