Pavements carpeted with colourful leaves after the nights heavy rain. Temperatures have plummeted and I am layered up.
After a couple of cold drizzly hours delivering it stops raining, much appreciated. We get it all delivered and I am happy once home warm and dry.
One of my favourite autumnal colour changers, not sure what the name of the tree/bush is. This fine specimen is on Sandringham road.
Crunchy leaf piles in Mill Hill Road, having to take care as slippery leaf strewn steps are waiting to catch us out.
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:-)
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.
Today: pink blooms (Cornish Lily) currently to be seen throughout the walk, these ones in Trory road: Autumnal colours, Norfolk Street: Photo collage, Suffolk Square.
Another chilly but sunny day. I’ve wrapped up warm, since my head is thick with cold. Delivery passes quickly, plenty to deliver. Autumn colours are at their peak. Beautiful.
Today: Noticing the beautiful leaf colours and enjoying our windscreen visitors.
Definitely feels like Christmas busyness is underway. Loads of chunky catalogues making the bags heavy. Needed two trolleys for the first time this year.
A windy morning delivering. Debris strewn streets and falling branches. Heavier than usual for a Monday delivery, water bills and gardening catalogues bulking up the mail. Council tax letters arrival hanging over the week.
Today: A selfie at Royal Arch Court: Blossom, Mount Pleasant: Leaf, Ipswich Rd: Tree Catkins, Harford Manor Close
Cold and damp, an unwelcome return to winter temperatures with the threat of snow hanging over the week.
Changes afoot in the delivery office, all is un certainty and anxiety. No overtime being paid, so we got out onto delivery late and we returned with the walk unfinished, which never feels good.
On a personal level a parting gift from a colleague of a small radio brought me joy and I look forward to singing along to more hits from the eighties in the coming weeks.
Today: Purple edged leaves, Ipswich Rd
An overcast start to this morning’s delivery which lifted slowly into a beauty day. Lots of packets to deliver and new routines with tracked items needing scanning in on our frames.
Ginny Bain 