A gift of a day, strong clear light the blossom trees were singing.
A lighter Saturday, a great day to be a Postie.
Out on Delivery: Sat 16 Mar
Walk
Out on Delivery: Fri 8 Mar
A glory of a spring day, a Japanese Pieris with little translucent dots inside, a Bossiers glory-of-the-snow catching the sunlight in Newmarket Road and a the magnificent plum tree at 97 glowing in the sunlight.
Perfect conditions to cover the 20k needed to deliver all the mail today on walks 206 and 211. Finished on time 🙂
Out on Delivery: Mon 4 Mar
Light as I head into work but caught unexpectedly by the need to defrost the car.
A gloriously sunny morning. All sings and the sun’s gathering strength caresses and warms.
Out on Delivery: Mon 26 Feb
Some sun, not warm. A pop of pink, a forlorn lost mitten, a magnolia blossom poised.
A light mail day, only 17,000 steps. 10,000 less than the walk last Thursday.
Out on Delivery: Tue 27 Feb
A still, sly morning, a wintery chill, a warming sun occasionally catching.
Noticing all the white blossoms around the walk.
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: 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: 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.
Ginny Bain 