Sunday roaming

The sun has shone and the breeze has been warm for three days in a row.

With the heat comes the haze which clouds the view so that we cannot se the farmland in the distance. I wondered what caused it, and good old wiki had the answer for me.

The haze we typically see during the summertime commonly arises from complex chemical reactions that occur as sulfur dioxide gases emitted during combustion are converted into small droplets of sulfuric acid. The reactions are enhanced in the presence of sunlight, high relative humidity, and stagnant air flow...which is why haze tends to be most prevalent during summertime heat waves.

This evening though with a bit of breeze to clear the air we can at last see as far as we used to.

The Man and I had quite a lazy day today. After lunch we took the train to Surrey Quays to buy him and me some new sandals. Southwark Park is pretty close and that is where we took ourselves for a walk when we had finished shopping.

We weren’t the only ones out to enjoy the day. The park was playing host to families and couples, picnicking and playing or simply sleeping in the warm afternoon air. We stopped and sat for a while near one of the ponds to enjoy a cold drink and watch the antics of the water birds.

Refreshed we continued our wandering out of the park, where across the road I spotted this interesting statue.

There was another park on the other side of the road and it was through that that we continued on our walk until we came to the River Thames.

Left or right The Man asked. Left I said, and so walked along the riverbank with the sun at our back. We stopped at the Brunel Museum

One of the great British engineers of the 19th century ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL (1806-1859) built twenty-five railways lines, over a hundred bridges, including five suspension bridges, eight pier and dock systems, three ships and a pre-fabricated army field hospital

One of the attendants gave us directions to the nearest station, and on our way there we came across a small cemetery, and yes I just had to stop to red some of the headstones. One of them was particularly interesting it was of a prince from the pacific island of Palau, nothing odd in that you might think, but this grave was dated 1784.

Hmm methinks this is just the job for Mr Google, and here is what I found. This plaque is from a memorial to the prince back in Palau

 we saw this plaque too, talk about walking through history