Phew! What a day! I woke up nice and early this morning for the monthly ramble with bods from HWEC and beyond. This month was slightly different as I was the holder of the map, and so responsible for directions. Despite a slight oversight at the beginning, we managed to navigate the course without a hitch, with some interesting scenery and events along the way. I appear to have a fascination with gorse bushes, taking quite a few photos of them, in various poses (if such a thing is possible!) We also witnessed an interesting phenomenon at lunch time. Whilst we consumed our sandwiches, fruit, soup etc. overlooking Dorking from afar, we spotted a snow storm in the distance, travelling along the valley towards us. Eventually it reached us, surrounding us with snowflakes, and just as quickly as it had taken to engulf us, it was gone, and we saw it continue along the valley. Quite quite cool.
Afterwards, David and I played some snooker, resulting in 2-1 frames to me. Although, as previously, all the games had finished in black ball games.
The rest of the evening was spent in a carvery in Stoke Poges, where we celebrated the birthday of Karen C. The food was ample and consumed without a trace. The conversation was also ample, although traces remain in my mind, with a broad range of subjects from virtual girlfriends to solipsism – although you could argue they are one and the same thing. Above all, the birthday girl appeared to enjoy herself. Amusingly, at the end of the meal, the computer-generated bill arrived and upon inspection, carvery had been spelt without an ‘r’. Garbage in, garbage out.