Cub week report

I doubt if the phrase "Scouting for Adult Boys" is one B.P. would of recognized although I am reasonable sure he'd get the idea a man always keeps a part of boyside with him and draw from those experiences.

For me being this adult "cub in spirit" is a big thing and so it has been I spent a bit of time in the field working on alertness and being attentive to detail with the sounds, sight and smells at hand.

Here we have a fine specimen of a tree with it's highly textured bark I spent sometime exploring .

The grey bark of this tree contrasts with much of its surroundings throwing out long branches up toward the sky as I walked along a carpet of squelchy leaves.
As it is winter the leaves died back a good three months back but they'll return

I noticed this group of Catkins were out  among many in this stretch of the wood looking closely at each segment as they hang so delicately from the branches.

While about I did spot a grey squirrel playing around the trees and undertook a three mile walk in showery conditions across uneven ground to help build up my stamina.