the trees are our friends

A close GG friend popped round for an early lunch - I did us a yummy rocket salad with shaved romano pecorino. After munching she suggested we take a stroll in the park... provided she could re-do my make up first! Well, GGs always know best so, in retaliation, I insisted that we both wear skirts. She's one of those girls who wear jeans with everything.. even when she goes off on a special night out. Also, I absolutely refused her suggestion of a gloomy burgundy lipstick and, despite her moans, plumped for a nice shiny pink.

Without noticing, we ended up driving miles across London 'cos we were nattering so much and almost missed the languid sunshine. The days are sooooo short this time of year that one minute the sun is above the trees and the next.. eeek.. the late Autumn light vanishes as it dips out of sight. It was nice enough to leave our coats in the car and we saw lots of flies and wasps who must have woken up especially for a last sunbathe before winter.

After an hour of wandering, the temperature suddenly fell and we hurried back to the car feeling like a pair of twits for not having brought our coats along after all. My friend snapped me with her cameraphone one the way back and if you examine the piccie carefully you'll see that even my goosebumps have goosebumps... teehee.