I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about.
I used to have my pet dog Bruno with me (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Now I have Lucky the pup. He's a bit like Bruno, only smaller and more suspicious.
5km x 3
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Our first '5km' (three miles) was on Saturday morning in overcast, almost
drizzly, conditions. It was the Fletcher Moss parkrun, one of our
favourites....
Shopping on the canal at Burton
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My Saturday out. After nattering with the ladies magnet fishing, I went to
the church where my Uncle Stan is buried to check in with him. Yes, I know
he is...
Glasgow. Day 2.
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Wednesday April 24th.
Another glorious morning, weather wise.
We set off for Queen Street Railway station to have a look around. The
route went via Buch...
Creag Meagaidh (1130m) and Beinn Chaorainn (1052m)
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Thursday 2 May
*Start Point*: Creag Meagaidh Nature Reserve car park
*End Point:* track end by Roughburn
*Distance and ascent*: 21.8km, 1350m
*Weather*: Main...
En Patagonia: Chapter Eleven
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I had one last day planned – one last thing on the list that I had made at
the start of my time in El Chaltén. It had all passed by, not in a rush,
b...
Earthstars at Fell End Nature Reserve.
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October half-term. On the Saturday I was in Lancaster for some reason.
Whatever the reason, I crossed Carlisle bridge, which takes the railway
lines over t...
Being with Cows by Dave Mountjoy
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Gandhi called cows ‘Poems of compassion,’ and it is my greatest wish that
through the book, people are given the opportunity to feel the deep sense
of wond...
A walk in the woods
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A walk in the woods. April 26th
Four of us, Brian, Margaret, John H and I are off for a walk from Hexham.
West on the A69, turn left for Hexham, cross...
no one was hurt
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Well, this has happened:
the neighbor's tree came down across my barn.
There must have been an almighty crash, but the wind was roaring every time
I wo...
Tally-Ho! Whitworth Wander / Turkey Trot 2023
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*Whitworth Wander – Turkey Trot, 27th of a very wet December 2023*
*In memory of the late Brian Whitworth, a fine man, my friend, and a former
Hon Sec ...
2023 Trip Round Up
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Before I start looking back on this year, I need to explain a couple of
things about the blog. For many, many years using WordPress was free. Then
a handfu...
Reflections of TGO 2023
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I've taken my time to have a good think about this post. I think we can
safely say, my Challenge this year didn't go to plan.
I didn't have any major ch...
Cateran Trail..what a gem
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Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but
with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the
waterproofs...
A wet, windy wander
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My friend Chris suggests a couple of night's backpacking, away from our
home in the Peak District and leaves it me to choose. After some thought I
suggest ...
Another wee bit of scribbling
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OS map LR 42 January
In need of a breath of fresh air, I took the night coach north. Changing
at Glasgow, it was on to the Fort William train. The weat...
Happy Christmas 2020 ... if that's possible !!
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Well Hello, just wanted to wish anyone reading this a Happy Christmas with
a scene from my local village in the Derwent Valley North East. I'm not
sure h...
Protect NTS ranger and ecology services
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This isn’t a usual blogpost. As a consequence of the coronavirus lockdown
and lost income, the National Trust for Scotland is looking at making a
number of...
Wainwright’s - Fellbarrow and Low Fell
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From the parking at Waterend we followed the Bridleway opposite towards
Miresyke. As we climbed up the views opened out over Loweswater towards
Burnbank F...
Under the Northern Lights
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The previous week had been frustrating. I was 430 kilometres north of the
Arctic Circle and the Aurora forecast had been good. Whilst deep in the
wildernes...
Fun In Finland!
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It’s a spring, like I’ve never before experienced! Lots of snow on the
ground as expected, but lots more white precipitation pouring out of the
skies, than...
msr mini groundhogs
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An easy way of losing weight from your rucksack is to replace the the tent
pegs that come with your shelter. Whilst these aren't necessarily poor
quality...
4 comments:
Genius.
Why waste words?
(That's my life, that is....)
Oh dear. lol
I was going to make a wise-crack until I saw the word: verrible.
No further comment needed!
JJ
No matter what anybody says, this is the future for heducation.
Christian values and wanton , mindless cruelty. Kids need motivating to learn....
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