Out on Delivery: Tue 2 May

Today: Bluebells, Church Avenue: Photinia, Plantsman Close: Santa Barbara Ceanothus, Newmarket Road.

An overcast but warm day, all has become colourful. Noticing bluebells everywhere on the walk. Happy to have Kelly back delivering with me. A mostly successful day, with some vexing timelock issues at the end of the walk.

Out on Delivery: Sat 29 Apr

Today: The sun shone and all looked full, fresh, and majestic. Spring in all its glory.

Having worked super hard yesterday on the more difficult sections of the delivery today was easier. Enjoyed the company of a colleague Aiden for the third day, much laughter over what we might like to say to customers.

No longer delivering to Royal Arch Court in the new revisions, so no more selfies in the mirrored lift. Managed to catch a more enigmatic selfie in the hard core Suffolk Square lift, one of our new delivery areas.

Pleased that the week was over, been challenging managing all the new sorting and areas to deliver too, but also quite stimulating. Looking forward to becoming familiar with new favourite moments and sights.

Out on Delivery: Mon 24 Apr

Today: Deep pink blossom, Ipswich Rd: Bluebells: Blossom tree, The cedars: Delivery Montage featuring a Lime tree road snail.

A return to walk after a weeks holiday. I notice how the darker blossom trees are now out alongside the bluebells and a rainbow of tulips.

A welcome distraction from the nightmare morning’s sorting mail into an already full frame. The new larger walk schedule having been introduced whilst I was away. We struggle to even clear even one walk between us, working in the knowledge that tomorrow one frames will have double mail, the other triple mail for us together.

Out on Delivery: Sat 15 Apr

Today: A damp start, spotted this beautiful snail making the most of the conditions. The sun came out later and put a spring in my step, spring is very firmly here now.

My last day before a weeks holiday, cleared the delivery frame before the chaos of all the changes coming in next week. Not sure how we will achieve the newer, larger walks but trying, and largely managing, to not worry.

Out on Delivery: Thu 13 Apr

Today: A slightly overcast start, which lifted into skin warming Sun mid morning. Gradually the trees are turning green, new leaves unfurling and trees filled with pink blossom.

An achievable day with much talk about the upcoming amendments/additions to the walks and the pay offers from Royal Mail. The best possible weather to be doing our job in. Happy Postie.

Out on Delivery: Sat 8 Apr

Today: A mountain of parcels and mail to deliver. Salty that the skip at no 9 Newmarket Road has returned, thought my days of squeezing in to deliver the mail were over. Happy to meet the brass frog in xx Christchurch Rd again.

Worked with Tara, a favourite colleague, this was her last day at Royal Mail. Enjoyed her company, good mood since Easter break coming up.