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“We go, in winter’s biting wind,
On many a short-lived winter day,
With aching back but willing mind
To dig and double dig the clay.”
~ Ruth Pitter, The DiehardsForage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
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Category Archives: Walks
Walk with me – Chalk quarries and ridges
As I ate my twelve grapes to the bongs of Big Ben marking the outgoing year, as 2020 slipped into 2021, my only New Year’s resolution was to get out more and walk. Nine months of Lockdowns and restrictions may … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, chalk, Photography, Quarries, walking, Walks
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Looking up
Posted in Trees, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Beech woods, countryside, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Photography, Therfield Heath, Trees, walking, Walks
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Running rings round Wandlebury
Posted in History, Out and about, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Cambridge, cambridgeppf.org, Galanthus, Iceni tribes, Iron Age hill fort, Photography, snowdrops, Wandlebury Ring
13 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A dog’s-eye view of the meadow in May
Posted in Nature, Walks, Wordless
Tagged countryside, dogs, Photography, Sadie, Walks, wildflower meadow
19 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – I usually think of my dog as white …
Posted in Walks, Winter, Wordless
Tagged colours, countryside, dogs, Labradoodle, Photography, Sadie, snow, Winter coat
12 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – Budding Performers
Another day, another dog walk. Well, it has been grey and foggy of late so it feels more like another dog trudge actually. I was pounding the mud, downcast and gloomy, until I spotted this willow emerging in the newly … Continue reading
Posted in Spring, Walks, Wildflowers
Tagged catkins, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Pussy willow, snowdrops
20 Comments
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling …
We’ve had some fantastic weather these last few days, with frosty starts and sunny, clear skies. I’ve started my Front Garden project and have been pruning some of the largest trees and grinding them down. Already it is feeling brighter … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Walks, Winter
Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Gardening, Gardens, Lode Mill, National Trust, Photography, Winter Walk
28 Comments
