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Friday, 24 July 2009
Tam Lin
Just having a liddle experiment with Youtube... I like this song. I wonder if a wild camp at Carterhaugh might be a bit too spooky, though... Carterhaugh is quite near Selkirk and, apart from angry witches, was quite close to a war crime just after the battle of Philliphaugh which involved the drowning of several dozens of women and children in the river, held down by lances....their men were marched off and shot at Newark castle nearby. You wouldn't want to be there at night.... on your own.... bad dreams.... (shiver) .... probably just a fox calling.....or an owl silently flitting ghostly beside the riverside.....or the wind in the trees... hush and listen (to the hairs on your neck standing up a line at a time) You wont sleep again till dawn.
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. Then my new dog Lucky The Dog who also died and now I have Ringo the daft Border Collie.
Mixing art with nature
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Flowers are always a big part of Countryside Shows. The County Shows always
have masses of artistic creations using what nature provides for us, plus a
f...
spring
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First things first:
the bloodroot is blooming.
For me, this marks the turning point into Spring.
We may still have freezes and snow and ice,
but there is n...
Light-Up November.
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Some highlights from last year’s Light Up Lancaster event. This first one
was very clever, it was projected onto trees and seen from the wrong angle
looked...
Wednesday 15 April 2026 - Spunch Sale, and stuff
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Here's Sue in Stamford Brook Community Woodland on our first 'Spunch'
event. A bit of fun, starting at the Woodheys Club in Sale. The idea is to
visit ...
Spring into change and a walk with the Bard
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Next week will mark not only Shakespeare's birthday but also the date of
his death - both falling on 23rd April. The impact he left on the world has
been n...
Summerseat to Heywood.
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*Tuesday 14th April 2026.*
Who walked:- Just Sheila and I today.
*The Route. * 11km, Left to right.
We drove from home and found parking in Taylor S...
We're going to Blanchland
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We're going to Blanchland April 10th
It's several years since we have had a walk based on Blanchland, the
village just in Northumberland.
West on A69,...
Welcome to spring
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I’ve always loved the mountains in winter, from early experience of
climbing hills in the snow as a teenager to later years of more technical
challenges st...
Wednesday 14 January - Drygarn Fawr & Carn Gefallt
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It was -4 degrees as we set out from Rhayader this morning for the drive
into the Elan Valley and even on first glance out of the window an hour
earlier,...
Hallowe'en Ceilidh - with thanks
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*Our Hallowe'en Ceilidh at New Mills Town Hall raised a tremendous total of
£982.06.*
*Photos here.*
*This has been equally divided between The Sea...
Can a camping pillow make you happy?
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Time to swap that jacket stuffed dry bag for an actual camping pillow?
The post Can a camping pillow make you happy? first appeared on Fi Darby.
Beyond the Road:
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*Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.*
*Part One: *
A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth.
This marked the...
11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar
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The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic
in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the
motorcaravan ...
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...
2019 in Review
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April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired
a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on
a wh...
Happy New Year 2019 / 20
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Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year.
I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other
peopl...
Borrowdale
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A few photos from a couple of days camping in Borrowdale. Many thanks to
Mike for all his help.
Over the last few months my Parkinson's condition has worsen...
Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk.
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It's late in the day and overcast as we disembark from our flight to the
tiny town of Hemavan.
We unwrap our rucsacs and pack the flight bags and a coup...
Breaking Free.
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Life just seem to keep on turning………ying and yang, ups and downs, positive
and negative. The older one gets, the easier it is to understand and cope
with t...
msr night glow zipper pulls
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A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter.
They are easily installed by looping through the zip and back through the
loo...
2 comments:
Ah, Sandy Denny had a voice that really couldn't be matched. She is sorely missed, Fairport have never been quite the same since her passing.
JJ
Sad but true John J.
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