Sunday, June 05, 2005
Moses Gate
All last week I have been feeling low and sad. I have been going about my life as usual, laughing and joking and every thing is same to the others but I know I am not settled inside my mind. I feel detached and away from everything.
I seem to be getting out of breath and getting irritable. I don't feel like doing anything but that is not possible so I try to get on with things but then take a long time to complete. I had a busy morning today so I decided I wasn't going to do anything in the afternoon and just chill out.
I needed to go to Bolton and it was a lovely hot day so we decided to stop at one of our - mine and the dog's - favourite places, Moses Gate country Park. I like it there because it is a balanced, middle of the road place. Very near the connecting roads, it is not too busy but not too lonely. It is a little artificial but totally natural too. A visit there could be a quick one or you can go for long walks if you feel up to it. It is clean; it has a pond and no shops nearby to tempt me. The best of all you find a Mr. whippy van parked - Open for business - there most of the days. What more could you ask for? The dog likes it because it is outdoors and it has grass!
We - me and the dog - walked round the pond and then I sat on the bench in the sun watching the ducks and Swans...Heaven!
On the way back as I drove off I felt something dragging under the car. It seemed that some how I had ended up with a plant pot wedged under my car. I stopped and tried to remove it but it was too far to reach. There was nothing I could use to push it out. I had no choice but to drive away. I thought it will just roll out with the speed. It didn't. I thought I will stop somewhere and ask for a broom handle or something to push the stupid plant pot out. The petrol station on the way looked busy so I didn't like to stop and ask so I carried on. Everyone I passed by were looking to what this racket was. I never thought a plastic plant pot could hold out for so long while being dragged on the road surface. You wouldn't think having a plant pot under your car could make you so embarrassed and irritable. Eventually six odd miles later I managed to lose it.
So much for chilling out!
I seem to be getting out of breath and getting irritable. I don't feel like doing anything but that is not possible so I try to get on with things but then take a long time to complete. I had a busy morning today so I decided I wasn't going to do anything in the afternoon and just chill out.
I needed to go to Bolton and it was a lovely hot day so we decided to stop at one of our - mine and the dog's - favourite places, Moses Gate country Park. I like it there because it is a balanced, middle of the road place. Very near the connecting roads, it is not too busy but not too lonely. It is a little artificial but totally natural too. A visit there could be a quick one or you can go for long walks if you feel up to it. It is clean; it has a pond and no shops nearby to tempt me. The best of all you find a Mr. whippy van parked - Open for business - there most of the days. What more could you ask for? The dog likes it because it is outdoors and it has grass!
We - me and the dog - walked round the pond and then I sat on the bench in the sun watching the ducks and Swans...Heaven!
On the way back as I drove off I felt something dragging under the car. It seemed that some how I had ended up with a plant pot wedged under my car. I stopped and tried to remove it but it was too far to reach. There was nothing I could use to push it out. I had no choice but to drive away. I thought it will just roll out with the speed. It didn't. I thought I will stop somewhere and ask for a broom handle or something to push the stupid plant pot out. The petrol station on the way looked busy so I didn't like to stop and ask so I carried on. Everyone I passed by were looking to what this racket was. I never thought a plastic plant pot could hold out for so long while being dragged on the road surface. You wouldn't think having a plant pot under your car could make you so embarrassed and irritable. Eventually six odd miles later I managed to lose it.
So much for chilling out!
# posted by butterflyuk : 6/05/2005 11:53:00 pm
