Daily Nature Log ✍️
    The sun was out in full force today—20°C to 22°C on the thermometer, but feeling closer to 25°C in the heat.
    Small white butterflies fluttered through the grass beneath the pine trees, while a solitary gull flapped purposefully overhead. Turning onto Cemetery Drive, my eye was caught by the local ‘friendly’ Pitbull Terrier lying unnaturally still in his garden. It gave me a moment’s pause and genuine concern, making a mental note to check on him on the return leg.

    Further along, the Goji berry hedge by the cemetery border was a vibrant carpet of purple blossoms, surrounded by a swirling ballet of a dozen or more white butterflies dancing between the branches. The heat was mounting rapidly along the cemetery paths, making me thoroughly glad I had brought a bottle of water.
    Passing the Pitbull’s garden once more, I was relieved to find the lawn empty.
    At the leisure centre, ten feral pigeons stood like a firing line along the roof’s edge, while another gull soared overhead towards the golf course, calling loudly into the blue. Over on the recreation ground, a single corvid picked through the parched, yellowed grass.

    A young lady leading a pair of Schnoodles crossed my path ahead—just long enough for me to snap a quick photo of one—and shortly after, an old friend walked by with his Pekinese-type dog, exchanging a few cheerful words about the summer heat as we passed.

Stats
Distance: 2.01 miles
Duration: 45 minutes
Google Fit: 17 Heart Points.

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