As usual for a Thursday morning, we went to Hawick for a cuppa and scone (maple syrup and pecan). Then we went for the weekly food shopping, as I hadn't done it on Monday. When we were almost home ....... major excitement, ewes and lambs in the field!! As we pulled in to the drive, I said to Malcolm perhaps I should just run back down the road and take photos, in case they had moved to the back of the field when I went out for my walk after lunch. So I abandoned poor Malcolm and left him to cart all the shopping into the house. I knew I would have to approach the field quietly, so as not to scare off the ewes and lambs, but I was wearing these shoes ......
....... which have a small heel and are noisy when I walk. Although I was trying to tiptoe, I could see that one of the ewes was already aware of me, so I quickly took this photo, in case they ran off
However they stood their ground and I was able to take some closer shots
The lamb on the left wasn't quite as bold as its sibling, preferring to stay as close to mum as possible
this ewe has much darker wool
The ewe decided I was no threat and went back to eating the grass, and the lambs decided it was time they were fed too!
After lunch, I headed out for my walk, heading down the hill and out to the main road. When I saw this approaching, I made sure I was standing as far back from the road as possible!
I have shown you this sign before, but I thought you might enjoy seeing it again
Further on, there are lots of bends in the road
There were lots of signs of spring, with snowdrops ......
......... winter aconites
....... and daffodils
On the way back, I could here something very large coming up behind me - I was able to take a photo as it went on round the bend
Fortunately, I remembered to change my shoes before I went out .... this was the state of my boots when I got back home!!