Paulette's walk in Neerijse 29th March 2010

Surprisingly, there were 10 of us ready to brave wind and rain this Monday. Good decision as the rain stopped from the beginning to the end of the walk. We even were blessed with some bright rays of sunshine filtering through . Neerijse is always such a treat except for the mud of course...We saw some very unusual flowers on our way...a shame Jane was not with us to tell us what it was! Perhaps someone can tell us the name of the plant on the photograph below. Thank you Tina for the photographs above. A herd of deer were resting under the trees and pheasants pecking in the field. Sue made us discover another hide we didn't know. Suddenly it was so hot that we had to peel off our anoraks. We saw some coots, ducks and swans, so nice to watch in their natural surroundings. Later on we met with Sheila and drove to our favourite place for pancakes and waffles, the cafe Rochus in Huldenberg. We are already looking forward to returning to Neerijse next month to rediscover with delight the lovely alleys of blossoming cherry trees.