This week, 22-28.8.2025.

  Friday 22nd August it was off to Reddish Vale again, it was a bit dull but the rain held off.

It was strangely quiet, not many people about, only the odd dog walker, and not many birds either.

Middle path looking towards the entrance  

Same path looking towards the arches.

All a bit overgrown, but I did my little bit with my secateurs on any branches overhanging at a dangerous height as I usually do for my little bit of help.

A nice splash of colour on Mr Qinnie's bench.

Looking from the middle path across the lower mill pond that was covered in duck weed as there was on water flow due to the lack of rain.

When it does rain it's only showers, but at least it helps the gardens, there's a hose pipe ban on at the moment too!.

The usual Heron on the lower mill pond, but there were no Terrapins about, as it was too cold for them, though I thought it was quite muggy!.  

Male and female Mallards on the top mil pond.

Plenty of female Mallards about 

Little Grebe on the top mill pond.

Back home after lunch at Morrison's with my mate Chris, I found that the hydrangea I'd bought as a Blue one is coming into flower well but it's pink!, so I'd got some coffee grains from my friends at the Bridge view Café and though I've added them to the soil round the plant it's still looking pink though a bit darked now, not sure how long it might take to change!, perhaps next year!.

My old electric kettle was getting past it's sale by date so, bought this nice Small one from Amazon, only takes a couple of cups, ideal for older folk.

Then, whilst shopping noticed that a lot of stuff these days states, Cook by oven or Air fryer, rather than Oven or Microwave as it used too, so I've also bought a Small air fryer from Amazon too, they will be asking me if I want a business account next, like they did with a friend of mine that also orders a lot!.

Nice small one, just to heat up stuff, not going to start a lot of cooking!.

Just have to read the instructions on how to use it now!!. 

So quiet week, The Bridge Café  today with Christopher singing to the usual Thursday crowd!.

Oh My internet contract ends soon so I've gone for the new  Fibre cable stuff , it's actually cheaper this first year and next year goes up but still cheaper than I'm paying now, so that's not bad is it!.

The street light outside my house had a small dent in it for the last 5 years, but was working, so the council came a few weeks ago and put in a new lamp post at the side of the old one. Its taken 10 men, 4 trucks and a cherry picker up to now, the lights back on after being out for a couple of weeks, but it's not finished yet as they will have to come back and take the old post out, so that will be another 2 men in a truck to do that making 12 men in total, no wonder it costs so much to do work these days!, you couldn't make it up could you.

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