A Sunny Day In May

Now that the sun has finally come out from it's long hibernation (AT LAST!!) I've been out to play.  My boyfriend took me for a walk round a bit of Bath I'd never explored before (considering how small a city it is, it's a little embarrassing how many of these bits there still are after two years!).

We started off on the canal, and I dreamed, not for the first time, of living on the water:

Don't you just love that old river gypsy style?

But alas, he pointed out that he couldn't live on a boat, the damp would play havoc with his musical instruments (that sounds like an innuendo, but no, I really do mean guitars, amps, trumpets, etc in this case).

OK, so how about this instead?

Notice the little green writing shed, as well as the private mooring, which belong to this gorgeous house on the water.  [sigh]

We then walked up some stony steps, glimpsing tantalising views through garden gates left ajar...

As I may have mentioned before, Bath sits in a big green bowl.  Hills on all sides (not very good for asthma sufferers, apparently - the clouds get stuck in the valley and they stay put.  Explains all the rain, I suppose).  While this means that one must develop strong legs and put a lot of faith into the handbrake of one's motor vehicle, it also means that there are some spectacular views to be enjoyed, if you know the right spot.

I think we found a good spot, don't you?

We should be able to see my house from here, but I'm afraid I can't quite figure it out!

Yellow flowers, green grass, blue sky: textbook summer scenery.

 

We'd brought sandwiches and strawberries and a flask of tea (naturally).  I don't know how long we sat there but it was the first official Sun On My Skin this year, and it was pure magic for the soul.

We then went to my friend Johnny's homebrewed beer festival, and spent the next day (or two) hungover, but that's another story...