Lakeland bunnies.

Well that’s the Easter holiday period over for another year and thankfully there were no fire problems to be dealt with.  The Trust organised a number of Easter Egg Trails across the Lake District during the Easter weekend.  Ours took place on the Monday around the lake shore, Friars Crag and Cockshot Wood area.  Although it was a bit drizzly, it didn’t dampen spirits too much and we had a good number of people come along in family groups. 

All those who entered set forth with a trail sheet containing seven questions each with three options for answers.  Correct answers provided the letters for an anagram of BUNNIES.  That was the cue for the outbreak of bunny-hopping that you can see in the photograph above.   Successful completion of the sheet was rewarded with an Easter egg – and of course no child ‘failed’ to win an egg!  Regardless of the weather, several generations enjoyed the trail and some even came well-prepared to have an outdoor banquet at the picnic tables at the foreshore.

Later in the week I had a newcomer join me for his first day at work.  Sunny is a friend’s dog and whilst they are on holiday for two weeks, Sunny is spending his time with us and is coming out to work with me.  He is an eight month old Labrador who still has a lot to learn but is a very fast, keen learner.  Reiver didn’t come with us because she is an elderly lady these days and is semi-retired from public duties.  She also needs some rest from Sunny occasionally!  

We have been burning the brash and reinstating fences at High Snab where we have been hedge-laying these past few weeks.  High Snab’s farmer, Tom, is in the middle of lambing so the volunteers took turns to go in pairs to help with that.  Lambs seem to enchant everyone and I’ve never come across anyone who has not been keen to have some experience with them – feeding orphans is always popular!

Sunny had a busy and exciting day with so many new people and experiences but he was flat out and soundly asleep as soon as he was home!