Exploring out during exercise time

Back to one of the origins of this blog this week, photography admittedly in the digital age and as one of things I have been doing to deal with the stresses of the current Coronavirus emergency is to go out for some exercise  although we are restricted presently.

Whatever else may be going on, as far as nature is concerned it is Spring and so the many daffodils have emerged and here is a group of them I spotted the other day.  

We are subject to limits, the exact distances not being defined but expected to be local to you so given I've cheated death twice and am vulnerable, I cross-crossed to stay in a figure the local constabulary would accept spotting these two lovely trees just on the border of the more built up urbanized area with less people about.
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I was able to get a terrific picture of this seventeenth century half timbered cottage that originally was split into three residences and sympathetically restored a few decades back complete with thatched roof, hidden amongst the post war sprawl

Farmhouses are to be found around the edges of North Staffordshire usually with some extensions and this is a local example with the original wooden windows in not those ghastly uPVC ones.

A field with saplings planted in it looking quite colourful nearby.

More things planted for later while a tractor was going around the more distant fields.

There we have a group of pictures taken out in grey shorts and socks no less while on a series of walks that hopefully are restful and helping deal with the stresses and strains of the current emergency.