This evening I had planned to don my wellies and stomp around in some mud at my local park. However, with there not being that much mud around my neck of the woods, today's random act of wildness was a short walk at my local park instead.
It was still windy here in Merseyside this evening but the rain had stopped and I was joined on my walk by my youngest daughter whilst the eldest stayed at home to do her homework.
The park is only five minutes from my house and is a place that I have fond memories of having spent most of my childhood either playing in it or walking through it on my way home from school.
Kirkby brook which runs through the park
(we used to jump across this brook as kids)
(we used to jump across this brook as kids)
St Chads church
Me in my wellies
Mud!
Mud stomping
More mud!
More mud stomping
St Chads Park
My company this evening
Buttercups
Blowing Dandelions
We spotted an Heron
in the distance at the wildlife pond
in the distance at the wildlife pond
Bridge over the brook
Kirkby brook
Wildflower
The wildlife pond
Looking for the Heron
Frogbit
Yellow Flag Iris
Various pond plants
Yellow Flag Iris
A Coot with it's young
(all three dived whilst we were watched them)
View across the wildlife pond
Coot comes closer
Looking for tadpoles
Back near the start
St Chads church
built between 1869 and 1871
The Bell Tower
We used to watch Kestrels
nesting in the tower from our
classroom window at Millbrook School.
Gosh I worked out the maths,
that was over 30 years ago!
Gosh I worked out the maths,
that was over 30 years ago!
A nice coincidence that we've both spent day two in childhood haunts! I love a good muddy walk :) Watching kestrels from school sounds great!
ReplyDeleteGreat park! I particularly covet the pond as I've not been able to find a decent one around here yet.
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