Day 44

I got home early from work and although it was pouring with rain, I decided to get out for a quick walk with the dogs. I took the shorter route as it is a bit dicey doing the longer route on your own in the evening in heavy rain when the bridges are very slippy. I didn’t get the camera out much as it was raining so heavily.

Most definitely the highlight of the walk was hearing a cuckoo which must have been in reward to my perseverance in the bad weather. Although they were in fine fettle during my trip to Mayo earlier in the month, this is the first time in years I’ve heard one in Longford.

There wasn’t a lot new out. I’m still amazed by the devil’s matchstick I spotted last week but there is no sign of the red tips now. There were a few clovers in flower.

It turned into a bit of a trudge once I crossed the road and headed into second half of the walk as the ground was very wet and the rain was pelting down. I got moderately wet by the end but nothing much to complain about.