{"id":1704,"date":"2013-12-29T01:18:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T01:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2014-09-10T22:22:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:22:37","slug":"finally-christmas-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/29\/finally-christmas-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally a Christmas walk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"48e5397a39c6ea4ae31e40d674b2fea7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- july 2019 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9380921822254336\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9798147637\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been waiting since Christmas day for the weather to be fit for a walk, we have had gale force winds and driving rain, but today the sun shone, the temperature was mild and the wind has dropped.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1705\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5883.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1705\" alt=\"where has all the Elder gone?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5883.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5883.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5883-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">where has all the Elder gone?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We took the footpath along the estuary, someone has layed the hedge where last October we picked Elderberries, the Elder bushes have been cut to the ground, disaster, we&#8217;ll have to find somewhere else to pick next year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1706\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5889.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1706\" alt=\"hiding in the bushes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5889.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5889.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5889-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hiding in the bushes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we were walking and chatting, I heard a rustling in the bushes, and saw a Robin, my Dearest kept talking and whenever I moved to get a better view, he moved to stand in the way, typical man!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1707\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5900.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1707\" alt=\"that's better\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5900.jpg\" width=\"582\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5900.jpg 582w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5900-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 85vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">that&#8217;s better<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I waited to get a picture , after a little shyness the Robin must have guessed I wanted a picture because he hopped out of the undergrowth and literally posed for me, getting closer and closer with every shutter click.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1708\" style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5902.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1708\" alt=\"did you get my good side?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5902.jpg\" width=\"514\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5902.jpg 514w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1-IMG_5902-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 85vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">did you get my good side?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There wasn&#8217;t much else to photograph but I had vowed not to go home till I had at least one shot I was happy with. 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