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Really tired tonight, will try to do better tomorrow.

For the first time in a very long time (pretty much a year) I managed to get up every day, Monday to Friday, last week I managed to get up every day for a walk. I would very much like to do the same this week. The roadworks on the cross roads is due toContinue reading “1339 – Last Week & This week”

The Cockle Ponds If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll see a duplicate post to this. Sorry about that. Most mornings when I go for a walk I end up going around these ponds. They are a perpetual source of interest to me. I think two main ones are the frustration I feel when IContinue reading “1338 – The Cockle Ponds”

The waterfront was quite busy this morning, especially around the ferry terminal looked like excited school groups waiting for a trip. As I moved down the esplanade, the noise of excited school children slowly gave way to the sound of the wind. The wind was whining, moaning, it was being blown through a building. ItContinue reading “1337 – Eerie, That’s the word!”

Because I took a break from my morning walks, I have probably missed out on some natural history at the Cockle Ponds, so I was really pleased to meet this little beastie, clinging on to the side. I think it was looking for breakfast. Usually, when they realise I am getting near they scuttle offContinue reading “1336 – Life in the cockle ponds”

I had turned off Clarence Road heading toward the high street, I heard a seagull making that sound which I associate with “There’s a threat to my nest” and lo and behold the screaming seagull is back, only a couple attempts. I have to say, it was nice to see. Something is about to happenContinue reading “1335 – Going for a stroll”

A while ago, Elayne told me that I should do a post (on face book really) about what Cockle Ponds are. When I went for yesterday’s walk I made a point of taking photographs of the information boards around the ponds. I’ve spend a bit of time this evening transcribing them. I have to sayContinue reading “1334 – The Cockle Ponds Part 1”

When I’m out for my morning walk, whaikt I like to do is get the sun lined up behind the Spinnaker. Today’s picture was no different from the hundreds of others I’ve taken, except I really quite like this one. Last night, I didn’t do a post. I think about ten minutes before I wentContinue reading “1333 – Hobbies”

We spend a fair bit of time in the garden, just sitting, taking things in. We love it. Part of it, actually quite a big part for me, are the birds. I love that they visit the feeding stations whilst we are in the garden. I think they have learned at least to a degreeContinue reading “1332 – Fat Alberts”

I don’t have a picture of the ivy, but we have a patch out the front of our house that needs trimming back plus the growing plants that cover our shelter are getting a bit wild and need removing. At least part of the weekend then, will be taken up with this kind of activity.Continue reading “1331 – The Ivy”