Today: Water leak in Allen’s Lane newly repaired and looking less exciting: Van shadow: Branch shadow’s in a garden I cut through daily: Shadow selfie, Ipswich road: A cluster of “wishes” in Plantsman’s Close.
Noticing shadows. The day is hot, humid and sunny. Not too much to deliver but hard work, started the day in a lick of sweat and finish in a lick of sweat. We enjoy the cross breeze through the van when we turn.
Today: Church Avenue East: Foliage, Plantsman close: Cat in van, Christchurch Road: Cat in window, Ipswich Road.
Thursday, bin lorry day, thankfully few encounters today with the bin lorries . A day with cats in, a beautiful brown cat invited itself into our van to have a thorough sniff and explore. Super lovely until it decided to disappear under the van and we spent five minutes trying to get it to move. There was a fabulously grumpy looking cat staring at me from one of the last calls of the day. Sadly the photo doesn’t quite capture the intensity of it’s stare.
Today: All seems drier again. Sun is strong, deep shadows. Tree’s being cut in Mount Pleasant, the cut branches sit in the road and I enjoy the light coming through the doomed foliage. Starting to enjoy the weird run of pollarded trees in Plantsman close, today I notice their lovely bark patterns.
A light Wednesday delivery. Sad to learn a favourite customer had died over the weekend. Don sat regularly outside his flat in The Cedars, throughout all seasons in his t shirt, and would greet me with a friendly comment and smile. I will miss him.
Today: Back to work after a few days off, noticing foliage, fallen fruits and reflections.
Today: Three trees, Plantsman’s close: Verge, Lime tree road: Favourite lime green tree, that is not a lime tree, in lime tree road.
Dancing sunlight through trees on verge.
Day started hotter than yesterday. Out early to beat the heat but still fairly punishing walking and delivering. A lovely, thoughtful customer at the cedars gave me a can of cold drink. All is dry, today I really could feel how it could get hot and dry enough for fires to spontaneously start and take hold.
Forecast cooler at peak if day tomorrow, but going to be starting off at a higher temperature again.
Today: Green leaf filtered light spots on letterbox, Newmarket Road: Red van reflected light on tree and wall, Newmarket Road: Rear car light shadow, Ipswich Grove: Fern spores, Church Avenue.
Light so intense that I catch reflected light moments in the mid morning light. Notice the ferns in Church Avenue looking brown, worry they are drying out, but as I get closer I see their backs are covered with these brown dots. At first I wonder about them being insect eggs, but they are too regular and at home I look up and learn that they are fern spores. I have never noticed them before.
Another hot day delivering, but temperatures set to go up again with highs of 34 degrees Celsius forecast for Monday.
Today, pavements: Delivery Office: Church Avenue East: Lime tree road: Ipswich Road: Ipswich Grove.
Another day brings a welcome fresher breeze. A fair number of parcels, but not too many special deliveries. Everywhere dry. Shadows navy firm. Pavements and the shadows and detritus that decorate them catch my eye. Streets are eerily quiet, schools have broken.
Today: 33 Mount Pleasant: 2 Grove walk: Entrance door Arundel Court.
A busy and hot Monday delivering, sunhat on from the beginning. Towards the end of the walk I am noticing doorways, perhaps a desire to be able to escape into them to escape the sun.
Today: A moment on Newmarket Road: Shadows of leaves on leaves: Church Avenue East: Luminescent poppies.
A day which flowed well, cooler but Sunny. The best of days.
Ginny Bain 