A Wonderful Walk in the Chilterns-Beginning of May

On the May Bank Holiday weekend it was such lovely sunny weather that we took a family walk on the Saturday but I forgot my camera and we enjoyed it so very much that I did it all over again on the Sunday when the weather was slightly less sunny....

We park at Kimble and walk up a steep-ish hill labelled as ''The North Bucks Way'' by a signpost.
You can just see Pippa up ahead raring to go! She absolutely adores this walk!!!


There is fabulous grassland and wonderful BIG trees, all kinds including ancient oak trees....

Isn't this green just heavenly? All tones of lime and leaf green, so sooo many many greens.....

A tree struck by lightning I guess.....

We climb a small hillock at the top the view is AMAZING!!! Miles and miles all around can be seen: gloriously green Buckinghamshire. I think the little yellow flowers are cowslips?

It's heavenly up here: I must remember to come here OFTEN! It's only a 15 minute drive and then a 15 minute walk...

Pippa is sniffing out all those rabbits.....

At the bottom of the hill we turn left towards the hilltop with the two trees seen below: If continued for far enough it takes you across the Chequers estate and down a hill into Ellesborough. We saw lots of rabbits on the way: I could not let Pippa run free but she was happy at the end of a 5m lead, leading the way!

Such pretty blue flowers: not sure what they are. Not forget-me-nots but what?

This one below looks like the bee orchids that I used to see when walking in the South Downs in Hampshire many years ago... Pippa was pulling the lead so it may be a little out of focus.

It took 4 attempts as it was as she decided to lick the camera lens as I was trying to take a photo.

When we had reached the steps that lead down to Ellesborough we turned back and walked a loop across the chalklands savouring all the lovely views on the way. To the right:

And to the left:

And back on the right:

I'll get all WI at this point and feel like singing ''Jerusalem'' or something from the Sound of Music: I'm feeling so very very HAPPY!!! Views,sunshine,countryside,exercise,fresh air,good company all combined into a fabulous euphoric combination. The path stretches ahead and you just want to keep on walking...
The eventually there's a right turn and Pippa is looking quite tired now, her tongue is almost on the ground despite having had several long drinks of water. She starts hinting by lying down and refusing to walk on.

The path leading back down is spotted and we descend. There's butterflies: white with orange tips or fluorescent yellow or white. Many bees too especially among the blue Borage that form seas of blue along the sides.

I have a bee picture to load with some more pictures to be loaded another day. Aren't these just GLORIOUS?!!Beautiful brilliant bedazzling blues.

Contrasting with these lacy fragile whites....

And then we reach the car and drive home. Exhausted, content, happy,inspired,rejuvinated, invigorated and resolved to keep walking EVERY weekend from now on: different walks from the OS map of the area I was given- well I bought with a gift of funds- for my birthday.