Morning walk

Pete and I went on a walk today.  The morning was grey and cloudy.  It threatened to rain but we wanted to drop by his mum's place for awhile and so we still headed out after dressing very warmly.  The wind made it seem much colder than 7C and by the time we reached his mum's apartment ten minutes later, we were glad to be indoors.

After spending some time with her, we headed out to a supermarket that was selling cheap butter.  20SEK (about SGD4) for 500g is a very good price.  I wasn't really keen on going back out but I know we had to.  The walk would be good for us anyway.  Luckily the walk to the supermarket was very nice.  It was not as windy so we were feeling quite comfortable.  The sun was also peeking out behind the clouds and it got a bit lighter.  I managed to get a few nice shots of the parks we walked by.

By the time we reached home, we felt good.  The walk was just what we needed.  We didn't feel it but the walk must have been more strenous than we thought.  When we took off our jackets, we realised we were sweating.  Wonderful!  I am so encouraged.  We would do this more often, then.  So far, it has rained only at night.  Sometimes it would rain for a bit in the day but not much.  If this keeps up, we would be able to take more walks.




These stones are remnants of a possible Viking shipyard.  There wasn't any plaque that explained the structure though.

 



Pete thinks the stones were used as a frame while building Viking ships.  There are ruler-like markings on some of the stones.  I'd like to think it's the Viking version of a stonehenge.  But then again, we both could be wrong.  It reminds me, though, of the rich history of this place.

 

The fallen leaves make such pretty patterns on the grass.

   

Not all trees were bare.  These willow trees are lush and bushy.