Textures of barley

First of all, a huge thank you for all your kindnesses, stars, favourites and thoughtful words on yesterday's post.  I'm very aware so many people are grieving right now and reading so many stories of Folkiebooknerd's impact on Blip has been so heartwarming for many people.

Today's photo:Went on a walk from Brimstage to Thornton Hough with my wife today.  The purple tipped fringes of the barley caught my eye, like a painting, and so pretty to walk through.  It rained on and off as we walked, it was quite refreshing as it remains, as our grandmothers would have said, "quite close".

We didn't quite manage the loop of the walk that the website we were following advertised, we missed turning off onto a footpath down the side of a field somewhere, but the whole walk was new for us so we were happy just to explore and find some great public bridleways across this part of the Wirral.  This was interspersed with paths we were not allowed on "owned" by the Leverhulme estate, and the cause of much ranting about "ownership" or the countryside as we tramped round.  On the plus side we found our way back to where we started (quite important as we needed to find the car to get home).  

Other highlights included lots of wild honeysuckle amongst the trees, alas mostly past it's best but wonderful to see and good to know it's there for next year, and a really large wildflower field.

Extra photo:  Two birdhouses on the side of the stone building at Brimstage courtyard at the start of the walk.  I enjoyed the mix of textures between the wood and the stone.