It's been a while since I last posted but I've not had much to talk about if I'm honest.
I'm currently back at my parents house in Lancashire and last night we got hit by a major thunder storm which lasted all evening even causing a blackout so we sat around by candle light. I don't like thunder storms but glad I was in the company of my parents and moggies.
Today I decided I'd blow off the cobwebs and go for a walk down memory lane aka Ball Grove Park Nature Reserve.
I started off with a brew at The Lakeside Cafe sitting on the side of the pond enjoying the cool breeze and watching the ducks swim. I also had two dragonflies fly pass me but they were too quick to capture with my camera on my phone.
After my brew I walked along the path to the small waterfalls it was peaceful just to sit there and listen to the river flow. Yet again I saw quite afew more dragonflies but they were too quick.
After leaving the falls I walked down the path which led to a wooded grove full of oak trees, in this area there's meant to be woodpeckers but I didn't hear or see them. The sign also said there's owls too but they'll be all sleeping.
I did see many butterflies flying about even one landed on an oak leaf and posed for me.
I came across lots of stairs leading deeper into the nature reserve. If I kept on walking along these little pathways I'd have reached The Bronte Trail which leads onto Wycollar Country Park and onto Howarth famous for the Bronte sisters.
I carried on following the river and watching out for other wildlife. I spotted lots of ducks , dragonflies, small birds and even a wild rabbit.
This little pathway brought back lots of memories as I used to walk it to get to my best friend's house as deeper down the pathway we get to a dry stone wall and a little ladder which gets you into a field and that is the field to get through to get to my best friend's parent's farm.
I didn't venture far after this I turned around and went back the way I came.
On my way back though I sat by another lake and watched the dragonflies dance about. It's something so tranquil just sitting by the lake and listening to the near by river which made me feel relaxed and for a while forget things.
These guys by looks of it did the same just chill out and enjoy the warm sunny day.
On my way back I decided I'd walk to my old primary school but couldn't look around without an appointment so I left it instead I went around the church yard next door. Memories came flooding back as a kid me and my friends used to go collecting the best conkers in the church yard for the autumn tradition of conker fights.
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It was nice to go back to where my love of nature began and see how amazing it has become.
The Lakeside cafe is a new addition as that's only been open just under a year and the play ground has changed a lot too. But everything else hasn't still peaceful and tranquil. It's part of my home town I actually love.
