…after a dull morning and a rainy lunchtime. It’s raining lightly when we leave home, but we have confidence in the weather forecast. Starting out from the car, there’s still a fine drizzle; within ten minutes, the sky’s clearing and we’re enjoying some winter sunshine. Almost back at the start, a magpie flies down and lands on an unconcerned sheep’s back – and then begins pecking at its head, no doubt relieving it of some unwelcome inhabitants… Eventually, it flies away. The sheep wanders off, oblivious.

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