A walk

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Yesterday I needed to be outside in the sunshine. Our tiny garden didn’t need anything more than deadheading a few daffs and Camellia blooms (the bush is loaded with buds still waiting their turn to shine) so I decided on a longish walk. There is a circular walk round here of about 2½ miles which goes through a local park down the road where the River Great Ouse runs, briefly through an old part of town then along another section of the river. After that it bypasses the university, crosses their car park (almost empty on a Sunday) and through a sort of woodland cum marsh area full of wildlife. I was glad of the firm path after all the rain and also pleased to have the area to myself. The birds were singing loudly and it was so peaceful that I just had to sit on a bench and soak it all up. I spotted large areas of bright primroses, wood anemones and even a few early bluebells. However, as I neared the end of that stretch the sound of lawnmowers intruded on the peace and solitude, as did the shouts and yells of children playing nearby but that’s all part of urban life. And at least they had some lovely shrubby areas to make dens in – if they still do that today.

• 4 Apr, 2016
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