No, not some exotic avian creature with feathers, but the storks have arrived and are nesting. My sister travelled from Halifax, UK to pay us a visit during the past week.
It was really great to see her and we look forward to the next contender.
The weather remained nice, clear and sunny for the duration, even though we are still in the chilly month and it's traditionally quite wet too.
We believe that she had a good break from the Yorkshire Winter. We took a train ride to Lisbon on the return leg and although we had first class tickets the only available seats were at the place between windows, so we didn't enjoy the views along the Tejo valley as much as expected.