We decided to pick up lunch to eat in Telford Town park before setting off on a walk. Buying the sandwiches from M&S was a bit tedious due to the anti-COVID one way system around the Town Centre. The sandwiches, however were delicious. We enjoyed them whilst looking out over Southwater lake. A duck waddled up to our feet hopeful for a tasty morsel, but we had nothing to share. At one stage I thought he was thinking about jumping on the bench in between us so I put my leg in-between him and the bench to deter him. Nearby there was a seagull that also had its beady eye on our food. If any other seagulls got close he aggressively chased them off.
After lunch we set off on a walk along one of the trails. As we were walking we saw the unusual sight of a man carrying a hawk. Later on, we saw a sparrow hawk land close to us before taking flight again and disappearing into the tree tops.
We left the Town Park via the War Memorial. It was lovely to see the newly painted remembrance poppy on the ground in front of the memorial. There were also a few lovely painted memorial rocks placed on the benches.
We had covered 5.5 miles so I used this walk to earn my ‘Armistice Day 2020 Challenge’ medal.
After we returned home my mother and father in law called by with a present for me. Later, whilst enjoying ‘fine dining’ at home, we chose a suitable walk to enjoy on my birthday from the book ‘20 walks in and around Shrewsbury’.
Gosh, I am dreaming of being out in nature again.
This was taken before we went into full lockdown again. Even though we are fully locked down we are still able to go out for a walk observing basic rules and distancing.