It is the first day of 2025 and whilst we are waiting for the sky to clear we are planning our calender for the coming year, looking forward to our walk. Each and every time we step outside we are instantly enveloped in the countryside, a place where the colours are constantly changing. Today's palette is reminiscent of tweed, beautifully varied greens next to mauve and burnt orange, mustard seeping through. I am looking for rosehips as it is my last day to gather them. The