I've not been at work today. Instead I've been over on the west side of the county enjoying the fantastic weather (though hay-fever's never been far away).
Distance: 4.9 miles
Ascent: 47 metres
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Walk 8: Nowton Park and High Suffolk
Good walks always take in a summit - a place to pause and survey the land. The summit of this walk was perfect: a little shade and a crumbling triangulation point. The view stretched for miles with no-one else in sight. It may only be 84 metres above sea level but in Suffolk that's nearly a mountain.
Distance: 6.3 miles
Ascent: 94 metres
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Walk 9: Forest and riverside from West Stow
On the other side of Bury St Edmunds my second walk was a bristling with nature. From the perfectly-named hamlet church of All Saints Wordwell a narrow path took me between two fields, barley on the left and plump wheat on the right.
Later the hedgerow of an ancient byway burst into vibrant colour with poppies of every style imaginable. If this was a film you'd accuse the set-dresser of going overboard.
On the final leg alongside the River Lark, bright blue dragonflies darting in and out of my peripheral vision.
Summer's here.
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