Conk Conk Path

Sunny walk this mornig to the post office and then down the conk conk path to the park - past the diggers and the kestrel pole sculpture. Sat on the bench made of old railway sleepers to enjoy the sky and the dogs chasing balls below. A nice South African stopped for a quick chat. Popped in the Co-op for some bits and bobs whilst it was relatively quiet.

A Walk On The Wild Side

Yesterdays wander down the "conk conk" path near us after dropping off my prescription form in that little post box at the group practice. It's a bit grim and grotty round the back of the dump yards but not without it's certain charms and we spotted a squirrel dodge behind that stump of a tree. That land seems earmarked for yet another hastily considered housing estate ( little boxes made of ticky-tacky as the old song goes ). We went through the small park and avoided all the dog poos. Hazel wanted some sparklers for New Years but the dodgy garage man who sells fireworks down the back alley said they were like "Hen's teeth". All due , he said seriously, to Covid, Brexit, the high price of oil and that ship that got stuck in the Suez canal.

Carey Park

 Pleasant walk round Carey Park this morning. Avoided lots of dog walkers.  Down the conk conk path to the post office in Middlewich Road to post a packet to Italy and buy a bunch of second class stamps.  Cost an arm and a leg.  The original "conk conk path" was in Pitsea and ran behind Pitsea school and a quick leafy way to get to the school, the market and the cinema back in the 50's and early 60's.  Later it got built over with the expanding housing estates. before it was a great place for exploring old bungalows and orchards left empty - scrumping, building dens etc.  One gravel road that crossed it seemed covered in bottle tops - thousands of them it seemed at the time.  There was also a little shop that was handy for sweets - penny chews- chalky cigarettes - dib dabs - bubble gum etc.