Quiet weekend

Perfect bank holiday weather today. Clear blue sky 27C and a pleasant cooling breeze. We're both tired, still recovering from our cruise. Although I slept fairly well and woke up a bit more relaxed, it was an effort to get through housework and cooking lunch. I had some writing to do as well. It was too hot to go out immediately after lunch, and it was gone four when we ventured out. For the first hour I could only walk slowly and needed to stop often. I wasn't in pain or breathless, but stiff legs took a long time to warm up for walking at a natural pace, which is admittedly much slower than it used to be. Once warmed up, I dared to make more of a demand on my legs, adopting what in my youth was called Scouts Pace, jogging twenty steps, walking twenty steps etc, to see how my body would respond. Nothing nasty happened, just slightly elevated breathing and pulse. Am I losing my general fitness level because I'm not making enough effort? I wonder.

There's been surprisingly little traffic on the main road over the weekend and today. The parks weren't all that busy either. A quiet time all round. After supper I prepared the texts and a reflection ready to record for next Wednesday's Morning Prayer, and rather than watch something or read, then decided what I most need is more sleep.