I'm off for a ride on my broomstick

The Forest is busy

It was a beautiful mild sunny day and the carparks in the forest were very busy. However we chose to walk of the beaten track and we were able to enjoy a quiet walk only seeing the odd person in the distance. The path we chose came to a little gate that looked as if it hadn't been used for years and the path itself was very overgrown. A deer skipped across the path but was soon gone and we enjoyed looking at the different fungi and admiring the changing leaves as the sunlight caught them.
Now it is just gone 5pm and alas it is getting dark as the clocks went back an hour during the night.

The road to the forest. 

Missy and Raffles pose for the camera. 

An old holllow tree stump 

We found this rather overgrown path and a very hard to open gate as we walked through the woods. 

some bracket fungi growing on a fallen silver birch 

Shaggy ink caps. These fungi have always fascinated me as they slowly dissolve dripping black ink.until they are gone. Apparently they are edible when young but once they start to drip it is best not to eat them. Posted by Picasa

Young Pony in North Oakley woods. 

Autumn leaves 

The road home. 

March of the Killer Fungi

beware they may be coming your way!

An OOB of that beautiful foal 

Autumn in the New Forest

A few pictures from our walks at Busketts and Pigbush today. it is still mild here, but we have had a fair amount of rain over the last week and the streams are flowing again. The paths are getting muddy, but it is still pleasant to walk.

More Fly agaric

Raffles is so handsome 

Beautiful Missy 

Missy is happiest when she has her ball to play with 

Autumna at Busketts 

beautiful foal at Pigbush...you can see they are getting their winter coats 

Missy and Raffles at Pigbush..John is on the bridge throwing biscuits! 

Walking at Telegraph.

After a wet day yesterday, today has been dry with some sun and very mild. This morning Missy walked with Taivas at Telegraph. Several times we heard Bucks roaring and we saw groups of deer running in the distance.The paths were very muddy but near the end of the walk we found some big puddles for the dogs to clean up in.

Walking at Telegraph 

The leaves are changing colour. 

Lots of little toadstools growing on this mossy stump 

Lots of rain means muddy dogs. Taivas pauses for a few moments 

Missy loves to play with her ball 

Missy and her reflection in the big puddles. it has rained a lot recently