LIVESTOCK ON OUR WALK

 

I'm contemplating going over to Cambridge this morning for an FBG social walk.  Still not sure if I will go or not, it really depends on how hot it is.   So, let's just wait and see.

My walk with Coco last night was interesting, I saw something in the river that I'd never seen before:

ABOVE:  I thought it might be a 'released' goldfish that had grown enormous, but Stew said it's probably a Carp.  

Koi carp are a major invasive pest in the Waikato River system, introduced accidentally and now causing severe environmental damage by degrading water quality, eroding banks, and outcompeting native species. Control efforts, including hunting by groups like the NZ Bowhunters Society and research into sustainable uses (e.g., fertilizer), are ongoing, with regulations strictly prohibiting their release. 

I wish I'd had some way to kill it!

The other thing I saw was...

ABOVE: This beautiful little fantail.  It was very friendly, and let me get quite close to it.

Right, that's all I have for now, I'll catch ya later.

ONWARD...

11.34 am, and I DID go over to Cambridge for the FBG walk.  It turned out to be a very overcast day, and now it is raining as well.  So lovely weather for walking.

ABOVE: Our walk today took us over The Blue Bridge... it's on the outskirts of town.

ABOVE:  Something I'd not seen before anywhere... a bike station, where you can do running repairs to your bike, and even pump up the tires.  There's lots of different tools hanging from cables for you to use.  Brilliant idea, if your bike breaks down RIGHT THERE!  😂

ABOVE: The second time in as many weeks where I've seen these cone shaped hydrangeas.  They are called Paniculata Hydrangeas, and apparently they kinda glow in the dark!

ABOVE:  I grabbed a cutting from a vivid blue hydrangea along the way, and found a heart shaped rock.  

If there's a walk photo posted, I'll share it later.  NOT that you probably give a diddly squat, but I do.  I like to record my FBG walks on here.

Nearly lunchtime, so I'm off here, and into the kitchen to make me lunch.

ABOVE: And there it is, my first FBG walk of 2026.  

4 pm, and it's been steadily raining all day.  Perfect for the lawns/gardens/me pots.  It is even cool enough that I've got a lightweight jumper on.  I have been incredibly lazy this afternoon, and just fluffed around the house, and done a jig saw.

I am going to WW this evening, and WILL show a gain.  I'm not too bothered by that, I know I've not been very good these past couple of weeks.

My aim is to enjoy living, not die a skinny bitch!  But in saying that, I am still focused on losing a few more kilos, and being as healthy as I can be.

Going back to walking regularly should help with that.

Some good news just now.  Stew's sister posted him a parcel for his birthday.  It never arrived, even though the courier company were 100% positive it had been delivered.

Today I got a phone call from the Village Office.  Our parcel had turned up at a neighbour's home, and he had just arrived home from holiday.  He took the parcel down to the office, where I've just picked it up from.

My faith in humanity is restored.  I was sure it had been stolen.  You hear of people who follow courier vans, purely to steal the parcels after they have been dropped off.  Dirty, rotten pieces of shit they are.

Anyway, Stew's parcel is now sitting on his chair, waiting for him to come home and open it.

And I'm off to WW in  half an hour...

7.35 pm, home from WW.  And as I fully expected, I had a gain of .600 grams.  Not earth shattering, and I'm not gutted.  I knew I'd not been that good of late.  

We just had a salmon bagel each for our dinner.  They were not as nice as I expected, and the olives that were snuck in them?  Bloody ikk. We loathe olives, probably not as much as other people, sorry other people.

I'm going to settle down now and watch the telly, do a jig saw on the side and look forward to tomorrow, when I hope to do some sewing.