A Walk In The Park

Yesterday somebody said: ‘It’s just a walk in the park’…

Public parks became popular in the nineteenth century. A leisurely walk in the park was an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, a place to enjoy fresh air and natural beauty…

A ‘walk in the park’ today describes an easy or effortless task.

Queens Park was where we went as children on a Saturday afternoon to watch the football or cricket, and play on the swings. We occasionally visited Regents Park the home of London Zoo. I saw lions, hippopotamus, monkeys…

A ‘walk in the park’ holds happy memories.

Theme Parks make a walk in the park more exciting. Our local ‘Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park’ offers over 35 rides…’ I’m not a thrill seeker; I don’t wish for the adrenaline rush of the roller coaster.

I don’t enjoy a walk in a theme park.

Jurassic Park contains old dinosaurs. Friends my age are old… I’m starting to feel and sound like a dinosaur… yet I feel most invigorated sharing the energy, opinions, humour and passions of young people…

A walk in Jurassic Park may be comfortable for me, but it’s restricting…   

Car Parks are full of lifeless, motionless objects that are there to use if you don’t want to walk. They have value and purpose, but aren’t a place to walk. One Lowestoft car park has recently been demolished.

A walk in the car park is pointless

Rosa Parks opposed segregation in Alabama, helping to inspire the black community to boycott the Montgomery buses for over a year. She preferred to walk rather than travel in segregated buses.

A walk in the Rosa Parks tradition opposes injustice and prejudice.

National Parks across the British Isles include rugged mountains and beautiful coastlines. A walk in the park may be uphill or across rough terrain, but the views are stunning and the exercise exhilarating.

A walk in the park might not always be ‘a walk in the park’, but as long as I’m able, I’ll keep walking.