Today: A thick crust of windscreen ice: Fresh growth in one of my favourite gardens in Allens lane, I remember its spectacular irises which hope will return this year: The smallest hint of blossom at 16 Christchurch Rd
A crisp fresh first day back delivering, a thankfully lightish day to ease me back in to the walking and cold. Happy to be back at work.
Today: A wet start to the day, we sort the day’s delivery listening to rain drum on the roof. Happily it has eased by the time we get out on delivery. All is wet and soggy, all the beautiful bushes and flowers wilted in the frosty nights. I notice the wintry colours, yellows, lime greens and wet black and enjoy all the suspended drops.
A lull of a day, excepting special deliveries. The delivery office feels open and spacious, all braced for Wednesday.
Today: Strikingly blue berries on this David Viburnum in Benjamin Gooch Way: Dew dropped grasses, Newmarket Road: Bejewelled leaf, Newmarket Rd: Beautiful miniature leaf cluster, Newmarket Rd.
Been so busy, cold, wet and preoccupied, that I have not had much opportunity to take photos this last week. Today the sun is out and the temperature a little higher, and I have some space to notice and photograph.
We are busy, Christmas cards starting to come through. Lament all the small letterboxes that the older properties have, many of which are too small for a card. To fold or to leave outside the door is the question ?
Today: Van loaded ready to go: Frost edged leaves, Newmarket Rd: Van emptied ready to return to depo 14:45
So many parcels that we are delivering all the larger parcels too today. We have more than 200 parcels to deliver. Van is full and a great deal of rummaging to find the right parcels takes place.
A cold sunny day, major defrosting required in the morning.
Today: Red holly, Newmarket rd: Red berries, Newmarket Rd: City view, Wessex street flats.
A crisp cold morning, after the endless rain yesterday it feels joyful to see the sun.
An eventful delivery day, a closed road, a cut knee and a lost headphone ear piece.
Today: A gift of a day, low soft autumnal light. A lighter Monday which we complete in time. A joy to be outside.
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: Favourite Newmarket Rd tree looking even more splendid: Another leaf visitor on our windscreen: Mushrooms growing in fencing panel, Plantsman Close. Photo collage, Wessex Street flats.
A beautiful start to the morning, autumnal coloured trees looking amazing in low autumn light. Towards the end of the delivery cloud had moved in and the chilliness of the day started to bite.
We manage to get all delivered, still feeling good to complete the walk.
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.
Ginny Bain 