With the family I have just got back from a gorgeous 6 mile walk around Durham city. The leaves on the trees are fully out now and sagging a bit with the warm weather but there was not much birdlife to be seen. We did our usual outskirts of the city route from Shincliff village and saw a nice heron when we got to the weirs in the city centre. At the biscuit break the boys went up Durham Cathedral tower and Fiona and I had a nice romantic walk around the cathedral and the quadrangle. I used my loupe to have a look at some of the stone in the cathedral but the light was so low that I could not see a thing! This evening we are going to watch the last Lord of the rings the Return of the King. A very nice day which started off with maths and countertenor singing practice. Nice!