Ilkeston - After The Storm
w/e 24 January 2021
All of this week's
pictures were taken with a Kodak DX6490
Coronavirus restrictions mean we must stay at home
as much as possible but we can go out for essential shopping,
childminding and for exercise. The day after Storm Christoph
swept through the district we combined all three and took great
grandchild number five to the shops and if anyone thinks pushing
a pushchair laden with a child and a weekly shop from the bottom
to the top of Bath Street doesn't qualify as exercise, they should
try it some time! But before we did that we took a walk through
Victoria Park.
Council workmen were busy picking up small branches and twigs
that had been blown off the trees during the storm but the ground
was still sodden and there were puddles everywhere.
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Where the grass had been worn thin previously around the bandstand
there were muddy patches.
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And to reach the seats around the bandstand, you would have had
to negotiate a big puddle.
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Water and mud were also evident near the play area.
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Rainwater had also drained down the slope from under the Duke
Oak.
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The path from the play area (to the left) also provided an easy
route for the water to drain away ....
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... and form a stream to the park exit onto Manners Road.
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No it's not a new paddling pool feature in Victoria Park, just
an accumulation of water near the central flower beds.
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The cafe in the bowls pavilion was open so before we left the
park we treated ourselves to a coffee.
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Despite all the rain the bowling green seemed to have coped well
so we sat for a while to drink our coffee and survey the scene
from a park bench using plastic carrier bags to protect our clothes
from the damp. Then it was off to the shops and that long trek
up Bath Street.
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