Icy in Pollok Park

The week has continued very cold so the snow has remained on the ground. James and I went for a walk along the Clyde Walkway yesterday to Cuningar Loop, where we sat on a bench in the sunshine to have our cups of tea and a Fry’s Chocolate Cream (orange flavour, yum). We saw goosanders on the river, and a little robin hopping about near the path. Then we walked home via Rutherglen and Burnside. 

Today James went out for a long walk earlier than me, and I set off later and walked back along the Clyde Walkway again since I had very much enjoyed it the day before. This time I listened to an audiobook while I walked. I phoned James from Cuningar Loop and suggested that he collect me by car and we could go to Pollok Park. James doesn’t need to be asked twice to go on another walk, so he soon turned up and we drove over and parked outside the Burrell Collection. This is still being renovated, which seems to be taking a ridiculous amount of time. It shut for repairs in 2016 and was supposed to reopen in 2020 but this was delayed due to Covid until Spring 2021. But there’s no way that it will be ready any time soon; it’s still covered in scaffolding and there are big piles of building materials around it. We set off on a big circular walk around the park, but quickly realised that the paths were extremely icy. There were clear bits but they were interspersed with huge sheets of ice, which we had to circumnavigate by walking into the grass and shrubs at the edges. Even so we had some scary slips on the ice. When we approached Pollok House we saw a busker who was playing the guitar and singing; she had a nice voice but must have been rather chilly because by now it was late afternoon and the sun was low. 

Back home I made kedgeree for dinner and then had a long and very enjoyable Zoom call with Helen, Libby, Wendy and Maggie.