Walk in the Park

After a rather rainy and windy week (or so), the sun showed its face again today, and tempted me to go for a walk into town after lunch. 

When I reached the main square, I almost wondered if they had had  a particularly bad storm raging there...? But of course they were just in the process of trimming the trees growing along both sides of the square. (I don't know what kind of trees these are.) 
 

I once again visited the charity shop near the square to drop off a couple of items of clothing that I'm no longer using. (As I have no car and can't carry much at a time, I've been having a "gradual" wardrobe clear out...) And before turning back home, I also visited my favourite tea shop by the square, and the pharmacy for some over-the-counter items. And then walked back home through the park and along the river. 

While many trees I see from home have lost nearly all their leaves now, the park still provides quite a colourful autumn display.

These trees are what I call cherry blossom trees (the ornamental kind). I spring they are covered with pink blossoms; in autumn they provide a different kind of beauty!
 

  

 

 

 

 

One of my favourite sculptures, the green rabbit with revolving eyes - which means its facial expression keeps changing. Its official title is "Mate Hunting", and the artist behind it is Marianne Lindberg De Geer. 

I took even more tree photos on my way home, but I think I'll save some for another day - not yet sure how much I'll be getting out and about the rest of the week (or what the weather will be like!) ...