Bank Holiday

We had a band practice last week, went well, a hot day though. This weekend Danielle and I have had a great time at home - doing the garden, visiting the soon to be community woodland on the outskirts of York (renamed the New Forest by me), sharing a pint or too with a friend who supports Ipswich (promoted to the Premier League) and having a barbecue in the nearly-spring weather.
 

Wetlands

Everywhere is sodden. This is normally the Pocklington canal on the right, a ditch in the centre and a field on the left. This year the water is everywhere, a few 100 metres on from here the three bodies of water were joined, and my wellies were just about tall enough. Discretion won and we cut the walk short. I did see a short eared owl though, so that was some recompense.

Trundle pt2 b

The bad news was I had a front tyre flat, at speed that led to me very nearly crashing; one of those situations where time really does slow down. The following thought process took place within a second or two. "oh, what was that? my front wheel is sliding away from me, I am going to crash badly, I have managed to stay upright. I have bellowed very loudly, I am ok"

The good news was that there was a mini park of benches and a water fountain, meaning I could have lunch, fix my wheel, wash my hands and move on.

Trundle pt2

 The second part of my cycling Trundle was from Doncaster to York, on the sustrans route that I first used when we moved to York from London 26 years ago. It has always been a favourite route with sections on old railway lines, canal towpaths, old pits etc. It inspired me to write my Elmet book. 

This was the first time I had been on it for a good few years, and it was great to find that a lot of it had been resurfaced and resigned. The whole area is sodden at the moment, this is the river Went, which is normally a stream you hardly notice beneath a stone bridge. Not this year.

Cover Art

 

And here is Rowan in Milan with two friends, going for the EP cover. What could it be called?

Milano

Rowan went to Milan to some design event with some friends. Here she is posing in a chair

The Stroll Part5 three

 

Layla is a bit of a pathfinder, which can be very helpful for me. In this case there really was no room for doubt as our path took us alongside Doncaster Jail and right into the centre of the town.