A quiet Easter

The day started with a spin around Jubilee Way, ending up at Hook Road Arena where the Easter fun fair was just coming around, presumably for action in the afternoon - this despite not many shops having been open in Epsom. Not much traffic out either, on wheels, on foot or otherwise. Some of the discretely located accommodation for the staff is just visible at the left.

The attractions included a small big dipper, so really a small dipper.With the electric motor that drags the caterpillar to the top of the ramp visible bottom right. We learned afterwards that the identical caterpillar - included the flowers - a blue sunflower in this snap - was to be found at Dawlish Warren, a Devon beach at which we have spent many happy days. As well as caterpillars, candy floss and attendant attractions, there is also a significant RSPB presence to the north, on the upstream side of the sand spit which is the warren, and which stretches across a good part of the mouth of Exe. There can be a fierce current between the end of the spit and Exmouth to the east - so not a good place to fall in. And maybe a tricky channel in a boat without a motor if the current is against you.

Having taken in the beef noticed at reference 1 not that many days previous, we had decided on a slightly lower key lunch on this occasion. That is to say, a piece of boiled gammon, cauliflower cheese and boiled potatoes.

A reliable wine from Alsace. The only wine that we take which is sealed with the sort of top more commonly found on beer bottles, visible bottom right. China egg from Exeter. The two nearer rabbits from Old Town, Swindon, probably somewhere handy to the Goddard Arms, snapped above from Street View. And the red hare was from Budapest, via Fortum & Mason. Quite a long time ago now, but I do remember that you could buy them in many different sizes, with the larger ones being quite inappropriate to our accommodation, either then or now. Several colours too.

Followed by a rhubarb crumble with a traditional topping, that is to say not involving porridge, followed by a few Maltesers. These last being something I have not sampled for many years. Not really part of my childhood at all.

Later on, I walked a few bricks. And later still, probably a well earned victory at Scrabble.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2022/04/beef-without-backbone.html.