We spoke to a guy at the lake who claims to be from animal welfare. He says they are testing the dead bird to try and find out the reason for death. Lets hope it is not fowl play (pun not intended). 🤔

Yes, all very true. We often find a man there feeding grain to the swans. He says that he is from animal welfare but has no identification. He tries to discourage people from getting close to the swans

I guess children and animals have a certain innocence that adults just lose, in the majority of cases. !ALIVE

34 years! Wow! Thats a long time. Zoos have changed a lot in that time, operating costs and regulations always force these changes. 😒. Enjoy your visit. !ALIVE

As I write this the sun is out! 😀

Congratulations my friend, I'm not far behind you! 😫 Let's stay strong for as long as possible. 😁 !ALIVE

That looks like a handy cutting tool you have there! 😎. I'm sure though, you could do it just as accurately without. 😀. Am I right? I like a large project like that, but nowadays we are renting our home.

Keep it up, a wonderful granddaughter is a perfect reason to do it! 🥵

Nice rewards for a good day out! Thanks @aliveandthriving !ALIVE

Yes, I was surprised. A lovely peaceful place to walk around and lose yourself for a while! I can see why a writer such as Kipling would retreat to this garden to help his mind to be creative. !ALIVE

Home made wine is so easy to make really. I did make it a long time ago, it takes just a little patience and keeping everything very clean to prevent contamination by bugs, bacteria etc. An airlock is

I did dabble in wine making for a few years but after moving home many, many times I have not continued with it. It takes great patience and cleanliness but with practice you can get good at it. 🍷

We have so many of these garden centres here in the uk. They are very popular indeed. A lot of them have tea rooms too. !ALIVE

It's an interesting thought, but the journey (and the jetlag) puts me off! 😫

A nice selection of @actifit posts. !ALIVE

Thanks, I always feel a little uncomfortable when not achieving the 5k steps but it happens sometimes 🤷. Ah slugs, yes, they can be a real problem in some areas. They always seem to go for our best plants

Most of yesterday's steps were unfortunately a result of walking around shops and hospital corridors. 😫. At least it was out of the rain! ☔️

No security patrols as such, but council grounds staff are always around.

I think it could be facing towards light as there are overhanging trees shutting out light from above.

The rain was really quite heavy when we walked to the car park. A good trip out though all the same. !ALIVE