Ok, ta for the japes everybody - the truth is (wait for it...) the truth is that it's inscibed on the door of a commercial premises in the lovely village of Bowes at the Eastern end of Stainmore Pass on the beautiful A66. An odd thing to draw on your door...
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.
Problem solving.
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Good morning.
My first coffee at 6am. I shared my bed with two cats. Oscar has decided he
rather likes the soft comfort of two duvets, so now he joins ...
Tuesday 12 May - Hill of Garvock (NO 726 691; 277m)
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*Start Point:* Viewpoint on B road to the NE
*Distance and ascent: *4km, 60m?
*Weather:* Sunny, but a bit breezy and quite cool
I made an attempt on this hil...
Whitbarrow East
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A Saturday at the end of November with a pretty dreadful forecast. When the
predicted rain didn’t really materialise, I took at look at the Met Office
rain...
Monday 11 May 2026 - Meall an t-Slamain
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While others chose more demanding options, I joined Julie for the ascent to
a magnificent viewpoint at 467 metres.
Setting off from the shore of Loch L...
Rainy Day Cormorant
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The rain seemed to make this cormorant especially friendly :)
Guided sea kayaking trip out across Glengarriff Bay...
They are pretty specialized, deep-di...
A coastal walk again
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A coastal walk again. May 8th
After several country walks and a slog round Prague I've been looking
forward to being beside the seaside. An old favourit...
Map Reading Made Easy
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Going for a walk is one of the simple pleasures in life. Here in Great
Britain we are blessed with some extraordinary landscapes, national parks
and countr...
still with the markmaking
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Daily Markmaking is now in year nine. Can you believe it? I had to check it
twice.
Yesterday was #3048: this very small section of a very large red oak
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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...
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...
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Knipe Towers.
Shrouded in mystery??
The gates of hell?
On second thoughts, it could be wallpaper for a Goth's bedroom.
It is Mike's Knipe Towers front parlour.
Is it Time Team does Fred West's back garden?
(Sorry....)
Goole?
Ok, ta for the japes everybody - the truth is (wait for it...) the truth is that it's inscibed on the door of a commercial premises in the lovely village of Bowes at the Eastern end of Stainmore Pass on the beautiful A66.
An odd thing to draw on your door...
Goole ! Arf!
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