今日は、とっても良いお天気。暑そう、と思うくらいの日差しですが、実際には外に出ると案外寒くて、まだ冬のコートが必要です。日本では、もうすぐ桜が綺麗な季節ですね。

It’s so sunny today, I thought it looked hot when I looked outside but it is still quite chilly outside, I still need to wear a winter coat. In Japan, it’ll soon be cherry blossom time!

良いお天気だし、と午後からまた鹿が見られる森に行ってみましたが、そうでした、今日は土曜日、駐車場はかなり混んでいました。っていうか、学校はお休みだし、レストランなどもお休み、会社も出来るだけ自宅勤務なので、当分どこもこういうところは学校のお休み並みに混むでしょうね。

As it’s such a beautiful day we decided to go to the woods, where we saw some deer the other day, and when we got to the car park we realized, “Oh, of course, it’s a Saturday!”. The car park was almost full. Now that the schools will be closed l, restaurant closed and working from home is encouraged I guess these places will be relatively busy regardless of the day of the week anyway.

でも、広い場所なので、歩くには問題ありません。芝生では家族連れなどがピクニックをしたり、バトミントンをしたり。

Still, as there is plenty of space there was no problem to keep social distance when we were walking. We just occasionally met a couple or a family in the woods who were walking to the opposite direction, People were enjoying themselves with their families or partners picking or playing badminton etc. on the lawn, too.

人が多いのでやはり鹿は見つかりませんでしたが、30分ほど歩いて森林浴をして来ました。イギリスの田舎にいると、出かけるところが沢山あって良いです。これでお天気が良ければね〜。

With so many people walking we didn’t see any deer but we walked in the woods for about 30 minutes or so and breathed ‘fresh air’. Am I getting more English now…? We are glad we live in a countryside.