A Weekend in Timperley

Plans for this weekend were baulked by Covid and weather. We were due to run the Wythenshawe parkrun with grandson Jacob but for several reasons that didn't happen, and he missed both Wythenshawe and Burnley, where only 123 people turned up due to snowy weather.

It was Wythenshawe's 450th parkrun, and Richard Evans' first outing as Run Director. After discussion with my physio I'd planned a 30 minute run as part of my foot recuperation. That meant I was able to enjoy a good chat with Martha until near the end, when I needed to speed up to meet the planned objective. Magic! My time was exactly 30 minutes!

Mark Hunter took the photo at the finish (above) and as I forgot to take any more pictures here's one of Jackie Cordingley's - Laura, Franki, Rufus and a friend. 

Full results are here.

Meanwhile, up in Bacup, whilst they missed the Burnley parkrun due to the snowy weather, Kate, Jess and Jacob did enjoy a bit of sledging.

We were supposed to be out with Mike and Sarah last night (we had to cancel the White Swan in Fence), but at least they could join us, together with Isabella, for Sunday lunch. Here, we are waiting for the gravy before dishing up.

Later, after a cancelled rendezvous with Julia and Megan due to the trams not running, Sue and I got a bit of fresh air by walking our (not)parkrun route (number 490 for me) in lightly snowy conditions. As always, De Quincey Park proved to be photogenic.

As we strolled along the canal towpath it was something of a surprise to see mallards mating, even though the snow was accumulating on their backs.

And that's it for now, all calm as the world worries about a new Covid variant that may cause havoc.