Sun's Down, Puns Down

Tonight we met in the fading light of what was Daveena's Cafe and now Cafe Hub.

We all pondered on layers, no layers, more, less and none at all before heading off towards the park gates, feeling a change of seasons we had not yet adjusted to.

We were delighted to head into the park and be greeted by an incredible skyline that could not be seen from the road. You could not take your eyes off the changing colours and shapes of clouds. Thankfully tonight everyone was happy to just plod along so we could stop many times for pictures. The water reflections were stunning and showed such a beautiful image.

As Patricia pointed out, if it wasn't for running, we would not be out tonight!

Sunsets hold an incredible power over humanity, watching them makes time appear to slow down. They remind you of how truly superior Mother Earth is, they make you feel grateful to be alive and inspire!

We ran along Baitor watching the changing colours and towards the planters at the station. Jane was the key person for tonight, she had purchased bulbs and plants ready to go into the planters and was ready with buckets and gloves on! (Well not wearing the buckets...she is not that bonkers... yet!)

It was marvellous (found my thesaurus!) to see Sarah, the first time since pre Covid. A now retired nurse, she is discovering the new world of, well leisure and tourism. We were also greeted at plant base (!) by Nicola whose efforts to rest between half marathons meant she was only gracing us for gardening. But always happy to get her hands dirty in the process!

We planted both planters (where my thesaurus?!) with thankfully the experts on hand to decipher the weeds from the plants (yes that is you Christine and Patricia. Meanwhile Robert, Andrew and Esther tried very hard not to get it confused!

Planters done, we headed onto the Quay to see the other planters on the front. We had said we would try and keep these watered here too. They were full of weeds so we took the opportunity to get the gloves back on, ready to fight the green (or in this case, not so green). 10 mins later, we were happy to empty our bag of weeds and head off into the still dark night with lights twinkling on the Quay.

Well done to Sarah for getting back to her running with us tonight, we hope to see you again soon!

Lovely job people - Completely outdone by that sunset however!