Sunny Day by the river
Went for a lovely walk along the river close to Wimborne. Starting by Eye Bridge is a lovely walk along the bank. This is what I pay my National Trust membership for every year. I rarely visit the houses, I could do the walk for free, but I'm happy knowing that some of my membership is helping the National Trust maintain these lovely areas of countryside for everyone to enjoy.
Saw the usual little egret. Ten years ago they were rare, twenty years ago they were almost unknown. Thirty years ago they probably didn't even consider England worth visiting. Now, there's breeding pairs of these lovely little white herons all over the south of England. That's global warming for you.
I'm trying to do a few minutes poi every day as a way of stretching out all the odd muscles left weak by the tennis elbow. Finding the right balance is tricky as over-doing it is a real danger. Right now, the joints ache, but there are no 'ouches' so I think I've got it about right. My mobility is definitely improving, as I can do figures that were giving me trouble a week ago. I can do hip reels both clockwise and anti-clockwise now.
The next problem is the concertina. I desperately want to be able to play it properly for Wimborne Folk Festival in a few weeks' time, but pulling back with the left hand gets painful after only a few passes through a tune. I'm hoping that playing a little every day may help with this, but again the risk is doing too much. Fingers crossed.
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Saw the usual little egret. Ten years ago they were rare, twenty years ago they were almost unknown. Thirty years ago they probably didn't even consider England worth visiting. Now, there's breeding pairs of these lovely little white herons all over the south of England. That's global warming for you.
I'm trying to do a few minutes poi every day as a way of stretching out all the odd muscles left weak by the tennis elbow. Finding the right balance is tricky as over-doing it is a real danger. Right now, the joints ache, but there are no 'ouches' so I think I've got it about right. My mobility is definitely improving, as I can do figures that were giving me trouble a week ago. I can do hip reels both clockwise and anti-clockwise now.
The next problem is the concertina. I desperately want to be able to play it properly for Wimborne Folk Festival in a few weeks' time, but pulling back with the left hand gets painful after only a few passes through a tune. I'm hoping that playing a little every day may help with this, but again the risk is doing too much. Fingers crossed.
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