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The weather was really good yesterday.  We spent the morning with his sister and mum.  It was still a bit chilly and windy then but once we got home, the sun shone brighter and it didn't seem so windy.  After lunch, we decided to head out for a walk. 

He took me to the opposite direction this time.  He said that we weren't going to walk past and visit our garden like we normally would.  Instead, he led me to a small bicycle store since we were thinking of getting one.  I found a very lovely Cupcake city bike.  There was a picture of a cute cupcake on the seat and there were more cute pictures on the sides of the bike.  It also came with a very lovely basket in front. Very pretty.   But it was over our budget, so we have to keep looking.

one of the many gorgeous trees I see on our walks

We turned to head back and just when I thought that the walk was going to end at the store nearby, he turned and said that we were going to visit the garden after all!  That's great because that means he is getting fitter and his leg is not bothering him that much any more.  He is really struggling to cope with the after-effects of the accident.  So I don't really dare to push him too hard when we walk.

But yesterday was great.  The weather was nice and sunny with just enough wind to keep us cool.  He also switched on his app, Runkeeper, so that we could keep track of our speed and distance.  The walk was not that easy since the ground was not flat and we had a few hills to climb.  Also, we tried to maintain a good pace, making it a bit difficult to talk because of the effort it took to keep to the speed.  I could feel myself getting fitter as well, since I could keep up with his broad steps.  I had to take two small, quick steps to his one giant one. 

When we got to the garden, however, the mood changed a bit.  The ground didn't look good at all.  The potatoes are growing very well.  The squash too.  But the rest of the garden didn't look good at all.  The flowers didn't seem like they are going to survive.  All but one cucumber plant have shrivelled up, one even to nothingness, shredded by the harsh winds.  Nothing else, apart from two sprouts from the onions have grown.

Pete said that maybe our mistake was to plant directly in the ground.  It looks like the soil gets hard after it rains.  So, maybe we should have put good soil on it first before planting.  It's back to the drawing board for now.  The next project for us is to build raised beds and fill them with good soil.  Maybe that will be better.  It's our first time growing  stuff so we're learning.

The good thing about the walk is that we completed 5km that day.  And we didn't take more than an hour to complete it.  This is a very good progression and I hope we can build on it and continue to increase the intensity.  The sky is looking cloudy as I write this, but from what I've experienced, the weather can turn instantly.  I'm hoping for another good weather today.