On a grey overcast morning, after Jackie shopped at Nisa Local in Stopples Lane, we took a forest drive on which I remained in the car while producing pictures of the journey. This was the first time I had left the house since my operation on 25th.
Nisa is fundamentally a refurbished subsidiary of the previous Coop shop. It is no longer a cooperative but happy to sell produce of the Coop. I’m sure there is some logical process to this.
Apart from having removed the useful hole in the wall cash machine, and changing the frontage, the outlet looks pretty similar to me, although as I said I remained in the vehicle while a gentleman leant on the railings while he enjoyed a phone conversation.
A determined cyclist made his way up the steeply undulating Holmsley Passage.
Further down we passed a large rambling wild rose and a damp moorland landscape bearing cotton grass.
From my passenger seat I enjoyed the sight of splendid magnolia blooms in someone’s garden; wild woodbine, rowan berries, and bramble blossom; and a five barred gate to an upland field.
Ponies, foals, and cattle had begun to gather sheltering along Forest Road, causing chaos by hindering the traffic.
The powerfully heady scent of privet rising above the hedgerow along Beckley Common Road permeated the air around and within our car.
This evening we all dined on King’s House Chinese takeaway fare, the portions providing second helpings for tomorrow.