Out on Delivery: Mon 26 Feb

28th Feb 2024 | ginnybain

Some sun, not warm. A pop of pink, a forlorn lost mitten, a magnolia blossom poised.

A light mail day, only 17,000 steps. 10,000 less than the walk last Thursday.

Out on Delivery: Tue 27 Feb

28th Feb 202428th Feb 2024 | ginnybain

A still, sly morning, a wintery chill, a warming sun occasionally catching.

Noticing all the white blossoms around the walk.

Out on Delivery: Fri 23 Feb

25th Feb 2024 | ginnybain

The sun finally came out and all looked beautiful. Blossom filled trees glowed with light against the blue sky. The warming sunlight was bright and low, transformed the delivery from a chore into a pleasure.

All was moist and sparkly.

Out on Delivery: Thu 22 Feb

22nd Feb 202422nd Feb 2024 | ginnybain

Today: Sumptuous Camilla bush, Newmarket Rd: Rain rolling down awning, Plantsmans Close: A raindrop bejewelled leaf skeleton, Lime tree road.

A disappointingly wet delivery, a second day of finishing work soaked to the skin. Fingers crossed for drier weather tomorrow.

Out on Delivery: Wed 21 Feb

22nd Feb 2024 | ginnybain

Today: Blossom, 51 Mount Pleasant: Tiny fungi growing at the bottom of a wall, Christchurch Rd: Line of blossom flowing down the road, Mount Pleasant.

A wet day, not fiercely raining, but raining. All is green and moist and blossom filled puddles and rivulets catch my eyes.

Out on Delivery: Mon 19 Feb

19th Feb 2024 | ginnybain

Today: Golden daffodils, works planning at the cedars.

A dampness of a day, mild and slightly drizzly, clearing later to give a little sun. Tired and not feeling like it today, luckily it is a lighter day.

Out on Delivery: Sat 17 Feb

17th Feb 202417th Feb 2024 | ginnybain

Today: camillia, ipswich rd: plum blossom out, mount pleasant: peak crocus, church avenue.

Blossom and blooms abound. I spot my first pink cherry blossom tree and rhododendron bush in bloom. Bold pink Camillia bushes amaze and daffodils delight with their shocks of yellow. Magnolia trees are budding up but no hints of blooms yet. All feels very early this year and I can’t escape the feeling that more wintry weather could be waiting in the near future.

An overcast delivery day with enough space inside to be noticing. Only disappoints with unforecast rain.

Out on Delivery: Wed 14 Feb

14th Feb 2024 | ginnybain

Today: Crocuses: Japonica blossom, Mount Pleasant: Puddle reflection, Wessex Street: My heart has a particular soft spot for plants that thrive in difficult locations, here a splendid crocus at the edge of the pavement, Plantsman Road.

Finally, after all the last two week’s excitement all feels more settled and I have capacity to notice the world around me. We have been going through a resigning, a reallocation of who does which delivery. Sadly, I will no longer be doing Walk 206 with Kelly but will be the new postie for Walk 202 working with Craig.

Looking forward to getting to know new customers and their gardens and building a new set of relationships with the new places in walk 202 and my new partner Craig.