Flowers

Out on Delivery: Tue 13 Sep

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Today: Bloom, Allen’s lane: Lurking spider, Kenneth Mckee Plain: Leaf, Ipswich Rd: Favourite graffitied lamppost caught in the sun, Christchurch Rd.

Finally a lighter and cooler day’s delivering. A day begun by the now regular spider obstacle course at 30 Kenneth Mckee Plain. I ducked under the web this morning, photographing the resident spider as I passed. Autumn feels on it’s way.

A dramatic moment watching a MontJack Deer being hit by a car in Christchurch Road. The deer seemed to roll and bounce and I thought it would be seriously injured but it jumped back up and ran off into the bushes. Another witness walked past, hand in front of her mouth in horror.

Out on Delivery: Mon 12 Sep

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Today: Autumnal leaf: Delicate liquorice allsort like blooms: Fresh graffiti on Ipswich road lamp post.

Another sweaty day delivering. Double mail on the 211 loops so pretty much every call. Feels autumnal despite the summer type temperatures.

Out on Delivery: Fri 9 Sep

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Today: An exquisite bloom, Ipswich Road: Reflection selfie in light well, Grove Avenue

Out of respect for the Queen the CWU cancelled our strike day late yesterday. So today was an unexpected day at work.

A memorable day, customers very chatty, often surprised to see us and sharing how sad they were that the Queen has died. A customer in Launceston terrace was dead heading his roses to cheer himself up.

Out on Delivery: Tue 6 Sep

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Today: Noticing orange berries and pink edged foliage: walking panoramas Lime tree road.

A hectic and sweaty morning sorting in the delivery office. A seemingly endless quantity of flats to sort. Double mail on most of the walk to set in, bags Christmas heavy. Sultry sweaty day delivering, overnight rain left edges damp. More traffic again as new term gets more fully in swing with school term starting. Work an extra 1.5 hours to get all the mail delivered.

Out on Delivery: Wed 3 Aug

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Today: Water leak in Allen’s Lane newly repaired and looking less exciting: Van shadow: Branch shadow’s in a garden I cut through daily: Shadow selfie, Ipswich road: A cluster of “wishes” in Plantsman’s Close.

Noticing shadows. The day is hot, humid and sunny. Not too much to deliver but hard work, started the day in a lick of sweat and finish in a lick of sweat. We enjoy the cross breeze through the van when we turn.

Out on Delivery: Sat 30 July

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Today: Excitement at rain falling, although in total it amounted to little more than these few drops: Fruits in Roseacre Close: Favourite poppy heads in Kenneth Mckee Plain.

The last of a run of six days working, humid, sweaty and overcast. A lighter Saturday delivery, space to chat a little with customers and catch up with their lives. Managed to remember that access up Unthank road is blocked (forgot three times this week) and excited that Ipswich Road was open two ways City end. Roadworks are keeping us on our toes this year. Ready for a day off, worried that once we agree to working Sundays’s a seven day week becomes an expectation.

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Walk 206: Friday 29 July

Today: A dried red leaf, Church Avenue: Doormat, Ipswich Road: Autumnal colours (in July), Harford Manor Road: Dappled sunlit savannah, Church Avenue: Grumpy Cat, Ipswich Road.

Grumpy cat was perched in the same position as yesterday. An day of tricky, different, customer issues. Delivered to every call in the Cedars. Warm and close. Quiet roads. A clean sweep of parcel delivery, all delivered to customers or neighbours. A van full of customer collections. Back to the old van, missing having a working radio.

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Walk 206: Tuesday 26 July

Today: Sunny but cooler. A heavy Tuesday delivery, we overrun by 30mins. Spot my first ripe blackberry of the season, A damaged tree and a pair of these wonderfully sculptural flowers. Tired.

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Walk 206: Wednesday 13th July

Today: A rush of hanging basket colour at The Cedars: Dandelions are the only splash of green in the verges on Ipswich Road: Red: These striking flowers catch my eye at 10 Harford Manor Road.

Delivery office has heated up through the last few sunny days. Complete the sorting at 8am and already sweating. Despite the slightly lower temperatures the sun is out today and my salty sweat stings my eyes throughout the morning. My eyes are drawn to all the highly watered lush flowers, perhaps to trick myself into feeling cooler. All crunchy and hard underfoot.