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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.
Snap happy + banking + art
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Good morning. No video today. I sat with my other Canon outside while I
drank my coffee. What can I see from my chair.
Home made plastic cd flowers in my...
Mealna Letter (Duchray Hill) (NO 161 672; 703m)
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26 October
*Start Point: *A93 at track entrance to Westerton of Runavey
*End Point: *Where the county boundary crosses the B951
*Weather: *Mainly wet – rai...
Alnwick Castle
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So, if you’re planning to visit Alnwick Castle, and you really should, it’s
terrific, then plan to get there early and stay until you get turfed out –
ther...
The Outdoor Guide Christmas Gift Guide
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As the nights draw in and the end of another year rapidly approaches, if
you haven't already, it’s time to start thinking about what to buy the
outdoor lov...
Todmorden to Littleborough towpath walk.
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Monday 3rd November 2025.
Todays Route. 10.6km.
We checked the weather forecast and it was awful. 80% rain and windy. Ideal
hiking weather I told myself...
The Sill, the Wall and the wicket
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The Sill, the Wall and the Wicket. November 2nd
A Sunday walk with the Greens, starting from The Sill, the modern
Exhibition Centre, restaurant and You...
color
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This isn't exactly the view I wake up to, because I wake up hours before
daylight.
But it *is* the view from my bed, where I usually bundle back up and ...
Scene of the crime
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There’s not, to be honest, much of a view from the site. The foreground is
all low-growing heather and heath, with a couple of rounded heathery hills
frami...
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.
HopGoblin Ceilidh, 1st November 2025
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*Supporting The Christie and The Seashell Trust:*
HopGoblin and Ye Olde Vic Band again join forces as HopGoblin Big Band for
a spooky ceilidh, so get you...
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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