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| A gloomy Richmond Park |
On a bitterly cold day, my son says, 'Let's take Rue to Richmond Park.' It's dull with an icy wind. Why would I want to go out? My son needs some extra driving practice (his test is in January), so, the good mother that I am, I stop what I am doing, so he can drive us to Richmond Park.
Rue whines in the back and somehow manages to push his way under the special cover to stop him pushing his nose between the seats. He is restrained, but said son hasn't zipped up the sides of the cover. We arrive and my son parks in the Pembroke Lodge car park. Gosh, it's cold! We head for the refreshment hut where my son buys us hot chocolate. Rue is beside himself in excitement. Finally we have the chance to let him off the lead and he romps around, sniffing at the leaves and trees, scent marking everything as he goes.
We follow a path and leave the icy wind behind for a while. Actually, it's becoming quite pleasant, this walk. Okay, so not such a bad idea then. We hear the parakeets, greet crows and then something weird. We see geese in a tree. This is a new one on me. We wonder if our eyes are deceiving us, but spot some more geese flying in and two land in the tree. One appears to be a Canada goose, the other an Egyptian. I take a photo. It's not great, but it proves the point.
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| Geese in a tree. Best I could take with my mobile |
Wandering back, we take a different path and realise we cannot get into the fenced part to Pembroke Lodge. The gate states 'no dogs'. We wind up on a very muddy path and then have to double back as we are running out of park. We enter by another gate with no signs on it, put Rue on the lead and walk along the path, skirting the cafe and out to the car park. Here, is a tourist hut I've not been in before. My son stays with Rue while I venture in. There are gifts and cards, and I am soon enjoying myself. The lovely ladies say Rue can come into the shop, so he does, and I buy a jigsaw of the Isabella Plantation for my other son and his wife for Christmas, as well as a reindeer made from sticks for me which I didn't realise I needed.
While on the walk, we came across a water conduit, though at the time I didn't know that. I'm thinking more ice house? But here is a link that explains.
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Mud, glorious mud
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| Water conduit |
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| Pembroke Lodge |
My son fixes the back seat cover for Rue and we drive home.
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| Pembroke Lodge |
Christmas Tree Festivals are quite common these days. It's a chance for charities to dress a tree and raise money at the same time. My local Methodist Church has one and I went along on Saturday afternoon when it was less busy (there is a cafe in the mornings and it gets crowded). The trees looked lovely. Here are some photos.
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| Topper on the nearby postbox |
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| This has been decorated by the cafe, hence the crisp and biscuit wrappers! |
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