I seem to be mellowing into summer nicely these days. I used to get stressed about the lack of boating, and that's despite not having a trip planned this year! To be honest Im ready for a break from boating at the moment. It seems like one of those moments that come periodically where I need to step back from it and re-evaluate. This usually results in a dip into another sport for a while.

As my leg is only just recovering from a torn calf I'm still pretty limited with my preferred second sport of moving quickly on the hills. Its 90% there but that feels a very vulnerable time in the healing process so I'm trying to be good and take the dog walking easy for a while longer. Still taking it easy leaves plenty of room for getting out on these great evenings we've been having. The daytimes have been a waste of space though, too hot, too busy, the traffic too slow. Evenings are the way forward. Someone tried to suggest that mornings are good as well but Im convinced that is just a wicked conspiracy to try and get me up earlier.

The Herdwicks may add interest to the pictures but the sad reality is that the hills are infested with the things. They destroy any chance of any interesting vegetation returning. That means we have to deal with thin soil and perform 'upland conservation' which is code for putting pavements over the hills via heli lifts of stone. Heres a suggestion - reduce the sheep, encourage the trees  and heather to grow back and get the farmers to earn subsidies for something useful - not producing uneconmic meat lamb.

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