Six in the East
Run time : 47:09 Distance covered : 4.86 miles (7.82 km) Soundtrack : Smashing Pumpkins, Adore Conditions : sunny and spring-like Lots of disapproving pictures on social media this weekend of people sunbathing, picnicking and not observing proper social distancing in parks, so I decided this was a good day to take on six of the less-loved parks, in the east of Glasgow. These ones are far removed from the beauty spot trail, so I figured I would have them mostly to myself, and I was right. I had to drop in to a couple of older relatives to check they were okay first, and deliver soup. My dad was out in the back garden making preparations to cut down a tree, which is classic my dad. My wife's gran was pleased to get a visit (appropriately distanced, obviously), and she talked about the only thing she could compare the current situation to being the war. She was an infant when WWII began, so she had grown up for a few years never knowing anything different. We wondered if...