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Walk 206: Tuesday 7th May

Today: A rose surrounded doorway in Allens’s Lane which smelt heavenly and bee hummed gently: A breeze rustling lawn in Church Avenue and a mottled shadow: Splendid tree shadows: Surreal bubbles in Mount Pleasant: Bunting shadows from Laurel Lodge railings.

A heavy day’s delivering with seventeen special deliveries across the walk and a need to finish on time. Further aggravations with more of Ipswich being closed to traffic and forgotten drinks and snack. All mitigated by the glorious weather, clear strong sunlight with dark shadows. Heady flowery scent greeted me at many calls. We pushed hard and made it in time for the appointment.

Out on delivery

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Walk 206: Monday 6th June

today: raindrops collecting in foliage: A caterpillar sheltering under a step: glistening raindrops in a bush.

A damp start to the week, a light days delivery (typical Monday). A closed road, glinting bushes, soggy jubilee bunting and puddles characterised the day.

Out in Delivery

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Walk 206: Saturday 4th June

Today: I enjoy the verdant velvet finish on this lampost: spotty leaves catch my eye: A self reflection selfie taken at Musley court.

A heavy day, plenty of parcels, magazines and mail. Ideal walking weather, but legs stiff after taking a run on thursday. Noticeably more people away than usual, I have to work hard to get neighbours to take in parcels.

Out on Delivery

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Walk 206: 1/06/22

Today: Shadows of “Yorks” (Royal Mail cages/trolleys used to transport mail/packets/parcels) in the delivery office carpark: Just one of many daily photos of tracked items being delivered that I take: The remains of the magnificent Cedar tree that “The cedars” is named from, sadly severely damaged in the big storm in Feb.

An eerily quiet day out and about on delivery. Some thundery rain that we hoped to avoid caught us out. A good feeling finishing up with the two bank holiday days coming up. Sang our way back to the delivery office.

Out on Delivery

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Walk 206: Tuesday 31st May

Today: a favourite moment enjoying the shadows of the laundry room out pipes at The Cedars: a return to Arundel Court, a parcel to deliver, I enjoy the colours and distortions thro the glass doors: as I leave Arundel court I catch a new moment between two toby jugs sat on a window cill.

A not quite raining, not quite not raining, not busy, not not busy Tuesday delivery. Enjoying the quietness of the half term traffic.

Out on Delivery

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Walk 206: Monday 30th May

Today: Perfect weather for Posties. Flowers and fruit on Plantsman’s Close: More insect dots and a splendid bush on Newmarket Road.

Out on Delivery

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Walk 206: Saturday 28th May

Today: Red roses peeked in a garden in Mount Pleasant: Purple blooms at The Cedars: A lavender bush in an urn outside the Annesley Hotel: A shiney knob self reflection, taken as I wait for a customer.

Day started sunny, but within 10 mins of my putting on my new Royal Mail sunhat the Sun disappeared. More mail than usual for a Saturday. An onwards and onwards day.

Out on Delivery

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Walk 206: Friday 27th May

Today: The roof of City College glowing in the sun: dancing shadows on the Van: roses that co-ordinate with the gate on Newmarket Road: orange tulips: beautiful roses at the cedars.

A sunny happy day’s delivering, managed to catch the ice cream van on Mousehold Heath on the way back to the DO. A 99 flake totally hit the spot. Love my job on days like this.

Out on Delivery

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Walk 206: Thursday 26th May

As I get out of the delivery vanon Church Avenue East I notice the bush leaves are covered in red insect lava. I feel disappointed that the fresh green is already becoming spoilt. Later down Newmarket Road fresh green new growth catches my eye.

Thursday is bin day on Walk 206, I am twice blocked by bin Lorries and have to concentrate extra hard negotiating around all the wheelie bins hanging out on drives and in entrance gates.

A sunny start to the delivery which turned overcast later. A new colleague to work with and a lighter than Thursday usual delivery.