Oh hasn't it just been an absolutely fantastic sunny weekend?! I so needed some sunlight and a blue sky, no gales and just a bright day with crispy cold air. I immediately grasped the opportunity to take a loooooong walk by the Solway Firth at Drumburgh, where I always walk with Sam when the weather is good because when it is not you simply cannot walk there, it would be unbearable. Sam loves the marsh, especially when the sheep are grazing a good few miles away at the other end of the firth so he can run and run and run and run...and be an incredibly happy dog indeed ;o) I have taken some photos of the firth and the shores, I cannot get enough pictures from that area!

This is the view out of the Solway Firth, and on the other side of the water you can see Dumfries&Galloway of Scotland.

I find this blue-in-blue with just a bit of ebb sand in between so awesome, too sad the sea gulls are a bit too far away in the photo. They were having a party out there!!!!

Yep, my Sam has to be in it too :o)

This is the view towards Carlisle in the very distance to the right, and that is where the firth is ending too. I always manage to arrive here during low tide, you normally don't see any sandy stripes anywhere once the water has moved back in.

Lots and lots of marsh for happy dogs to run around on, especially when sheep and cattle are grazing a bit further down.

Lambing season has already started,  I saw and heard the first few newborn lambs out in the fields about one week ago. A lot of them will be born indoors depending on the breed, but there are lots of hardy mules, Cheviot and Scottish blackface sheep around in this area, and their lambs cope with frosty nights amazingly well. I am sure these babes will curl up very close to their mothers at night.

Before I go I would like to mention that I have displayed a new set of mixed wools in my ebay store - 5 different breeds in one mix, all natural white and one light grey, mostly British breeds but also one Scandinavian top in it. They are all beautiful and very easy to work with, and will make any handspinner, hand dyer or felter happy!! :o) Feel free to Visit My eBay Store for more details about this mix.