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<\/a>After the normal waking up routine is accomplished, Charlie sits looking hopefully up at our leads, hung by the side of the fridge. As if mum or dad needed a hint that we needed to go on an expedition.<\/p>\n
Although the sun was shining the sky looked a bit overcast so it was decided we would go to Rickerby Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n We have been here a number of times and it is a great place to let off steam and not too far away.<\/p>\n Walking along the edge of the River Eden the sky is dominated by the high rise cranes still in use above the new school being built nearby.<\/p>\n Bright white concrete contrasting with the dark sky clearly showed off the modern obelisk to education.<\/p>\n Further along the river,\u00a0 much of the wire and wood post fence has been removed or still has river debris stuck to it.<\/p>\n This fence was installed early last year<\/a> but the floods in December seem to have taken their toll.<\/p>\n We reported in December <\/a>on the amount of debris left behind as millions of gallons of water cascaded past this location and out to sea.<\/p>\n Depending on the weather we can either go all the way around the park or if the grass is a bit muddy stick to one of the paths that cross the wide green spaces.<\/p>\n Snowdrops were much in evidence on the banks of the stream that flows through the top part of Rickerby park.<\/p>\n Although it has not rained for many days, the ground was still a bit damp so as we started our return we made for the nearest path to help dry our paws.<\/p>\n Sticking out from the base of a large tree we spotted a marker post with a red and white label stuck to it.<\/p>\n Do you know what it marks? Let us know via the comments section below.<\/p>\n Memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n We have walked through Rickerby Park many times but we have not, I don’t think, mentioned the large stone War Memorial.<\/a><\/p>\n Our walks frequently seem an excuse for mum and dad to get photographs for one or other of their websites and this walk was no exception.<\/p>\n Many photographs were taken of the memorial for one of mums websites called Gravestonepix.com<\/a>, so as we rest this afternoon she can be busy writing it up.<\/p>\n Up the hill<\/strong><\/p>\n Just as we thought our walk was over we headed straight past the car and towards a new set of steps built into the bank.<\/p>\n We were heading for a place called Stanwix and the church where, as we drove past the other day, dad had spotted a clock he had not photographed by civic-time.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n St. Michael’s church<\/a> is set in some lovely grounds with thousands of small crocus flowers providing a carpet of colour on the south facing bank.<\/p>\n Photograph of clock taken we were just about to leave when dad spotted carved into the wall near the entrance this benchmark and bolt.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>