It seemed like ages since we’ve been out (I mean, when did they install this pissoir in the JQ, anyway?). Not the proverbial ‘out out’ but just out for a long walk and a stop by a shop. Jackie had a brief appointment on the prison island Saturday afternoon so we put all that to right.
The hike was uneventful but very pleasant. There were people out socialising and we ran into Davey, a work colleague of mine who lives in the city centre, and had a brief chat. Leaf buds were everywhere — a green explosion looms. And, there was a new graffito since the last time I ran this stretch of towpath (one I am especially taken with):
We veered off the path at the Smethwick Junction and walked up to the Range near the Hawthorns stadium. There were some Johnstone Paint tester pots we wanted to try out and all three were decided on for the next rooms to paint over previous testers (Teal Topaz for the living room, Maple Haze in the dining room, and Empire Jewel for the kitchen). These paint swatches are everywhere downstairs, at present; but, at least two of the rooms will get covered during the upcoming Life of Brian holiday:
Endless British Pub Crawl (Part 3) 