Arrived at Ms G home after Acton Junior Parkrun and this time alone to sort her front garden. Kash and I were here not long ago and did the back garden. On arrival noticed the bags we filled in the front garden from our last visit. I knocked and rang Ms G, but no answer. As easy access to the garden(no locked doors or walls : started to pull the dry vegetation as easy to get out of the soil and started putting in the bag that was not full. In the meantime Ms G came out as heard my voicemail : apologised as fell asleep. Gave me more bags and I got the rack and spade just in case it was needed. During the mission I had the company of 2 cheeky squirrels and then a cat who literally just watched me work from inside the garden. I filled 6 bags and put them with the others ready for collection. The garden now looks great and Ms G already had some bulbs growing so left them to grow. Cold morning but the body was in motion so kept warm.

Cold but sunny Sunday morning with the sun on the horizon in a frosty park, but this did not stop the 29 children to turn up and run with parents. Volunteers were present with gloves, hats, extra layers and warm coats to keep warm. Some icy patches near the roundabout, but that was it on the course. The ground was hard and the pond was frozen. Alan, Michelle and Steph Ducat were marshals today. Michelle had a new position we did not know about - the one near the logs on the path going up to the top of the park. Joanna was at the finish line giving tokens. Everybody survived the cold and went back safely to their next occupations.

Steph Ducat ran solo from Ealing Broadway as the usual suspects were away. Early start in cold weather - very cold but sunny. Icy patches on the route, but no ice skating and no falls on the route to Acton Junior parkrun. Arrived and did a small lap around which was in fact the route for the junior runners later. Caught a beautiful sunrise in a freeing park.