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Out on Delivery: Mon 22 May

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Today: Spotting Onion flowers throughout the walk, also these intense small blue flowers, which have self seeded everywhere.

Not too much mail today, but still a double delivery of mail on 206, since it didn’t go out on Saturday and a struggle to get done in time. Starting to feel more familiar with the new frame and delivery area.

Still not clear how we are ever going to be able to complete the whole delivery.

Chillier than imagined, there was a brisk and fresh wind and not as many sunny intervals as perhaps we would like.

Struggling to stay positive.

Out on Delivery: Wed 17 May

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Today: These violently pink flowers catch my attention again at the Cedars: I stop to admire a close hand view of this flowerhead as I take a naughty cut through back to Lime tree Road: Sweet Chestnut blossom, top of Ipswich Rd: Photo Montage based on Suffolk sq.

A monumentally big day, good delivery weather but exhausted by the finish of the day. 18.5 km clocked up. Tomorrow I will be moving onto a different frame !! All new roads added to the walk.

Out on Delivery Mon 15 May

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Today: The rain and cooler weather has stripped the trees of blossom and sent the bluebells into retreat. Colour in no longer all around, mostly greens. These flowers stood out.

Quite chilly delivering, but not too much mail.

Out on Delivery: Sat 13 May

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Today: Suffolk square: Puddle reflection, Walpole gardens: Blooms, Lime tree road.

Well, it didn’t rain.

Disquiet in the delivery office around the careless changing of the sorting frames, in which the walks have not been set out as you would deliver them and the majority of slots have become doubled (two delivery addresses per slot) Hard to stay engaged in giving your best when there is no engagement with you as the person who does the delivery around how the frame should/could be efficiently organised. Most slots are currently too small for the quantity of mail we currently handle.

Out on Delivery: Thu 11 May

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Today: Steamy windows, van: Wet flowers, Ipswich grove: Puddle, Church Avenue. Delivery Montage based on block B, Suffolk Square

An extremely long and difficult day delivering. Bank holidays always lead to abnormally busy days. Further aggravated by a terrific thunderstorm, which rumbled and flashed and created flash flooding around the walk. Van became steamy, letters and clothes damp and the pda’s temperamental.

Finally icing on the cake was slipping on some slippy flagstones and grazing my knee.

Out on Delivery: Sat 6 May

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Today: Lift reflection, Suffolk Sq: White bells, Oxford Street: Glass door panel, Walpole gardens. Delivery Montage featuring the van interior, a corridor in The Cedars and evidence of our dunkin donut treats.

We delivered under the threat of thundery rain, which held off. Mostly delivering to our new, additional roads and then running the tracks and packets around the other two walks.

Coronation day, streets are quiet and I spot people sitting in their living rooms watching the ceremony as we deliver. Some bunting on display. Feel a little salty at having to work, but cheered by Jim at The Cedars who points out that having to work is a perfect excuse not to have to watch the Coronation for hours on TV.

Out on Delivery: Fri 5 May

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Today: Beautiful foliage, Newmarket Rd: Pinkest pink bush, The cedars: A random bit of ripped bag lining in s heart shape that appeared on my frame this morning.

Everyone is keen to share how busy it was yesterday (my day off) when I arrive into the office. The walk failed with tracked items returning as they ran out of time.

We aim to clear one frame and set all the rest in order. Another 10 specials for one o’clock. The morning moves well and we managed to deliver all but one tracked items.

Back into the van before it starts thundering.

Out on Delivery: Tue 2 May

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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.