Still keeping it outdoors

As a family we try to spend as much time as we can outdoors. Fresh air blows away a multitude of niggly arguments between sisters or frustrations of busy parents. Today for example, we had a rare non-windy day up here on the ridge so we set off across the field for some outdoor time.

We headed for our much neglected cabin. When we were building our house, we used it to sleep in at weekends but we haven't been in it  since early May. There has just been too much to do to move in.

It was full of spiders and needed a good airing so we lit the log burner inside to lift the dampness then went out for a run about while it got going.

It was a fresh, still day with just the oak leaves clinging on. Now is the time of year to spy all of the gaps in the fence and hedge boundaries that need repairing.

The girls lit an outdoor fire too so that they could toast marshmallows. It is one of their favourite things to do.

With high levels of sugary energy, they had an hour playing on the swing and the zip wire. This shot really does give you a sense of scale of the beautiful mature trees.

The sun started to go down and it got a bit nippier then I was ready for a roast pork dinner.

Happy Sunday everyone!