Lockdown day #67

So a better night sleep, woke up with the bird song, and before my alarm went off - although I turned over and went back to sleep for another hour.

Met Dave for a long walk to Heaton Park and back - lovely sunny day, but with a cold wind - and the wind got stronger as the day wove on.  The walk was about 8 miles - perhaps if I stopped eating chocolate I might get rid of my spare tyre.

I had a nice tea of scrambled egg mixed with grated cheese, and sliced ham.  

Later in the evening I watched a film on Amazon Prime - "School Ties" - it is about a Jewish lad from Pennsylvania getting into an exclusive high school in Massachusetts, due to his American Football prowess.  The film also shows just how rife antisemitism is in the upper echelons of US Society - perhaps it is less so now, and I certainly hope that is the case.  Watch it if you are able to.

Oh, and the people who lit that fire last night .... did it again today, and the Fire Brigade came along and put it out ... again.

Lockdown day #60

Following the slight relaxation in lockdown rules in England, it is now possible to meet someone who is not in your household and have a "socially distanced" meeting/walk in a park or a garden.  Taking advantage of this I agreed to walk to Heaton Park and there meet a friend for a "socially distanced" walk around the Park.

I had walked home from Heaton Park on previous occasions and considered it reasonable to therefore walk to the Park.  I had not thought this through.  Walking back from Heaton Park is about an hour's walk, downhill most of the of the way - I hadn't taken into account that walking TO the Park is about an hour's walk, UPhill most of the way!

I got there shortly before the rendezvous time, and was simply shattered!  I needed a sit down before the walk round the park could commence.  It was, however, a lovely way to while away a few hours, and we had our lunch sitting on a wall. 

We parted at the car park, and then I had the daunting task of walking home.  In all I walked 12.8 km (just under 8 miles).  My feet were protesting by the time I got home!

In other news, I received a lovely poem from another friend, and I watched an online exercise class from Lincoln (all too much effort for me).