Ilkeston - Permitted Exercise
w/e 12 April 2020
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
Under the current government lockdown guidelines,
we can go out once a day for essential shopping or some exercise
making sure we keep 2m away from other people. That meant we've
followed the advice to "Stay At Home" and haven't been
out for several days.
We've spent a lot of time in the back garden doing jobs in the
fine weather but when we stepped out of the front door on Saturday
morning for a short walk to stretch our legs and get some of
that exercise that we've missed, we were greeted with a fine
display of irises against the fence.
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We made our way to 'Illy 'Oleys and saw not another soul walking
although one or two vehicles passed us and a council vehicle
pulled up to allow the driver to empty ta rubbish bin. Spring
has sprung since we were last here and a tree covered in blossom
looked magnificent.
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The path up to the bridge under Chalons Way was also devoid of
pedestrians and even the squirrels that can normally be seen
here were conspicuous by their absence.
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Still no-one about as we approached the steps up by the museum.
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There were only three traders on the Saturday market, the meat
lorry by the library, the egg stall and the household goods stall
whose display consisted mainly of toilet rolls. No shortage here!
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On South Street there were some people about and the queues for
meat and bread saw that 2m gap being maintained.
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All the other shops were closed but the Wedding Boutique had
gone to the effort of creating a display in their window for
Easter.
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On White Lion Square the flowers in the five beds on the island
are looking splendid but traffic was extremely light on the normally
busy Chalons Way.
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Many windows in domestic premises are displaying drawings of
rainbows by children to show support for the NHS and other key
workers with the message "Stay Safe".
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But for us it was quickly back home to spend more time in the
garden to do more jobs and also enjoy the rainbow colours in
the flowers.
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