January 2nd started in much the same way as it usually does.

Buying a birthday cake for my daughter that has no essence of Christmas or New Year. A very, very normal Colin the Caterpillar . No glitter no sparkle, no Festive Colin.

Normal Colin. Colin was created 35 years ago by Marks and Spencer. A birthday without Colin is unforgivable.

After buying Colin the day could have gone one of two ways.

If the weather had been poor I would have bobbed with the bobbers.

But with the weather, wonderful I walked in the woods with my daughter and her family to celebrate 33 years of life and laughter.

The sun came out for the first time in 10 days.

A small person enjoyed puddles.

And all was right with our world.

More woody stories tomorrow. Today is better late than never.