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Monday morning was a nice day for a walk by the Aveyron river. Two dogs and two friends.


We picked up another friend soon after we started walking.


This is the track that starts the walk , at the end it widens to this one!


 from here you can see across to our side of the hill where our farm is


Along the way we found many wild flowers


And these ones  along the river bank, i couldn't find them in the wildflower book.


The path leads through tree trunks and branches covered in moss


There very tactile, Anita likes to move pieces of moss from tree to tree - yes a little bit bonkers!

It was such  a perfect morning.


Along the way you can see the railway line.


 The pathological goes through this vacant farm that only has access from the path you follow -a time when cars weren't around. Look at the left top window, a bit like the crooked house.


Toward the end of the walk you can see the chateau perched on the top of Najac.


Also you cam find muddy puddles to cool down in


The terrier didn't come home with us. My dogs had to have a dip in the river, a nice wet dog smell on the way home.








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