With west winds and hot weather, I decided not to go birding and I detest hot weather! This afternoon I met up with Lucy at long last! Because Lucy doesn't drive, the only way we could meet up was to go to the nearest half decent place to sit and chat, which is The Walks in King's Lynn. I parked up where Lucy lives – we met in the car park and walked (2 metres apart) to The Walks and sat on separate picnic blankets by the river. There wasn't too many people about, but still enough to keep me wary. Some people obviously don't know what 2 metres means. We sat in a lovely shady spot under some mature trees and there was less then 2 metres in front of us to the edge of the river bank, but one man and his dog was determined to follow the river bank without going around the back of us – apart from that one small incident, it was a nice hour spent chatting. Heard a Green Woodpecker and saw several Mallards, but no other birds seen. We ambled across to the bandstand area, where there are several flower beds, including some wonderful Alliums – here we were surprised to see a Brown Argus butterfly feeding on a plant, that I didn't know the name of. Walked back with Lucy to where she lives and then I got in my car and headed for a dreaded supermarket shop. Next time we are taking deckchairs, the ground is too hard for old bones!
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
LOCKDOWN DAY 56 – COVID-19
The Walks" in King's Lynn with Lucy!
With west winds and hot weather, I decided not to go birding and I detest hot weather! This afternoon I met up with Lucy at long last! Because Lucy doesn't drive, the only way we could meet up was to go to the nearest half decent place to sit and chat, which is The Walks in King's Lynn. I parked up where Lucy lives – we met in the car park and walked (2 metres apart) to The Walks and sat on separate picnic blankets by the river. There wasn't too many people about, but still enough to keep me wary. Some people obviously don't know what 2 metres means. We sat in a lovely shady spot under some mature trees and there was less then 2 metres in front of us to the edge of the river bank, but one man and his dog was determined to follow the river bank without going around the back of us – apart from that one small incident, it was a nice hour spent chatting. Heard a Green Woodpecker and saw several Mallards, but no other birds seen. We ambled across to the bandstand area, where there are several flower beds, including some wonderful Alliums – here we were surprised to see a Brown Argus butterfly feeding on a plant, that I didn't know the name of. Walked back with Lucy to where she lives and then I got in my car and headed for a dreaded supermarket shop. Next time we are taking deckchairs, the ground is too hard for old bones!
With west winds and hot weather, I decided not to go birding and I detest hot weather! This afternoon I met up with Lucy at long last! Because Lucy doesn't drive, the only way we could meet up was to go to the nearest half decent place to sit and chat, which is The Walks in King's Lynn. I parked up where Lucy lives – we met in the car park and walked (2 metres apart) to The Walks and sat on separate picnic blankets by the river. There wasn't too many people about, but still enough to keep me wary. Some people obviously don't know what 2 metres means. We sat in a lovely shady spot under some mature trees and there was less then 2 metres in front of us to the edge of the river bank, but one man and his dog was determined to follow the river bank without going around the back of us – apart from that one small incident, it was a nice hour spent chatting. Heard a Green Woodpecker and saw several Mallards, but no other birds seen. We ambled across to the bandstand area, where there are several flower beds, including some wonderful Alliums – here we were surprised to see a Brown Argus butterfly feeding on a plant, that I didn't know the name of. Walked back with Lucy to where she lives and then I got in my car and headed for a dreaded supermarket shop. Next time we are taking deckchairs, the ground is too hard for old bones!
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