Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’re here.
The Queen’s funeral on Monday was full of pomp and ceremony as we expected, and we watched most of it before heading out for a walk in the afternoon. It was quiet locally even though there were people about, and it was good to get out and stretch our legs. That’s something I’ve been doing more of recently and it’s really good for the soul, as well as physically and thankfully the troublesome toe doesn’t prevent that happening either.
We’ve definitely been having more autumnal weather here in South London, but yesterday the sun was shining and warm so wanting to make the most of it I headed off to Greenwich Park for a walk. I didn’t have plans much more than though, though when I’m out walking on my own I enjoy popping on a podcast to keep my company. One of the more recent ones I’ve discovered is Stompcast with Dr Alex George who speaks to guests while walking around a park - yesterday I listed to his conversation with Scarlett Moffatt as they walked around Regents Park - and the idea of the recording is to encourage more people to get outside for an hour a week (the podcast is broken into three episodes so you can listen to them to match your walk, or stomp).
As I headed to Greenwich Park they were in the Rose Garden at Regents Park and so, I thought I can do that too. It’s not a part of the park I visit regularly, and on the way I spotted a statue out of the corner of my eye, one I don’t remember seeing before. On closer inspection it’s a Henry Moore and has been on display in the park between 1979 and 2007 and then again since 2011, so there’s every chance it’s been there when we have, but until now I hadn’t spotted it. It always amazes me how we may not see things until we’re ready to do so.
Have a great week!
STANDING FIGURE: KNIFE EDGE, HENRY MOORE