Well, the 'new girl' needed to be introduced to some classic XC trails so a picnic ride was the order of the day.
What a day it was as I rode silently through the countryside - out jumped some roe deer, followed 200 metres later by a small herd of fallow deer. But, hey, were my eyes deceiving me? Nope, it was a familiar hind whom I had last seen some 3 years previously. Cream coloured so she naturally stood out from the rather common grey-coloured hinds. Whoo and hoo indeed 
There followed more sightings of deer plus some fabulous displays from red kites, showing off their gorgeous colouring 
What a terrific day ... and apologies if I have bored you 
No pics, I'm afraid, but here's a couple of where I had my picnic lunch.
(a very mellow C_G)
If you look carefully, you can see the girlie bike:
