It was the summer of 1961 and I was 21 years old and was continuing with my hobby of bird watching. I had spent the previous two weeks on the banks of Brantwood Water in the English Lake District. I had been studying waterfowl including Gadwall, Teal, Pochard, Snipe and Grebes. I had also managed to identify many water margin birds including Warblers, Wagtails and Buntings. I had kept elaborate records in my diary. All in all it had been a brilliant summer and the weather had behaved impeccably.
One afternoon I decided to explore the sloping grassland overlooking the lake. I made my way up to a fairly high vantage point, on a south facing slope, and sat there with my binoculars taking in the beauty and scenic grandeur which lay before me. I saw a Merlin falcon hunting some way to the east, hovering in the sunlight. The sun streamed down as I lay there in my jeans and t-shirt.
After a while I fell asleep listening to the songs of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks.
An hour or so later I awoke, aware of people's voices nearby. I looked around and about a hundred yards to my left, slightly downhill from me, were two women walking up the slope.
As they got to my level I waved at them and they waved back. They changed direction and walked directly towards me. As they approached I was aware that they wore 'just below the knee' length summer dresses which appeared a little incongruous for walkers, particularly on sloping ground. As they neared they were clearly out of breath and slowed down to a standstill.
"I can't go much further Phoebe," said the taller one with blonde hair. "We'd better stop here for a rest."
They called to me and asked whether I minded them joining me.
I replied "Not at all."
Lying back I looked at them in more detail. They must both have been in their early forties and appeared athletic, slim and tanned. One had blonde hair and 'Phoebe' had auburn hair. Both wore similar floral-patterned summer dresses gathered at the waist and quite full with flounces at the hem. They carried small day sacks and wore flat white plimsolls. These, I suppose, were the equivalent of 'trainers' in those days.
My hands behind my head, I squinted at them as they neared. Standing in front of the sun there skirts appeared almost transparent and I clearly became aware of every shapely contour of their legs and thighs. Cynthia, the taller blonde haired one introduced themselves and said they had not meant to climb this high as they had set off merely to explore the lake margin. I told them about my ornithology, and they appeared quite interested.
They moved closer and stood with their backs to me admiring the extensive panorama towards the lake. From my low vantage point I became transfixed by the hems of their skirts. Summer breezes lifted them slightly revealing their legs up to the backs of their knees. I thought by moving my head to one side I might secretly be able look under their skirts, particularly Cynthia's. Unfortunately the wind dropped and Cynthia moved out of range further down slope.
Phoebe walked up to me, smiled sweetly, and looked down. She said they had some sandwiches and I was very welcome to join them. She appeared to be standing 'too' close to my face for comfort, and again I was aware of gusts of wind lifting the front part of her skirt giving me tantalising glimpses of knees and lower thighs.
She asked me further details on my bird watching, Our conversation was a stilted affair as I tried to retain eye contact but instinctively my eyes were drawn to her thighs whenever their was a breeze. I had a fixed, almost insane, smile on my face as my eyes darted from her face to her skirt hem and then to her face again.
She asked whether she could borrow my binoculars.
I said "Be my guest." as I handed them up to her.
She asked me about focusing and stepped back slightly so her leg was within a few inches of my face. I moved closer to her and slid sideways so I could clearly see up her dress at the next gust of wind.
"Yes." she said scanning the lake edge "I can see where we've walked from."
I said "Oh really," in excited tones, my penis beginning to stiffen.
The third gust of wind blew her dress wide open and my eyes feasted on pure white cotton panties with a lace trim. She seemed unaware of my presence beneath her.
"Goodness I can even see our holiday cottage," she said in excited tones. "Cynthia, come over here, you can see our cottage," she yelled.
Cynthia appeared at her side and I shifted position so I could see up Cynthia's skirt if the wind got up. Phoebe handed her my binoculars. She moved nearer, looked down at me, and asked about focussing which I explained.