I was planning to run with my friend Naggy Neighbour, but she seems to be out for the day, so I decided to just plod out by myself. I still wanted to go through the woods though. It's just so peaceful there. While it's still warm out, there will be plenty of people walking through. So a pretty safe route.
I thought it was going to be about 4 miles. My friend Smarty Pants has asked me to walk up to Pettswood, which we often do, and I said I would. I should be back in time, after all "its only 4 miles" I thought to myself.
I got myself ready, after having a very lazy morning, and managed to get out before 11! "Just through the woods, and back again, I should be back in time to have a shower and do my hair and makeup" I thought!
The sun was shining down brightly, and it was a lovely warm morning. I headed up the road towards the woods. My breathing always takes a little while to settle down, but I get into the groove and just plod away. I have my tunes playing in my ears, keeping me company. Rod Stewart, Garry Moore, Mari Wilson, Oasis, Deep Purple, Heart and Fleetwood Mac mixed in with some Bad Company in some really wicked country side! Whats not to enjoy about todays solo run!
Going over the three bridges I paused and just looked out across the fields. Not just 10 minutes ago I was crossing a main road that leads in to Bromley Town centre, a Hive of activity, only 30 minutes away from the City of London! People beavering away at there desks, in tiny rooms, getting stress upon strees, looking for the clock to say 5 o'clock, where they can get out of the office and stuff themselves into trains to take them away from it all for the weekend. I have the great privilege of coming here every day if I wanted to, even with the kids, to see all of this,
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| Looking towards Botony Bay, from the bridge |
Todays run is not about speed (when is it ever?!) or miles, its about the fact that I am foturnate enough to be able to. As I was on the way home today I was listening one particular song, and the lyrics are
I ain't got time
To think about money
Or what it can buy
And I ain't got time
To sit down and wonder
What makes the birdies fly
And I don't have the time
To think about what makes the flowers grow
And I never give it a second thought
To where the rivers flow
Too busy thinking about my baby
And I ain't got time to nothing else
Too busy thinking about my baby
And I ain't got time to nothing else
I ain't got time to discuss the weather
Or how it's gonna last
And I ain't got time to do no studying
Once I get out of class
And I'm just a fellow
I got a one track mind
And when it comes to
Thinking about anything about my baby
I just don't have the time
Too busy thinking about my baby
And I ain't got time to nothing else
Too busy thinking about my baby
And I ain't got time to nothing else
All the diamonds and pearls in the world
Could never match her worth
She's some kind of wonderful
People tell you
I've got heaven right here on earth
And I'm just a fellow
With a one track mind
And when it comes to thinking about
Anything but my baby
I just don't have the time
Too busy thinking about my baby
And I ain't got time to nothing else
Too busy thinking about my baby
And I ain't got time to nothing else
Admittedly he is thinking about the opposite sex, but when you look at the words, I feel as if I want to say, "well, take your 'baby' and show her Gods great outdoors on your own doorstep" and then "Sit with 'Baby' for a while and just immerse yourself for a while in the peace" Or better still "Take you 'baby' running through the woods 'cos you can"
This is what I get to look at, whenever I run this way, nothing but trees, not a pollution making car in site!
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| One of the paths that I ran on today. |
Today I feel a lot better. It was a slow run, but who cares, I certainly don't, I ran, I walked, I stopped and looked, I took pictures. I smiled at the people walking along with the dogs, I said good morning to them all as they smiled back at me! Life at the moment was good.
Geeky stats, only for the route, come and along and try it! It's brilliant
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