David's blog

 I go swimming on a monday morning to a session which is designated as being for the disabled.  I have been going to this session for years and it suits me as I can get there on time and go and swim at the side of the pool which is easiet for me.  Over the last few months the session is not empty when I get there there is overflow from the from the previous session and the centre is not getting rid of the people from that session when they should so I am not able to use the wall, Also other people who are disabled are nto able to use the session as the overflow is clogging up the pool. I went swimming today and nothng had changed but I saw one of the people who work at the centre todayh, he said something about changing the timetable, so I will have to wait and see for a couple of weeks I suggested they could change the wording as they have different wording in the diffedrent centres.I did not think it was going to take this much of an effort to sort things out but it is ...

--- **Lady of the Lake** Yesterday, I wandered to the old golf course lake,   chasing warmth in May’s uncertain breath.   The hill was steeper than I recalled—   legs unfamiliar with its slope,   mind distracted by chattering geese   who are rarely so bold.   Perhaps love has found them, or unrest. The path meandered, I followed—   lost in bramble and breeze   until the lake revealed itself,   its surface pierced with sound and feather.   Canada geese honked their displeasure,   uneasy with a visitor   on the cusp of their mirrored world. Still, I slipped into the water—   expecting the chill to greet me sharply.   But it welcomed me like memory,   cool but kind,   free from fuss or flinch.   They circled, ever watchful,   their wild eyes unreadable. Satisfied, I rose   just as they returned— ...