Today, just after lunch I sat on my garden bench watching and listening to the birds singing there hearts out. I went inside for something and when I came out I noticed a small speckled grey pebble near to the bench. I paused, I didn’t remember seeing it when I was gardening earlier in the [...]
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Thank You NHS
Today I needed to get a loaf of bread and to post a couple of letters. The weather was glorious so rather than drive I decided to combine my trip with a local walk. I took the quieter routes that gave me opportunities for social distancing if I met someone coming in the other direction.
I [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2020
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Bird Bath Delights
Yesterday, two weeks behind schedule in my #walk1000mile challenge I reached 300 miles. Many of my recent walks have been around my garden. Over the Easter weekend the leaves on ‘My Oak Tree’ have exploded into life. Truly amazing!
I bought my 200 mile treat on my last excursion before we were requested to stay at [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2020
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Easter Saturday
My word for how I feel today is ‘inspired’ even though I didn’t have time for a walk, not even a garden walk.
Mr C and I spent the morning tidying up our garden. We were pleased with the result but there is still more to do. After our efforts I sat on the patio enjoying [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2020
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What a Difference a Day Makes
This evening the sunset over my garden was more soft and gentle than it was yesterday.
Earlier in the day I had a garden walk in the sunshine
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 3rd 2020
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The Pool Revisited
I have not felt safe stepping out on my frequent walks from my doorstep due to an excessive number of walkers at the front an back of my garden, disregarding the current virus related distancing rules. Few people walked on those paths before…
So I was happy today when he sun did not put its hat [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 2nd 2020
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Making New Friends on a Walk
At the beginning of March it was lovely to be able to chat to strangers as we enjoyed our walks before the world shifted into unfamiliar and surreal.
This is the tale of an encounter that happened on one of my local walks:
In the morning I waited in for a delivery that didn’t show up leading [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 27th 2020
