After the birdwatching session yesterday morning / afternoon, with the whole family I went to Leeds so Miles could skate the great Works Skatepark. He had an amazing session and his health has fully returned . Fit as a fiddle! Good doggy! Fo, Clifford and I had a very nice 5 night-time walk out through Leeds City Center and those back streets are quite mysterious and ghostly at night . The 18th century buildings in Leeds are amazing and it is surprising how much good history you can get just reading the information printed on some of the buildings . Umm, can't think what you call those oval information plates pinned to historic buildings but there you go. The new modern buildings look great at night as well. A nice evening time out and great end to a marvellous day particularly the bird watching .

As I have said to many people over the years as a family we don't do holidays as such just days out : lots of them . It can work out more expensive than a holiday and we mostly take our own grub! Around Darlington and within a 50 mile radius we have the North Yorkshire Moors , Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks the first two being only 15 miles away , loads of countryside around us and lots to do. Anyone and everyone : get out walking around the towns, countryside or cities . Good for the mind and the body!