{"id":679,"date":"2017-01-10T00:23:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T00:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/?p=679"},"modified":"2017-01-14T17:55:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T17:55:09","slug":"summer-wanderings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/?p=679","title":{"rendered":"A Tuesday Morning Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a while since I went on a wander\/walk.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been concentrating my time at the gym.<br \/>\nBeen missing the outdoor exploring.<br \/>\nSo when Eilidh said she was going to take the dogs for a short walk I decided to join them.<br \/>\nWe walked up the street and along the river<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-680\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3051-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3051.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3051-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nI said &#8211; Have you been this way before<br \/>\nShe said &#8211; No<br \/>\nSo, being up for some adventure, with no time frame to be back for, we diverted away from the coffee shops and under a bridge and along\u00a0a path beside the river<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-681\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3052.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3052.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3052-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-683\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3056-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3056.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3056-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3056-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nThe morning light was so beautiful<br \/>\nAs was the lack of populace<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-682\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3053.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3053.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3053-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><br \/>\nThere is beauty in so many places when you meander<br \/>\npatterns, shapes, colours, textures&#8230;..<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-684\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3057.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3057.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3057-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><br \/>\nBeautiful large trees lining the street<br \/>\ndripping down on us from the early morning rain showers<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-685\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3058.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3058.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3058-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Loving the\u00a0architecture as we walked back into the city\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0so admire-able<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-686\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3059-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3059.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3059-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3059-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-687\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3060-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3060.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3060-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3060-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-688\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3061.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3061-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><br \/>\nWhich way shall we go?<br \/>\nTowards 7010 of course<br \/>\nGot ourselves a take out coffee and a savoury croissant each and went to sit by the river.<br \/>\nOMG!!<br \/>\nThe first bite of that croissant was so fricken\u2019 orgasmic!<br \/>\nI have never tasted anything quite so divine.<br \/>\nKeep them coming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/7010yourlocal\/\" target=\"_blank\">7010<\/a> &#8211; they are the absolute best!!!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-691\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3070-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3070.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3070-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nIt was a blissful interlude<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-689\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3065-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3065.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3065-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3065-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-690\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3067-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3067.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3067-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3067-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-692\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3072-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3072.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3072-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-693\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3073-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3073.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3073-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3073-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nAwwww! Precious words on the seat behind us melted our hearts<br \/>\n\u2018from the man who loved to walk beside her&#8217;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-694\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3074-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3074.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3074-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3074-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nWe carried on our walk, calling into work so I could report in.<br \/>\nThen back home&#8230;.<br \/>\n5kms and 3 hours later we were back under my\u00a0jacaranda tree which is currently permeating\u00a0the most wondrous fragrance around my house, as well as decorating the street and garden in a glorious purple carpet.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-695\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3076.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3076.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3076-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you Nelson for putting on such a beautiful summers day.<br \/>\nAnd also for being a most enjoyable city to explore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a while since I went on a wander\/walk. I&#8217;ve been concentrating my time at the gym. Been missing the outdoor exploring. So when Eilidh said she was going to take the dogs for a short walk I decided to join them. We walked up the street and along the river I said &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/?p=679\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Tuesday Morning Meanderings&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41,53,36,37,63,6,14,45,1,51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}