6 Jun 2010

Trip To The Park

The other day I was stuck for things to do, I had a whole afternoon free and the sun was out in full swing. Thinking back about it I really should have worn shorts, as I clocked the temperature at around 30 degrees. What a wally, well fews a few snaps from the park I visited which is literally 5 minutes away from where I live;


Nice start to the day, right next to the gates.


Unmissable apparently, the sign is better than the village, sadly.

The boating lake, perfect day for it.

Cheeky dude, shame I didn't take any bread to give him a snack.

Steps to the bandstand dating back to the 1920s.

I had a sit down in the woods for a bit, no need to rush around on such a nice day. My whole outfit was made up from different shades of blue. I was probably the least summery person in the park, as it was packed out.

This little scene was probably one of the cutest thing I have seen, a whole duckling family, just catching the rays!




I decided to snap the clock tower, witch does actually chime every hour. I can actually hear it go off from my house, that's how close I am. There's an entrance to the tower, every since I was a kid I always wondered what it was like inside. I'm still wondering.


I really don't take advantage of Stanley Park, it's the biggest park in my town and has some lovely architecture, cheeky looking animals and lots of areas where you can just whittle the days away. I'll be back soon no doubt.


Hope everyone has been enjoying the second wave of heat in the UK and everyone else is enjoying there's too.

33 comments:

  1. lovely pictures :)

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  2. Looks like a lovely park, I would be there all the time!

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    x

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  3. nice photos... the ducks are so cute.

    http://nouveauskin.blogspot.com

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  4. Lovely memories! I remember well when our host-family took us to the park :-----) Beautiful place I have to say. And great photographs!

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  5. these are great photos!The model village sign is so lovely!

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  6. Pretty photos , those little ducks are lovely !

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  7. I love that first pic and that lake is so gorgeous! I thought I had you on my blog list, but apparently I didn't :[ I fixed it, though!

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  8. what a beautiful series of photographs, it seems like you had a wonderful day. thank-you for your lovely comment.

    love, jazzabelle. xxx

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  9. thank you for your comment. the firstphoto is my favorite and the second one fav is your denim jacket
    i love when people wear denim jackets with everything.
    your blog is awesome!

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  10. such a beautiful park....

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  11. Hey matey! The first and Fith pics are immense!!! Great work! How was your weekend... I take it you were enjoying the sun!

    Yours Truly

    WE SPY WITH MY LITTLE i

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  12. These are lovely snaps, what a sweet way to spend a chilled out afternoon :)

    Just so you know, I've done a post about the necklaces - I've brought them to London so definitely going to be trying them out soon! :)

    Claire @ Jazzpad

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  13. Aw I live next to park too...that I never go to. You have a boating lake though? When it is actual proper summer you should take a boat!

    Looks lovely...sadly it's now back to raining =(

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  14. Those ducks! I nearly hugged the screen.

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  15. love that band stand that dates back to the 20's i could imagine walking up those stairs!
    thanks for the uplifting comment on stylerodant
    keep in touch XO

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  16. love that band stand that dates back to the 20's i could imagine walking up those stairs!
    thanks for the uplifting comment on stylerodant
    keep in touch XO

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  17. I've been to Stanley Park! I have friends in St Anne's and my bestie in uni lives in Freckleton - lovely place! I hope it's where I'm thinking of...

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  18. aaw sweet duckies

    funny, because everything in North America is named after European places...we have a huge Stanley Park in Vancouver, such a familiar name, and one of my fave places. Would love to visit the original.

    xo

    L

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  19. wow howq amazing to live just 5 mins from it, I would be there ever day :P I love the angle you snapped the clock tower at. Such a great picture !! Oh thank you for your comment ...hay no worries, as a blog bud its cool. Somtimes you just get enough timee to post ... so chillax :P Hope you and Hol have a great week

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  20. love these pics, esp the bandstand steps

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  21. It's funny how we often overlook what's just around the corner... This looks like a lovely park and great pictures ('model village'... Love that!)
    Thank you for answering my question, Mat. Let's not talk about it then ;-)

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  22. wow you take really good pictures!

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  23. this just to say, you have an easy natural inviting way with words and photos. a pleasure. i loved the post about viaducts, but didn't tell you then. i am telling you about them now.

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  24. Right Sir - turns out I can offer you a Secretary DVD, Woody Alan's Celebrity on DVD, a 2010 New York NFT Guide... or an number of dangly earrings! Turns out I don't have an awful lot to offer boys...

    Although I'm going to post a load of girly stuff soon.

    Tory

    curveinthemode.blogspot.com

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  25. omg your blog is beautiful! LOVE THE FIRST PHOTO!

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  26. These photos are so beautiful, I love the focus on certain objects, the one of the flowers and the one of the railings are absolutely fascinating to look at!
    From Carys of La Ville Inconnue

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  27. Such cute pictures! I love the little duck family :) just too cute.
    I recently discovered a cute park in Canterbury, and have decided I'm definitely gonna hang out there more in the summer with a good book to read.

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  28. I used to LOVE that model village! I like anything miniature.. especially those ducklings..

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  29. Hehe, I love that saying, "wally". So cute! This British friend of mine says it all of the time, and makes me laugh. He's very much enjoying the heat, also. ;) Sounds like a lovely way to spend the day. That first image is gorgeous.
    Romany
    xx

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  30. Oh my goodness, those ducklings are so cute! I love your blog by the way, I've been checking in. Thanks for following me! x

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  31. That shot of the duck is gorgeous.

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  32. Lovely pics. I was wearing all blue today, I was actually wondering if that made me autistic or something. :)

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