What I did today

After a morning of posing my books for pictures to use for future reviews I decided to go for a bit of a walk.
I've recently moved to the big city and since then I've had a plan to go for a walk and take pretty winter pictures. In my mind there would be crisp white snow and clear blue sky. There has been times like that this last month but only on weekdays while I'm at work and by the time the weekend rolled around it was mostly melted or it was raining. But this week it has snowed and since it's now February I doubt I'll get another chance until at least November. So despite the cold (it was actually 1 degree) and my cold ( I've had a sore throat since Wednesday) I found my camera filled a thermos of tea and set out to a nearby park. 

I found something interesting on the way. A house that was clearly an attempt to recreate old architectural details but using modern materials, so concrete and steel. You don't see that very often and I for one appreciate the attempt, though some color wouldn't go amiss. 

To get to the park I took the path through the old cemetery. There the earliest flowers were battling the snow, snowing me that I was indeed leaving this endeavor to the last minute.  

It was very much a classic winter day, with more sleet than snow, more windy than cold (considering my goal was to photograph snow I should not complain about the cold this much but I will) and a thick cloud cover. All combined it makes my pictures look quite dreary. 

Anyway on wards to Kings park. Which is my favorite park in the city mostly because it's in the English (pretend it's actually nature) style. Where despite the weather there was quite a bit of people. Mostly walking dogs or running and also birds. Most interestingly these herons, that were chilling on a small island along with some other birds.

When I set out I had originally planned to go all the way to the beach. I have rarely been to beaches in the winter and I have a theory that it would be miserable i.e even more cold windy and damp then the rest. As I'm writing this that sounds like a terrible reason to go there and I suspect it says a lot about me that I only realize this two days later. Maybe it's a good thing I didn't end up going. By the time I got to the end of the park which by my estimate is  about two thirds of the way there the wind had picked up and I was starting to actually freeze. Also it was nearing lunchtime and I hadn't brought anything to eat. So that will have to be an adventure for another day preferably when it's warmer and I have my bike with me. 

So I went back into the park and taking a different route back I found a bench out of the wind. Where I took a break for some tea and trail mix. And no that bag is not resealable and I forgot to bring anything to seal it with. But I managed to stuff it in a pocket so there isn't almonds all over my bag.

Then I was off for home, with only took a quick detour to the library. I've only been there once before and that was for work. So I wanted to check out their sci-fi and fantasy selection. After looking for a while, there were no signs for the adult section only the YA part. I discovered when I left that 

I'd confused what floor I was on (the main floor is actually the second one and I thought it was the first). After wandering around for a bit I gave up and asked for directions. It had some interesting things and a few which I've been meaning to read. As part of moving I decluttered my bookshelves and have since decided to try and limit the amount of books I buy. The idea is that I should only buying physical copies of those that I know I'll like. So if it's by an author I haven't read before I should try to borrow it first or get it as an ebook. I'll probably frequent the library more than I have since money will be a bit tight for the next two years and I Will have more time to read. 

And that's it