unexpected sunny day

 I was expecting it to be cloudy today but when I opened the curtains, the sun streamed in. Wrapped up warm I headed into town and then out to Gedling Country Park.

The park is built on the site of the old colliery which closed in 1991

There are signposted walks and importantly a cafe,  Admittedly I did end the visit with a coffee but had a walk around with my camera first.

The park is dotted around with wooden sculptures, information boards and signs indicating the species of tree that has been planted.

Some of the local wildlife was still a bit sleepy.

and the autumn leaves had mainly fallen although there were plenty of teasels around

The park is also dotted with memorials, to the holocaust and the miners

I eventually followed the paths back to the cafe for that drink.

The rest of the day was shopping and knitting, sadly not a lot to show as I undid most of it !!