Preston, St Annes and Blackpool

Today, I went over to Preston to see my friends Teddy and Teddy.
We then went onto St Annes to see what the local seaside was like.
In all honesty, there wasn't much there except sand!

The Pier was cute though, a fraction of the size of Brighton's Pier!

After a couple of strides of the Pier, we found a Costa and had much needed coffee's and hot chocolate!

It was delicious!

Then we had a fish and chip lunch on the sea front, yum!

Then onto Blackpool we went where we saw... some interesting sculptures...

From where we were, we could see the Pleasure Beach...

A long walk down the sea front took us almost into town where we saw something very familiar!
Can you guess where I have seen this before?

There was no question about it, we rode on the Blackpool 230 (236 in Crich) actually in Blackpool!

It went all the way to the Tower where I saw some fantastic views.

Once off the tram, we had some delicious doughnuts.

Then back to Preston for a much needed cup of tea!

Happy 2nd Birthday to meeee!

Today was my 2nd birthday!

I thought I would go somewhere new so I went to Harewood House with a couple of friends for the afternoon. We didn't pay to go in, there is a free public footpath round the perimeter of the grounds. It means you are not able to see the inside of the house, or play on the massive playground, or go through the bird gardens... but it is a very pleasant walk all the same!

I saw deer...

Played Pooh Sticks on a little bridge...

Not sure who won!
And walked past ALOT of sheep!

On the high street of Harewood itself, is a pub called The Harewood Arms. There we bought some very tasty lemonade which is not a very good hiding place for hide ans seek!

Back at home was a massive meal waiting for me, I can not wait for next year!

Trip out to RSBC Blacktoft Sands

Today, I went to RSPB Blacktoft Sands. It's a fantastic nature reserve with several hides with outstanding views!

There were alot of new species to learn and discover. The Little Egrets were my favourite even though the Marsh Harriers are the star attraction! Look at their hair do's!

However! A VERY rare bird was there, the Montagu's Harrier. There are only around 12-16 breeding pairs in the UK and 1 pair bred at Blacktoft Sands. How exciting!

In amongst all the wildlife and natural surroundings were keen bird watchers hoping to spot the rarest of the rare birds...

It was nice to just sit out and relax away from the hype of activity at the lagoons and scrapes. I managed to find myself a very tiny bench and did just that!

I can not wait to go again!