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Warm and dry this morning in #Royden with occasional puddles from overnight rain. Skipped coffee.

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Damp this morning in #Royden. Just a short circuit. Coffee and carbs later in Birkenhead.

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Warm but cloudy in #Royden this morning. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Some colour from last week’s visit to Ness. Mostly shopping today. Spent some time in Boyes’s which is new to me but apparently quite common on the other side of the Pennines.

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Bright and breezy this morning in #Royden. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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#Royden basking in the sun again. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Sunny this morning in #Royden. Negligible mud now in areas hard to pass a month ago. Coffee and carbs at the courtyard.

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Pleasant afternoon stroll around #Royden. Don’t think it’s going to be a classic year for rhodos. Hope I’m wrong. Coffee at the courtyard.

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Shopping twirly to Liverpool. Coffee and carbs in John Lewis. Reckon they (or Liverpool ONE) should commission Ed Farrell to paint views of the Old Dock and Castle. Shaun the Sheep AR trail from May.

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Sunny, a cool breeze and fairly busy this morning in #Royden. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s where tulip season is apparently drawing to a close.

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#Ness super colourful this morning. Coffee and carbs at RSPB Burton (Manor cafe chokka due to antiques fair).

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A beautiful morning and #Royden quite busy. Liking the strong shadows and occasional rhodo in flower. Correction: Canada geese nesting on the mere. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Walk on KC3P from Thurstaston to Heswall and back. Tide out but freaky ferns, new signage, abandoned boat clearance and fun flypast. Coffee and carbs at YOT.

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Bright but a little chilly until I warmed up this morning in #Royden. The occasional rhodo starting to bloom and moorhens nesting on the floating stage. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Morning excursion to Liverpool for a mix of shopping and culture, not to mention coffee and carbs. The pair in the Walker cafe always make me wonder what he’s saying to her (wrong answers only).

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Fresh first thing though not much of a breeze judging by the wind turbines. Silver birch leafing up nicely. Coffee at the courtyard.

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Nice stroll around Birkenhead Park. Shame about the bridges, hopefully fixed soon. High point the seven cute coot chicks. Coffee and carbs at the visitors centre.

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Detour to see godwits during this morning’s circuit of #Royden. FP14 looking good but pretty much limbo dancers only at the moment. On the plus side bluebells always a feature at Caldy roundabout. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Afternoon stroll around #Royden, including visits to the walled garden and Irby Quarry. Visual impact of latter rock face diminished by trees and (rather intrepid) graffiti. Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Sunny for today’s circuit of #Royden. “Highlight” was a (mercifully small) bird cr*pping on the phone while at Benty’s. Seems like everyone’s a critic these days. ๐Ÿ˜…

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Quiet and thankfully no showers in #Royden this morning so Met Office 1, BBC app 0 (based on Met Office rainfall map). Coffee and carbs at Benty’s.

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Light rain showers this morning in #Royden. Early signs of a few rhodo buds coming into flower and lilly pads on the mere. Coffee and carbs at the courtyard.

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