Griffiths Park and Canal Walk

This mornings wander to the local park and the canal via the fencing emporium. Hazel's Mom and sister need a rotten fence replacing and they have tried to contact lots of places to no avail. It seems they are snowed under with work since the storms of last month! Anyway, the nice man in his tumble-down shed said he would contact them soon - when there was a lull in the workload. Fingers crossed. Then to our favourite bench to take a selfie and admire the clouds. A few dog walkers passed by. One pooch had an enromous stick in it's mouth as long as he was! Then to the canal for a wander down the tow path and around the houses. Got a bit lots down some cul-de-sacs looking for the park. Eventually found our way back and through to the Co-op as it wasn't that busy to get a few bits and bobs we'd run out of. Exciting eh?

Marbury Country Park

Lovely walk in the sunshine around the woods and garden centre. Very quiet for a change although the car park had filled up by the time we got back from our ramblings. I took a lot of photos but these are just a few. Others on FB. Hazel bought some plants for Mothers Day at the garden centre which we had to ourselves for the most part. Tete a tetes and wall flowers etc. Some for her Mom and some for herself.

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Carey Park

Pleasant wander around Carey Park this morning and sat looking at the ducks coming in to land on the flashes. Walked into town to do some shopping at Poundstretcher's 50% off sale. Hazel found a few bulbs, seeds and household items.

Tattenhall

Escaped the house for a few hours over to Tattenhall near Chester to visit old chums Beth and Simon who just moved there. The Sat nav took us a wiggly route through Corkscrew Road and Bendy Lane - passed lots of daffodils blooming nodding waving etc. by the roadside. Lots of quaint houses and cottages. Went for a nice cheese and onion toastie in the posh cafe in the town (more of a village?) . Some lovely old shops and pubs including one called The Letters Inn with a red pillar box depicted on the sign.

Springtime For Frogs

My camera failed to take more than two snaps before the battery ran out this morning. Nice walk in the sunshine to the River Dane and the fishing ponds. Sat in the community orchard admiring the blossom on the cherry and plum trees. Lots of dog walkers about today- even a lone fisherman. He must have gone to the river as he wasn't by the pond as we walked round it. Lots of frogs were cavorting in the long grass - some sploshed into the water as we tip toed by. Some were having a piggyback! Expecting lots of tiny froglets soon like last year. We didn't know where to tread!

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Some sketchbook pages drawn in pen and one collage - inspired by various books like the Trademarks of the 30's and 40's that's been very inspirational just lately. Some hand craved rubber stamps might result from these - who knows? Meanwhile, in the real world, more depressing news of dear friends departed and families torn apart by war. I've stopped watching the news as it's been a bit too much. Please be kind to one another out there.

The Organic Farm Shop Again!

Nantwich - Again!

Yes, another morning in Nantwich - this tie on a Saturday. \\\\\\\It was very busy but we managed to avoid people who had no masks on. If a shop seems too busy we declined to go in until a bit later when it was less crowded..........The market was busy and the toy man seemed pleased to see us but we didnt buy anything this time. He enjoyed selling things to our chum Tony he said. We are spreading the word about you we said. The Civic hall was busy but with spangly girls doing a dance-a-thon or something so we escaped to the charity shops. Not much in the way of bargains. We bumped into our old neighbour Katie just outside the market selling hospice lucky tickets or something. On the way home we stopped off at the hospice to have a mooch. Hazel found a tin of bobbins and spools of brightly coloured cotton and other sewing stuff. There wasa man singing "The Young Ones" - the old Cliff Richard hit in the market square ( outside the church ) very badly. I should have mentioned that earlier!

Organic Farm Shop Walk

We used to do this walk a lot back in the day - before the nasty Barrett homes were built on the green belt up the road. They blocked off the by-pass path for a couple of years but now it's open again so we decided to go. Such a nice sunny morning despite the cold wind. So quite once you get passed the by-pass although on Sunday it's not so busy thankfully. A friendly donkey came over for a chat when we got there. We'll have to take a carrot next time. The coffee was quite expensive but welcome treat - we sat outside for the lovely view of farm land in the distance and the just visible spire of Davenham church. After we had rested and used their fascilities we trudged home again. Not many vehicles in the lane - just one car passed us on the mile long road.

River Dane and Ponds

Nice walk this morning before the next storm arrives tomorrow (EUNICE) Dudley was pretty horrendous whistling down our chimney last night. Good to get out and breath some fresh air and stretch our legs. A bit muddy down by the fishing ponds but good to see a heron flying off (Hazel here pointing at it as it flapped through the trees ) and some coots hiding in the rushes. Nobody else about. Fishermen seem to have abandoned this place. Maybe the heron ate all the fish?

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Marsden

Popped over to Marsden in West Yorkshire for our chums 82nd birthday. The weather was atrocious! We only emerged from his house once to go to the charity shop to buy some old rusty shoe lasts ( or a cobbling set?) which will probably end up as door stops. The rain started coming down and the wind and stair rods, cats and dogs, etc. We had plenty of birthday cake as everyone who visited bought one! Hazel mended the cat flap - just new batteries needed. Rigo the cat seemed happy inside anyway. Didnt get much sleep due to weather pounding on the roof and velux windows. Good to get home to our own bed.

The Salt Line - Alsager

Nice walk and picnic today with Tone and Pene.

Trent and Mersey Canal

Nice muddy walk down the canal tow path until it got a bit too muddy and we turned round and came back to the park. We found a musical penguin. Hazel played it with her pen. She didn't fancy picking up the tethered hammers which were probably covered in covid germs! Squelch squelch! Thats not the music the xylophone made but the sound our boots made in the mud. The xylophone made a sort of plinky plonk sound.