Archive for the 'Out & About' Category

A warm sunny windy day lead me to adventure out on a different pathway.
After recent difficulties most of my local pathways have resumed to normality and are less crowded.  I am back in a place where walkers, cyclists and runners respect each other and in these current times respect social distancing.

Happy Days

2 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2020

Today was dull overcast day but I couldn’t resist going back to Leegomery Pools to look for the goslings I mentioned in my previous post.

The dull overcast day meant that the pathways were quiet. I saw few people and was able to linger and enjoy the cute goslings who were leading their parents around the [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2020

Today, I walked to Leegomery Pools via a post box and noticed some cute social distancing markers along the way.

Rather than seeking food, the Heron I saw fishing a few days ago was surveying his domain from the middle of the pool.

Nearby I heard a commotion and spotted newly born goslings. A couple of seagulls [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2020

The early morning dull weather fitted my grey mood. I was mulling over some negative comments (about me) from others that do not know me.
The weather perked up after lunch with a sudden heavy downpour illuminated by the sun through the clouds. When this happens the world suddenly becomes vivid and I enjoyed seeing how [...]

18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2020

I set off in light rain for a mid afternoon walk. The refreshing rain had enhanced nature’s vibrant colours. There were few people about giving me the perfect opportunity to find the access point that joins a pathway avoiding the busy areas (with  people not respecting social distancing) that I normally walk along to get [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2020

After many sunny April days the sun was tired and put its hat in a box to recharge its batteries.
This meant that the ‘Boris’ walkers rather than regular dog walkers and walkers stopped at home giving me a window of opportunity to venture out on a much missed local walk.
The pathways were back to how [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2020

Rivers and rocks and trees have always been talking to us, but we’ve forgotten how to listen.
Michael Roads

14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2020

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