Relaxed Weekend

This weekend was a pretty laid back. I slept in Saturday morning and then spent the day watching movies and eating chicken stew. I have never seen the Star Trek movies and they had a marathon on TV. I watched the first three movies and actually found them pretty entertaining. I wanted to watch the fourth - but I was Star Trekked out by that point. Maybe another time.

Today I forced myself to get out of the house. I desperately miss Richard and the girls and could veg all day on the sofa hoping for any chance of communication if I let myself. Instead, I went to Kingston and did some people watching and had some lunch.

I then went to Bushy Park just on the edge of Hampton Hill and was very surprised. I noticed that it said "Beware of Deer" at the gated entrance, but I didn't think any would get that close for me to worry about. I walked in and instantly saw a 13+ point stag lounging in the grass. He was really only 100 yards away from the path. I walked around and got as close as 25 yards and he just sat there watching the people pass by as if they were on parade just for him.

Then I decided to go see the Water Gardens, recently refurbished to their 18th century design.

On my way there, I passed some soccer fields and found another stag equally large. He was much closer to the path (like 10 feet)and had no problem with me taking his picture. I have to say, I was just a little nervous.

When I came back from the Water Garden, this guy looked a little dejected...

I will definitely be exploring this park much more now that I know where it is.