On Saturday my wife decided to have a day off, she's a teacher and works most every day weekends included. The first stop was a problem, Monks Cross shopping centre, I hate the place and didn't get out of the car. Yes I can be a miserable git at times. Next stop a visit to my Mother for a couple of hours. Much better than Monks Cross. For a change we decided to go for a walk, not able to think of anywhere else I suggested the Humber Bridge. I have driven over it many times and had crossed it a couple of days before for a delivery. I noticed people walking over it at the time and thought it would make an interesting walk. So we went, the only problem was that we followed the signs to the car park, there are road works going on on the bridge and on the approach so before knew what was happening I had joined the queue for the toll booth with no possible way to turn round. But when I explained the situation the woman in the booth said to cross the bridge and come back so I could enter the car park form the other side of the road. This problem must happen regularly as they haven't bothered to redirect traffic to the other car park entrance. The result was we got to cross the bridge twice, once by car there and back and once on foot there and back. Another happy discovery, the car park was free as was the entry to the bridge by foot. The day was bright clear and breezy but well wrapped up the experience was great and well worth the effort. Just before we got back in the car i heard the first Mistle Thrush of the year singing in the trees surrounding the car park. I have been worried about the lack of thrush song, even though the weather has been good. It's as if the birds know something I don't, perhaps the weather is going to turn and we are to be covered in snow.
What an amazing construction.
Had a walk round the orchard this morning and found more rabbit damage on one tree and rabbit damage on two ornamental trees that my wife planted in the garden. I had to fit more rabbit guards on the two trees in the garden and add to the protection of the tree in the orchard. But on the good side there appears to be one less rabbit, I think and hope the buzzard has been feeding well on these demons sent to destroy my fruit trees.
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