Warsaw Lazienki Park on a Beautiful Spring Sunday

Really enjoyed getting round Lazienki Park on a beautiful springtime early afternoon today, as, for almost six months of snowbound winter, I was only able to dream of doing this.

First, it was nice to see the Palace on the Lake bathed in sunshine again:

The last time I was down here in December, the whole place had been covered in ice and show, showing off a very different kind of beauty back then.

Today, it was nice to go looking for my old friends, the brown/red squirrels, who were less tame than usual, as they're probably just getting used to human contact again:

You can probably just make out the reddy brown outline of the squirrel on the nearest tree in the picture above.  In contrast, the picture below is a rather bizarre shot of a squirrel running away from the shadow of my wife, Agnieszka, who was also getting a shot of this loveable creature:

Yeah, really enjoyed the springtime stroll round Lazienki, as it was neither too warm nor too cold, in other words, the weather was just perfect.

Finally, before leaving Lazienki, I had to get a shot of this incredible multi-coloured duck that was trying to get a bit of sleep on the grass:

Again, what a wonderful little creature. 

Finally, just outside Lazienki, near the Piłsudski statue, I caught the Warsaw Marathon passing by:

Must get out more often for a stroll on a Sunday afternoon, I think, as it certainly beats staying on the computer for most of the day.