Archive for the 'Out & About' Category
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
You Never Look Silly in a Tilley
After a busy morning taking my mum for a booster jab and to pick up some plants for her garden pots there was one last thing left to do, call in at the butchers for our weekly supply. It was lunch time so we decided to have lunch in Kinch’s Bistro in the butcher’s before [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 15th 2022
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In Search of Giants
I had hoped to join Walking With Giants Wellington Town Tour that was part of last weekend’s Wellington festival but a family birthday gathering prevented me from doing so.
Today I went search of the booklet of the walking trail, firstly in Morrison’s then later I walked to Wellington, via the station to see if I [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2022
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A Day at the Zoo
We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at Chester Zoo. Some of the animals were illusive as they were on our previous visit several years ago. I was too busy walking (6 miles) and animal watching to take many photographs.
After our long day out we decided dine in the Red House on our way home.
2 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2022
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Telford Town Park
Before I embarked on my walk I picked up the new ‘Telford Town Park’ guidebook and ventured into the Town Centre to pay in a cheque. I walked through Southwater, the children’s adventure area and along the top level next to Withy Pool before setting off on a walk behind the rugby club. It was [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 2022
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It is in man’s heart that the life of nature’s spectacle exists; to see it, one must feel it.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2022
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Patience Is a Virtue
This afternoon I went on one of my longer walking routes to visit Dothill Nature Reserve in search of the recently born cygnets. When I first arrived at the nature reserve the swans and newly born cygnets were on the opposite side of the lake. I waited patiently, and as I had hoped the swan [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 6th 2022
