A still, sly morning, a wintery chill, a warming sun occasionally catching.
Noticing all the white blossoms around the walk.
Out on Delivery: Tue 27 Feb
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Out on Delivery: Fri 23 Feb
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
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
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: Tue 20 Feb
Today: Hawthorn blossom in Plantsman Close was looking beautiful, starting to fall and the pavements looked snow dusted with the blossom. Fence pattern, Mount Pleasant.
Another overcast but mild(ish) day. Again a lighter day, we get finished, still feeling good to be delivering everything each day.
Out on Delivery: Mon 19 Feb
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
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
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.
Out on Delivery: Mon 5 Feb
Today: Splashes of early colour
A warm early spring day, some weak sun breaking through. An otherwise unspectacular day which might have been easier but for most of Walk 206 having not been delivered on Saturday.
Ginny Bain 