Chilly February Foreshore
Walk
Henrietta walked to the rocky foreshore on a chilly February morning…
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Moss Rocks
...scrambled up some green mossy rocks…
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Grassy path
…and walked along a grassy green path…
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Lichens
…until she arrived at the lichen-softened rocks…
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Ferns
…and the beautiful little ferns that are too pretty to sit on.
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View
Henrietta sat for a while; gazing at the Buffleheads, Goldeneyes and Merganzers diving for their breakfasts; listening to the weeping of the Widgeons, and the clanking of the Geese; sniffing at the salty air; and feeling the cool breeze on her cheeks.
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Cupboardward-bound
…what a beautiful morning walk!
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Quimper Hittys 
Thank you, Kjerstin, for sharing Henrietta’s morning walk. I feel like I’ve just had a wonderfully meditative stroll with her. Judith
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We are always glad when our friends join us on our walks, thanks for coming along!
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Thank you very much for the love and encouragement you always send my way!
So, so, beautiful. My eyes went right to Henrietta’s enchanting coat. I see carefully and cleverly created stitches that enhance the gorgeously shaded coat. Did you make it or another of your fine friends? It is very lovely, as was the morning walk.
Our friends the Country Hittys have a very talented and generous Human, who has sent me three of these spectacular embroidered felt coats over the years! We adore them…and her!
I would love to go birding with Henrietta. What a wonderful time we would have.
This is a great time of year for birding around here – the winter flocks are still here, and the spring ones just considering…Henrietta would love your company!
ahhhh what a meandering and contemplative walk on a chilly misty morning. Lovely….
It was a chilly morning, but I am always surprised at how much there is to see when you slow down to a Hitty pace and look at things from a Hittys-eye level!
What a marvellous name is Bufflehead. It’s almost as good as our local Spangled Drongo!
We love Buffleheads! The males are very distinctive…The Spangled Drongo is a glorious name, has a nice tail, otherwise it looks a bit like a starling. My grandmother was encouraged by the man who wrote a book called “Mateship With Birds” and became a birdwatcher through his influence. I have a copy of his book that she owned, inscribed by him. I wonder if the Spangled Drongo is in there?
I wouldn’t be at all surprised! The drongos are particularly gorgeous; much of the plumage is sheeny and satin-like, and then there’s the matte black velvet ‘cape’ on the shoulders, plus they have that piercing red eye. They’re as elegant as an Elizabethan grandee. They’re also very aerobatic insect-eaters; at our last house we used to feed a flock of them with tiny scraps of meat tossed into the air, and they’d swoop and dive, and never a scrap hit the ground.
I loved this blue coat… Beautiful walking and through the photographs I jumped there too. Thank you, Love, nia
Thanks for joining us, Nia, we enjoyed your company!