Catkin fluff

Woke up this morning to bright sunshine but when I looked out of the window it looked like it was snowing  the wind was blowing what I thought was blossom into the garden , I wasn't sure what it was at the time but later when we walked along the canal it was happening there  the canal was covered in it  and it was the fluff from the willow catkins  getting everywhere.

 It was really quiet along the canal today not many people  but it was just on lunch time so maybe it got busier later, The first family  of geese were on the bank as we walked along  can see how much they have grown already we haven't been able to see the second family yet but was told where to find them further along the canal so if its nice might walk that way tomorrow instead of going through the marshes.

 Chris has been having a little walk recently  and today he did really well  Just wish he would take his stick  as he is a bit unsteady but he insists he doesn't need it , since he has been on this low carb diet he seems so much better  and is still loosing weight which is good,  he had one of these geese feeding from his hand today

 I manage to get my first Butterfly photo of the year today a small white  I Think, there are a few that look similar so could be wrong,  I have seen quite a few recently but they never seem to settle long enough to get a photo.

The only other photo  I took was of this laburnum tree in the garden  of the cottage over the canal I think its really pretty  with all the dangling flowers

We followed the canal right back to the beach it was quite windy on that stretch but not cold   we sat on a bench and watched the  sea and people on the beach  before heading for home, the walk home is nearly all up hill so was glad to get in, have a nice cup of tea and relax a bit. 
Not done a lot this evening there were a few jobs that needed to be done so got them sorted   now sat listening to music while i write this and catch up on Blogs and FB   so that's been our day hope you all had a good one too xx