Monday, 30th September 2019
After missing my Walking Group walk on Saturday due to a gyppy tum and yesterday absolutely tonking it down with rain, I was feeling the need to squeeze a little walk in between chores and general other commitments.
Luckily, the weather was really nice today so I combined a trip to the bank with a nice mooch round East Park in the sunshine.
I decided to park in East Park and walk to the bank. Stinky, traffic polluted Holderness Road just does not do it for me in terms of a stroll so I got a bit of a wiggle on for the functional part of my walk to the bank.
Banking sorted, I resisted the urge to look in all the tat shops on my way back to the car and decided to save my legs for a nice walk round the lake in East Park instead.
Glad I did. It was lovely, and really quite peaceful because the kids are still at school. It was nice to smile and say hello to people without either being ignored or getting a grunt in return (needless to say, most of the folks I spoke to were retired and enjoying a stroll themselves).
Anyway, some pics....
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| Squirrel eyeing me up |
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| Lovely avenue of trees |
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| Looking down the lake |
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| Looking the other way from the other end |
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| Spot the squirrel |
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| Young peacock, still molting its baby feathers |
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| Though the lake looks manky, it's obviously got plenty of food in there for ducks! |
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| Arty-farty shot of terns |
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| Formal Gardens near the cafe |
A right nice little mooch in the best of the weather. Not long after I finished it went all overcast and dull. The total distance of the walk was 3.6 miles but the mooch round East Park is about 2 miles. I must remember this one for the depths of winter when I need to get out but my local paths are all under water or slick clay mud.
