urban abstraction

Out on Delivery: Wed 14 Feb

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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: Tue 6 Feb

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Today: Crocuses are out in Church Avenue: New growth, Lime tree road: Delivery Montage of today’s images

The day grew increasingly grey, with the threat of rain feeling ever closer. It held off though 🙂

Far too much excitement around the resigning this morning in our NR2 section. Will be happy once the process is over and all settles down.

Out on Delivery: Thur 1 Feb

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Today: The lovely garden at 14 Allens Lane starting to come into bloom. Light through the glass doors in Arundel Court.

A shocker of a day in the office. A resigning is underway, all posties get to re choose where they deliver. Priority of choice is related to seniority.

Posties are obviously unsettled by the thought of loosing their walks but until this day there were no major surprises. This morning though, Matt (my working partners partner) lost his walk which has been his for the last 13 years.

The brutality of the process is laid bare.

Out on Delivery Monday 29 Jan

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Today: An overcast but comfortable day delivering, noticing all the tentative new growth.

Low volumes so a relaxed day out on delivery. All tense and political in the delivery office as we go into a resigning where all the walks are re chosen according to your seniority. Being low down the list, there is a possibility I may lose this walk 206, trying not to worry as all out of my control but would be sad to leave the customers I know.

Still, life turns on.

Out on Delivery: Mon 22 Jan

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Today: Fantastic light in Newmarket Road: noticing small splashes of colour: tape residue on a lamppost, Newmarket road: More low wintery light magic, Ipswich Rd

A much warmer return to work this week, a blustery but unseasonable warm morning. A really light work load we get it all delivered in time despite a 30 min shorter working day. We started at 7:00 am, a joy to see the first glimmerings of light in the sky as I enter the sorting office.

Out on Delivery: Thu 18 Jan

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Today: small blossoms, Newmarket Rd: slug (?) trails, roof in Mount Pleasant: snow !!: defrosting the van, delivery office car park

A colder day with some added snow flurry excitement. Pleased to get finished as the cold seemed particularly penetrating tiday

Out on Delivery: Wed 17 Jan

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Today: A thicket of branches, Lime tree road: Doors, Arundel court: Tiles and wall in weak sunlight, Arundel court.

An overcastness of a day, cold but comfortable when walking. No wind, all still. Manage to complete the walk and deliver everything, a good feeling.

Out on Delivery: Tue 16 Jan

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Today: Sunlight on wall, Roseacre: Sunlight through wall on tree and sunlit wall, Lime tree road: An Anemone seed, a little like an inside out dandelion.

Another cold, sunny winter’s day, no frost or windscreen ice perhaps it has been too dry and cold (hoorah).

Today the yearly National Trust Handbooks landed on the frame. So bulky we struggle to fit them in the frame. In our area of NR2 at least 1in 3 families belong (some holding more than one subscription) so the bundles are big and the bags are HEAVY. We work 1.5 hr overtime but still fail to deliver all the mail on both walks.

Some timely late Christmas chocolates from a customer, opened and shared help us through.