May is a lovely month for a woodland ramble, don't you agree?
Trees newly in leaf, so fresh and green, the undergrowth delicately dotted with violets, wood sorrel and anemones.
Yesterday Gail and I went exploring the woods in the grounds of Crathes Castle. It's been a while since we were last there but I distinctly recall there used to be some excellent muddy sections, soft on the paws and beautifully squelchy.
How disappointing then, to find that nowadays the path follows boring boardwalks over all the boggy bits.
Gail seems to think it a "good thing" that my paws were still relatively clean at the end of the walk.
But I cannot agree.
Happy Nature Friday friends! And once again thank you so much to the Rosy and the LLB gang for hosting the blog hop.
