Capstone Park with My Girl & Annie!

So, here we are at Capstone Park, me, Julia and Annie of course! We enjoyed some good weather wandering around the green trail at this rather lovely open space. The green trail took us up by the Ski Centre and across all manner of fields, at times we got a bit lost trying to hunt down the signposts or decide quite which direction they were pointing in. At one point we ended up on the red trail by mistake and had to retrace our steps! But it was a really good afternoon and good to get out somewhere different for a change. Annie was on constant squirrel alert through the woodland areas and kept threatening to drag Julia through the bushes! I'm not quite sure what she would do if she were to actually catch a squirrel, but given their speed it's probably highly unlikely ;-) Knowing Annie she would want to play with it! All in all a good time out in the fresh air with my girl and her furbaby 💕 

Day of the Dead

So my Day of the Dead bandana arrived today, along with it's skulls and roses counterpart. Now don't get me wrong, I still hate this whole idea of having to cover one's face in various places, despite people mostly adhering to it, I'm keen for it not to become the new norm - because it so clearly isn't and never will be a natural thing to be doing. But having bought an earlier pack of these bandanas we've found them better to wear and slightly less annoying on the hot & sweaty front. And if I'm going to have to wear something then I'd rather look cool and funky than waste my time on something else.

RNLI Launch a Memory Cushion

 

Having done a Launch a Memory donation in memory of my Mum, I received a small magazine from the RNLI peeps which said you could purchase a memento of the occasion. Although they mentioned mugs and I'd kind of hoped for maybe a lifeboat model or something, I opted for a 12x12 cushion with the number on it where her name is emblazoned with probably thousands of other memory names to mark the occasion. Granted given that the cushion is a faux suede the writing is kinda hard to read but it's a good keepsake. Her lifeboat is off to Invergordon, if it's not already there now, Covid-19 kind of got in the way - AGAIN. So it's good to know that a little part of her and lots of other people's loved ones will be forever remembered on such an important craft.

Back to St Mary's Island

So, having had my foray into Chatham, Tedster and I went along to one of our fav places, St Mary's Island, for a mooch along the Riverside Walk. Armed with the M5 and 18-150mm lens the river was fairly busy with all manner of craft and it was really good to get out and do some photography that didn't depend on how far I can walk from my front door. Have made a conscious decision that for my own sanity I have to start getting back to some degree of normality otherwise my mental health is suffering as I absorb all the negative online crap regarding Covid-19 and this constant scaremongering band wagon  that everyone seems only too happy to jump on. Mask this, social distance that, it's frustrating to keep being reminded 24/7 of what most of us sensible adults know what we need to be doing. Those who have never done it, never will no matter how much they are reminded and moaned at. All it does is serve to depress the rest of us still further. So we're getting out and about while we still can and while the weather holds - happy days!

Chatham Riverside

A few phone snaps of my first foray into Chatham Town centre since Lockdown back in March! Braved the crowds to go do some banking - I'm an online aficionado but you can't deposit cash with the app ;-) So sporting one of the bandanas I felt like a bank robber let out on a day trip! Whilst having a break after a small amount of shopping and somewhat reluctant to head off home on the first available bus I sat alongside the river (bit smelly with the tide going out) and had a chocolate snack and then walked the pathway as far as the wall the other side of the Dockyard and Anchor Wharf. It felt good to get outside and do something relatively normal and I'm definitely going to be getting out and about a bit more if BoJo doesn't put the kibosh on everything :-(