The pair of us are back in Tilford, Surrey after what was one of the best road trips to this neck of the woods that we’ve had for quite some time. Our trip was free of the roadworks that have bedeviled us in recent years and traffic was lighter than expected. We also had wall to wall sunshine all the way. I can’t think of the last time we covered such a large part of the country without the weather changing en-route.

What did change was the flora, the South is more advanced when it come to spring, with leaf-growth far more in evidence. That said, there’s an explosion of Hawthorn blossom, with the white flowers providing a gorgeous display right across the country, in a welcome sign that winter’s over. Now we’ve settled in to Bigland Towers in exile, ready for the next few days of our Surrey sojourn.

As tomorrow’s Sunday our activities will be restricted to staying local. We’ve some shopping to do and a dog to walk, which will get us out and about. Not so much me you understand. I’ve always led an active life, but poor Dawn spends much of her working day chained to a desk. For the next few days those shackles have been broken. No doubt I’ll be taking the camera with me tomorrow, so expect a fresh picture or two. In the meantime, here’s today’s, which is a closer look at something we’ve been seeing all along our route today…

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