A day out in midwinter
The ground is frozen hard as iron today, so digging impossible (thank God).
Thus had a wander around Hampton Court Palace. In summer, it’s black with tourists and makes you wish you’d brought a machine gun. In winter, delightful. Hardly a soul about.
We molested swans, poked ducks with sticks dipped in dog turd and generally availed ourselves of the usual amusements of a sunny day out in midwinter.
On the way out, there was the additional pleasure of watching brain-dead, overweight holidaymakers falling on their arses on the ghastly ice rink. It looks nice in the publicity pix, but don’t be fooled: more than 10 minutes wearing the rented skates and you need your feet amputating. Plus they pack you on the (slushy) ice as tight as penguins in Antarctica.
But hey, it’s a nice day out if you like breathing other folks’ BO and repeatedly falling in a cold puddle.
If you don’t change your attitude young man, I’ll cross you off my fruitcake list.
December 21st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
sounds like the perfect day out x
December 21st, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I do love your jolly holiday spirit!!!!
December 21st, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Altadenhiker: Fruitcake list?? Is this a Cage aux Folles moment?!
December 22nd, 2009 at 7:53 am
It’s often much nicer to visit places in winter when they’re not attracting as many visitors. Happy Christmas and all the best for 2010.
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 am
How come you are wandering around having fun when you could be clearing out the garden shed, cutting back shrubs, tidying up the leaves (if not too frozen) and eating up the vegetables left over from 2008 in your freezer.
Celia
December 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm