dailywalk

Out on Delivery: Fri 8 Dec

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Today: Strikingly blue berries on this David Viburnum in Benjamin Gooch Way: Dew dropped grasses, Newmarket Road: Bejewelled leaf, Newmarket Rd: Beautiful miniature leaf cluster, Newmarket Rd.

Been so busy, cold, wet and preoccupied, that I have not had much opportunity to take photos this last week. Today the sun is out and the temperature a little higher, and I have some space to notice and photograph.

We are busy, Christmas cards starting to come through. Lament all the small letterboxes that the older properties have, many of which are too small for a card. To fold or to leave outside the door is the question ?

Out on Delivery: Thu 30 Nov

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Today: Van loaded ready to go: Frost edged leaves, Newmarket Rd: Van emptied ready to return to depo 14:45

So many parcels that we are delivering all the larger parcels too today. We have more than 200 parcels to deliver. Van is full and a great deal of rummaging to find the right parcels takes place.

A cold sunny day, major defrosting required in the morning.

Out on Delivery: Tue 28 Nov

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Today: Red holly, Newmarket rd: Red berries, Newmarket Rd: City view, Wessex street flats.

A crisp cold morning, after the endless rain yesterday it feels joyful to see the sun.

An eventful delivery day, a closed road, a cut knee and a lost headphone ear piece.

Out on Delivery: Sat 18 Nov

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Today: Yellow leaves, Phillipa Flowerday Plain: Creeper stalks, Church Avenue: Rainy view from van, Christchurch Road

Another forecast of heavy rain for the delivery created a subdued atmosphere in the delivery office. Heavy to start but, thankfully, by 10am had tailed off to light rain. Still damp throughout by the end of the delivery. Silver lining was the rain kept people at home and we largely got everything delivered:-)

Out on Delivery: Tue 14 Nov

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Today: catkins spilling their line green pollen at 20 Christchurch Rd: Fungi, Ipswich Grove: Tree shadow, on the drive to the delivery.

Had a van to myself today, just delivering Walk 206. Mail was light and the walk was achievable in the time. Felt good to be delivering this morning.

Out on Delivery: Mon 13 Nov

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Today: A windscreen visitor: wet leaves, Ipswich rd: Japanese Maple leaf, Allens Lane: Wessex Street stairway.

A wet start to the first day of the new delivery, cleared during the morning and by the end of the delivery we even had sun.

A day of leaves, joyful to be able to actually complete the walk and a familiar rhythm to delivery.

Out on Delivery: Sat 11 Nov

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Today: Autumnal tree, 98 Newmarket Road: Colourful foliage, Norfolk Terrace: silver birch trees on corner by 85 Suffolk Square: Photo collage, suffolk square.

A last time delivering to Suffolk Square and surrounding areas. Having worked really hard the last couple of days to be in a position to clear both walks we arrive to the news there is no extra person and more packets and mail than on any other day this week. With the shorter finish time we have no chance of getting anywhere close.

We deliver to all the areas we didn’t get to yesterday and then just do the 100+ packets. All the mail is out with us and we try not to worry about the work of getting it back into the frame on Monday.

A beautiful day, plenty of sun and a riot of autumnal colours.