Although a little cloudy and at times there was some drizzle it was a fine day up on the hills. I was out with Lin to get some chill time before another very busy week away. The views were great and it was fantastic to hear many different birds singing, including my first Cuckoo of the year. While out we spent a little time gathering Molinia grass for use this year when I am teaching fire lighting. It is the best for making birds nests to catch alight from embers. As we walked down a beautiful wooded valley we came across a poor looking red hind possible only 1 or 2 years old, she did appear to be thin and weak on her legs. She got up very gingerly and wandered off as we walked within about 15 feet of her. We did come across a large number of fallen trees, some very large Oak and Ash have come down this spring, I quess from the snow
