Out taking little walks

Monday was a bank holiday, so the weather was always going to be dodgy. But as it happened the morning dawned bright and relatively sunny so we took the opportunity of this unexpected break in the rain to go for a stroll around The Avenue Wetlands at the back of our place.

They've opened up the railway bridge for pedestrians to go over now. Some nice new views for us to admire

The view from the new hide just past the recently opened railway bridge

Our house is in amongst those in the distance

And while they've been about it, they've taken down the grotty underpass that we used to have to use if we wanted to do a round walk (although to be fair they had tarted it up a bit over recent months)

However, as you would expect on a bank holiday, this period of dryness didn't last and the rest of the day was appropriately wet, although not as excitingly as it was on Saturday.  We stayed inside for the afternoon and watched television.

Tuesday was not a bank holiday, but it was a SHU holiday. Fortunately, the Weather Dogs failed to notice this and the whole day was lovely and sunny and warm.  So I did loads of washing and hung it out on the line and then The Builder and I took ourselves off in the car to the Linacre Reservoirs for a nice, if short, stroll in the sunshine

Click on the sign to reach the pictures of the stroll around

And the weather stayed lovely for the rest of the day. We dropped up to the VIllage Hall later in the afternoon for the drop in session they were having to explain the next stages of The Avenue Project.  But they didn't have anything we hadn't already read in the booklet I had found online so we didn't stay long.  And then we went to The Nettle in the evening for an Italian Set Menu - which was very, very delicious - but rather more than we usually eat in the evening which didn't lend itself to a gentle night's sleep!!!

Amazing spare ribs

An antipasto platter which was surely enough for four but was meant for The Builder and me

The main course of sea bass ...

... and a tiny chicken carbonara, plus a serve of meatballs on the side

Poor Tony, on the other hand, has not been having such a fun time doing Little Walks.  He went for a walk over the weekend - having not been able to walk much while he has been poorly - and took a fall on the final leg, almost within sight of home.  When I spoke to him on Sunday he looked as though he had done ten rounds with Mike Tyson and with his arms tied to his sides so he couldn't fight back ;-(  I spoke to him again today and this time he looks as though it was only five rounds. Hopefully, by the time they go to Perth for a week's holiday at the weekend all the bashing, bruising and gashing will have faded into a distant memory.